An Anti-Obama, Anti-Gay Marriage Ad on BET?
Posted in: Uncategorized
In the final days of the 2012 presidential campaign, Vibe is reporting that an anti-Obama ad is running on BET in markets including Cleveland and Seattle, sponsored by a super PAC called Pivot Point Washington. The ad says that Obama has cut aid to black colleges and black businesses and “his support of gay marriage is a slap in the face to people of faith.” It then asks rhetorically, “How can I vote for someone who doesn’t respect me?”
It is interesting that Black Entertainment Television chose to accept the ad, not just because it opposes the re-election of the first black president, but because BET is owned by Viacom, the media conglomerate that owns LOGO, the LGBT-themed network that offers such programming as “RuPaul’s All Star Drag Race” and “1 Girl 5 Gays.”
So why did BET run it?
Post a Comment