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...Whole Foods in Manhattan’s Union Square. Despite the dubious glances from the cashier, whose excessively painted eyes seemed to anticipate the impending stomach cramps and the ogling from assorted overweight New Yorkers who licked their lips in jealousy, I proudly did my part to invest in Snickers?? future success. Still, it might surprise you to know that I am patronizing Snickers despite being...

Author: By Ari E. Waldman | Title: Gay? Grab a Snickers | 2/15/2007 | See Source »

...might find that surprising because, apparently, Snickers hates me and advocates violence against me. On Sunday, February 5, Snickers aired a commercial during the Super Bowl that apparently showed Snickers?? C.M. Burns-like evil plan to make the world unsafe for gay people. No, it’s not the caloric content, though my trainer finds it prohibitively high. The commercial, which had four alternate endings, showed a pair of auto mechanics inadvertently touching lips while sharing a Snickers bar. To compensate for their accidental smooch, they “do something manly” like tear...

Author: By Ari E. Waldman | Title: Gay? Grab a Snickers | 2/15/2007 | See Source »

...have found the ad offensive.” Even in its apparent submission, Snickers retained its credibility. Humor is subjective and, at times, meant to rattle its audience out of complacency; the biting wits of Stephen Colbert and Sarah Silverman are perfect examples. That someone took offense is not Snickers?? fault, but rather the fault of those who sit down in front of the television just looking for something to cry about...

Author: By Ari E. Waldman | Title: Gay? Grab a Snickers | 2/15/2007 | See Source »

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