[Lurking Libertarian]

You think that's bad? Check this out.

[Darksheare]

CBS = Communist Bull Sh...

[4mycountry]

Ping.

[ibheath]

(We've also heard nothing from homophobic types saying, 'How could you?' either." ) Media Bias? NAAAAAAAH!!!

[RonF]

I don't care if two homosexuals want to live together, and if CBS wants to put a gay couple on TV it's their business (I don't watch "reality" crap anyway). But to tout them as "married" and then to have statements like that ("Why can't they say they're married?" "It's allowed in some states, I think.") from some airhead promo spokeswoman is absurd. Not to say misleading and unprofessional. Marriage is a legal term as well as a description of a social condition, and if you tell people that A and B are married, then you should know what they're talking about. And for anyone of any age to not know that no state in the U.S.A. establishes or recognizes a state of marriage for homosexual couples; do you have to have any kind of brain to work in CBS's public relations department? Or at least read something other than People or Variety?

[4mycountry]

>>>On Tuesday, Texas became the 37th state to approve a law preventing the legal recognition of same-sex unions that have been sanctified by a government elsewhere.
>>>"Like the vast majority of Texans, I believe that marriage represents a sacred union between a man and a woman," Gov. Rick Perry said in a statement.

God I love Texas.

[Houmatt]

The best way to combat this is to not watch the show.

When the ratings tank, they will understand.

[Wright is right!]

SeeBS didn't produce the show. They purchased it - complete - from a production company. All the shows have been in the can since the race was actually run, which is many months ago. They'd PLANNED to air it in the Spring, but they didn't want it to go up against Fox's "American Idol." It would involve a lot of re-editing just to remove the Chyron graphic that says "married." A LOT of re-editing.

Frankly, I don't give a rat's patooey - I watch the show for the comedic content of the players and the great footage of their travels all over the world. The presence of this pair on the show is something I cannot do anything about, so I refuse to get all wound up over it. There is a limit to what I consider worth getting steamed about, and that line is usually whether or not I have the power to change it. Or whether or not it really makes a difference in my life. Those two guys, frankly, don't make one ounce of difference in my life, so I just ignore them.

Michael

[dead]

The Amazing Race is one of the most popular TV shows.

Is it really?

I’ve never even heard of it. What kind of ratings does it pull?

[day10]

You mean somebody actually watches this?

[mrustow]

As broadcasters, we aim to ensure that our national viewing audience is reflected in our programming and our people. We recognize that a workforce comprised of a wide variety of perspectives, viewpoints and backgrounds is integral to our continued success.

Except that is, for coservative, Christians, orthodox Jews ... Who are they kidding? They permit only one perspective -- pc.

[Salman]

Well, I went and FReeped it on general priniciples, but all FReeping polls does is discredit the concept of web polls (including our own).

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[beckett]

Funny I did register some irritation when I noticed they were being referred to as "married." I think I commented, "Well, where's their marriage license?" But other than that I didn't get too bent out of shape about it. Now that I think about it some more, though, it is a deliberate deception and quite misleading.

But I was even more irritated about the Bible-believing young couple who have dated for some years but have decided to hold off on sex until after they take their vows. The little descriptor that pops up almost every time they appear on screen is "VIRGINS." Now who wants to have their sexual history displayed as the prime descriptor of their status as human beings? I think it's offensive and unnecessary. It's almost like a taunt, or a Scarlet Letter. Like "Ooooh -- look at the virgins. The virgins are weird. Very weird. Go on - go up and talk to them. They won't bite."

Now I know CBS will deny that the desgination "virgin" is a taunt. They will say that it's just the opposite, a championing of virgin status, or some other such nonsense. I don't believe it. It's a put-down. It's makes a mockery of the couple to continually refer to them as virgins, as if that is the one interesting and noteworthy trait about them.

[LiteKeeper]

SPOTREP

[colorado tanker]

I don't watch the bilgewater on the networks.

[PoisedWoman]

Yes, hearing the word "married" over and over to describe those two dipsh*ts was disgusting. The good news, however, is that they are inept, clumsy, and basically stupid. Two haircuts in matching levis falling further and further behind in the race. If they succeed in staying on for a few weeks, they'll probably throw a dozen hissy fits and sue for divorce on camera. Gay "marriages" usually last 20 minutes.

[jriemer]

Linked at the Amazing Race #4 (Show Thread)

[lilylangtree]

Freeped but I don't think it will do any good. Homos are in charge at CBS.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

"Two men is not a marriage. It's pretend marriage," says Robert Knight, a former news editor at the Los Angeles Times...

It is idolatry of perversion...

[Michael2001]

Thanks for posting this. Besides the fact that they say that they are married, I am confused as to why CBS even has a homosexual couple. And while I didn't watch the show I've heard they had a homosexual couple on previous seasons. Homosexuals are a very small percentage of the population, the media always tries to portray them as if they are the norm.