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Crying out justice, but seeking out triumphs (iwanttobeasleep) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2007-02-06 22:52:00


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You'll have to forgive me for this one, I didn't witness the commercial or the original site first hand, but it is too perfect.

During the Superbowl, Snickers airs a commercial in which two men accidentally kiss while eating a Snickers bar, and proceed to rip off pieces of chest hair to prove their straightness.

On their website (now removed) they have three other endings for viewers to vote on (one with the two men drinking motor oil and windshield wiper fluid, one with them beating each other up, and one with another man walking in and asking if there's "room for three in this Love Boat"), to be aired during a NASCAR event. They also had reactions of football players from the Colts and the Bears being disgusted and/or amused by the two men accidently kissing (which someone uploaded to YouTube, and the second part).

Naturally, GLAAD was pissed about the obvious/implied homophobia and raised enough noise to get them to take down the site. A popular liberal blog called for the members to spam Mars's (the parent company) with complaints, and a Portland Mercury blogger writes a response to say they're overreacting and misinterpreting.

There's wank in the article comments, there's wank in the YouTube comments, I honestly have no idea where to even start pulling choice wanky comments from.


It's already in the Wikipedia entry. I've got my fingers crossed for wank in the discussion.

Important related news: The Colts' head coach promoted a homophobic fund raiser.


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[info]wankprophet
2007-02-07 07:01 am UTC (link)
Someone spied the hidden message, uh-huh.

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[info]vigilanterodent
2007-02-07 07:05 am UTC (link)
We are the gays. Today we take over the Super Bowl, tomorrow we take over the Republican party, and then - oh yes, you cannot hide - we take over country music.

You will be made fabulous. Resistance isn't at all fashionable this year, honey.

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[info]mmanurere
2007-02-07 07:09 am UTC (link)
...but where would be the fun in being fabulous if everyone were fabulous?

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[info]vigilanterodent
2007-02-07 07:16 am UTC (link)
Well, we don't have to let them be really fabulous. Just a little fabulous.

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[info]mmanurere
2007-02-07 07:29 am UTC (link)
Just enough to recognize our superior fabulousness?

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[info]come_love_sleep
2007-02-07 03:15 pm UTC (link)
Fabulosity.

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[info]rimrunner
2007-02-08 04:34 am UTC (link)
This entire thread is made of win.

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[info]ahiru
2007-02-07 04:23 pm UTC (link)
Always remember: All people are created fabuluous, but some are more fabulous than others.

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[info]barankhy
2007-02-07 09:02 am UTC (link)
Country music already had Dolly Fuckin' Parton. We don't really have to fabulousify it any further!

Also, icon love. Unabashed icon love.

Reposted because I ken spel gut, dammit!

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[info]hallidae
2007-02-07 03:37 pm UTC (link)
After all, wasn't it Dolly herself who said she would have been a drag queen if she'd been born male?

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[info]barankhy
2007-02-07 03:48 pm UTC (link)
I think so.
*off to look for Dolly Parton songs among my mp3s*

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[info]julesnoctambule
2007-02-07 04:14 pm UTC (link)
Did you see Dolly Parton on 'So Graham Norton'? It was like ten pounds of fabulous in a two-pound handbag.

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[info]barankhy
2007-02-07 04:16 pm UTC (link)
Unfortunately, no - getting non-German tv here is a pain in the ass *is sad now*

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[info]julesnoctambule
2007-02-07 04:27 pm UTC (link)
Try T3h Intarwebs!
I'm sure there's a clip out there -- they duet on 'Islands in the Stream' and you must see that!

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[info]barankhy
2007-02-07 04:29 pm UTC (link)
A quick youtube search for "dolly parton graham norton" didn't get me anything... now I shall activate the GOOGLE FU *sinister laugh*

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[info]puipui
2007-02-07 11:26 pm UTC (link)
Their "Islands In The Stream" was BEYOND BEAUTIFUL OMG.

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[info]julesnoctambule
2007-02-08 05:28 am UTC (link)
It was solid TV glory.

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[info]vigilanterodent
2007-02-07 04:20 pm UTC (link)
IT IS SO TRUE.

Oh, Dolly. You make the world just a little bit awesomer.

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[info]barankhy
2007-02-07 04:24 pm UTC (link)
Yay for Dolly; and yay for Dolly love :D !
...
o_O
O_o
...
Is it just me, or does that sound a tad icky?

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[info]the_mouse
2007-02-07 11:00 pm UTC (link)
Only if you think of sheep.

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[info]judyhazeleyes
2007-02-07 06:47 pm UTC (link)
Ewwww, what do we want with country music?

/music snobbery

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[info]barankhy
2007-02-07 07:32 pm UTC (link)
Well, if I were to turn country music gay, onstage naughtiness between Chris Kane and Jerrod Niemann would be mandatory, for example.
...
What?

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[info]coyotegirl
2007-02-07 09:53 pm UTC (link)
I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

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[info]barankhy
2007-02-07 09:59 pm UTC (link)
Then let's discuss your payment options ;-) !

I once saw them both onstage at the same time. If I wouldn't have reminded myself that I was in public, I would have squeed.
Yes, I'm a shamelessly RPSing fanboy.

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(no subject) - [info]coyotegirl, 2007-02-07 11:18 pm UTC
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[info]julesnoctambule
2007-02-08 05:30 am UTC (link)
I second this! Cowboy chic doesn't do it for me.

though I do admit to owning a belt buckle that doubles as a bottle opener.

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