Focus on the Family’s T.V. Ad Controversial?

After much anticipation, the controversial pro-life commercial from Focus on the Family featuring Heisman trophy Tim Tebow and his mom has aired.

Before the commercial was even released, the National Organization for Women (NOW) issued a call to action to write CBS in protest over the ad stating that it is “extraordinarily offensive and demeaning.”

In an exclusive video with radaronline.com, also before the commercial aired, lawyer Gloria Allred threatens to sue CBS over the ad claiming it was “misleading” and contained “factual inconsistencies.”

Here is the ad:
Focus on the Family Super Bowl Commercial with Tim Tebow

In response to the ad, NOW president Terry O’Neill tells the Los Angeles Times “I am blown away at the celebration of the violence against women in it,” she said. “That’s what comes across to me even more strongly than the anti-abortion message. I myself am a survivor of domestic violence, and I don’t find it charming. I think CBS should be ashamed of itself.”

Ironically, NOW says nothing about the Snicker’s commercial that aired during the Super Bowl which features Betty White also being tackled.

Sources:

Focus on the Family

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