OK, OK... So I knew I was going to not keep at least one of my New Year's resolution, and I neglected this blog for approximately two months. What have I been doing during the time I should have been blogging? Oh, just the usual... Doing the reporter thing, cooking with Dave, reading, writing, hanging with my friends, getting into grad schools, and just generally living it up in (now) sunny CT.
Wait... Did I say grad school? Yes! Grad school!
This fall I will head off to Brooklyn College in Brooklyn, New York, of course. I was recently accepted into their MFA program in Television Production. Why TV production? Well, I love TV. Don't you?
Call me crazy, but I was sad to leave school, and I am beyond psyched to be going back. Of course, I'm stressed, as well, but that's to be expected. More developments will follow, naturally! And now, back to your regularly scheduled blogging...
8.2.10
A few brief thoughts on the Tim Tebow Superbowl ad
I didn't really blog about the Tim and Pam Tebow/Focus on the Family commercial that was set to air during the Superbowl, but I guess I'm getting around to it now - after I've finally seen the damn thing. (I don't watch football. No, not even the Superbowl.) If you haven't seen the ad, you can view it here.
After all the controversy surrounding the ad, all the groups that were going to bat for FOTF and the Tebows, and all the groups that were demanding it not be aired, I have to say: I feel oddly let down. They never mention the word "abortion" even once, and to be honest, I expected more vitriol, more venom. Maybe even the word "babykiller."
Nope. "He's my miracle baby!" and "Hur hur! I'm a cool football player, and I'm tackling my maw!" They played it safe. Of course, you can head over to Focus on the Family's web site and read all sorts of extra nonsense if you want to, but my doctor says it isn't healthy to have such high blood pressure at such a young age, so I'm going to personally refrain from doing so.
On a personal note, I was never of the opinion that the ad should not be shown. Focus on the Family paid for the spot, and I do believe in free speech, even if it's lame and douchey free speech. My only qualm was with whether Pam Tebow would say she was counseled to have an abortion whie working as a missionary in the Philippines. Abortion has been illegal in the Philippines since 1930, so it's highly unlikely a Filipino doctor would have counseled such a move.
After all the controversy surrounding the ad, all the groups that were going to bat for FOTF and the Tebows, and all the groups that were demanding it not be aired, I have to say: I feel oddly let down. They never mention the word "abortion" even once, and to be honest, I expected more vitriol, more venom. Maybe even the word "babykiller."
Nope. "He's my miracle baby!" and "Hur hur! I'm a cool football player, and I'm tackling my maw!" They played it safe. Of course, you can head over to Focus on the Family's web site and read all sorts of extra nonsense if you want to, but my doctor says it isn't healthy to have such high blood pressure at such a young age, so I'm going to personally refrain from doing so.
On a personal note, I was never of the opinion that the ad should not be shown. Focus on the Family paid for the spot, and I do believe in free speech, even if it's lame and douchey free speech. My only qualm was with whether Pam Tebow would say she was counseled to have an abortion whie working as a missionary in the Philippines. Abortion has been illegal in the Philippines since 1930, so it's highly unlikely a Filipino doctor would have counseled such a move.
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