Superbowl Sexism: Focus on the Family edition

After all the controversy surrounding Focus on the Family’s ad featuring Tim and Pam Tebow – this commercial seems somewhat…well, meh.

Transcript after the jump
Outside of the inexplicable tackling (ha!), this ad doesn’t really say much of anything. In fact, it seems like it really just serves to promote Focus on the Family’s website – where, of course, you’ll find all sorts of anti-choice rhetoric including an interview where Tebow’s father speaks about “weeping over the loss of millions of babies in America that were never given a chance.”
But really, I have the same question that Jesse does: “[I]f the anti-choice position is so true, so mainstream and so critical to the future of our nation, why did Focus on the Family spend $2.5 million to avoid saying anything whatsoever about it?”


Pam Tebow: “I call him my miracle baby. He almost didn’t make it into this world. I can remember so many times when I almost lost him. It was so hard. Well, he’s all grown up now, and I still worry about his health. You know, with all our family’s been through, we have to be tough–Timmy! I’m trying to tell our story here.”
Tim Tebow: “Sorry about that, Mom. Do you still worry about me, Mom?”
Pam Tebow: “Well, yeah, you’re not nearly as tough as I am.”

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