Hallmark Reverses Decision to Ban Same-Sex Marriage Commercial

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Hallmark Reverses Decision on Banning Same-Sex Marriage Commercial

The owner of TV’s Hallmark Channel on Sunday reversed a decision to ban a commercial depicting a same-sex wedding, suggesting that it was not in keeping with the company’s well-known slogan, “When you care enough to send the very best.” Earlier this week, Hallmark Channel decided to reject an ad from online-weddings firm Zola which [...]Chuy Bravo, Chelsea Handler’s sidekick on her E! talk show “Chelsea Lately,” has died in Mexico City. He was 63.

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Kirk Cameron’s sister is a raging bible thumper and a regular on the Hallmark Channel. Wonder if she was behind the initial kerfuffle.

YEA THATS RIGHT! If you don’t like the commercials then turn off the tv. Because for everyone of you that don’t like it there’s 15 to 20 percent that DO WATCH !SO BA BYE!

RockyMntnMike Too little, too late. Hallmark corporation has already shown us what they really are.

Thanks for the eyerape, same sex couples. What happened, too ugly for Hollywood?

So once again the minority rules the majority.....

Cowards

Cool. Would love to see more of their films than a microscopic 1% feature diverse leads, actors, characters too. As is, the channels as white as a Trump/KKK rally.

I have fucking whiplash at this point. Go away OMM.

How about a channel for gay themed movies and one for straight themed ones? Then everyone is happy.

They should have just done whatever they were going to do without press releases and public comments. The fact is, the commercial will likely not sit well with their primary demographics, so it made sense to pull them. I'm so tired of constant outrage over everything.

Unfortunate reversal. But most companies cave.

“I’m sorry that our old-ass channel for old-ass people is so out of touch that we didn’t realize homophobia isn’t socially acceptable anymore. Hallmark will be kissing Zola’s ass to salvage their ad dollars in a market increasingly focused on the youths, who don’t know we exist”

It's 2019!

Too late. They’ve shown their true colours. Disingenuous much?

Whether Hallmark or anyone else likes it or not, same sex relationships exist; they're your family, friends, neighbors. They have a life too, and deserve to be treated like any other couples.

Who watches these movies anyway

Good. They never should have pulled it in the first place.

Did they really? Or are they gonna go back on their promise?

RebekahNLuv

Has realDonaldTrump weighed in yet? AttentionWhore

Hallmark caves to the pressure.

They are going to be sued so they have no choice.

I hope the crazy right-wing nutjobs are going bananas over this. A kiss for goodness sake. Craziest story all day.

LGBTQ+ Rights are Human Rights.

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