The Snickers kiss is dissed by gay leaders...

I'm not gonna lie, the only part of the Super Bowl I was even remotely interested in was the half-time show and even then i only caught the tail end of Prince's performance.
So it was not until I was watching "The View" this morning that I actually saw the Snickers candy bar commercial where two guys are eating seperate ends of the same candy bar (think 'Lady and the Tramp' and the spaghetti) and end up in a kissing when they meet in the middle. The then go into a panic and say: "Quick! Do something manly!" They start pulling hair off their chests like a coupla idiots.
This was seen as mildly offensive to some gays but what REALLY caused outrage since the commercial aired during the game was Afterthekiss.com, a website that has four different endings for the commercial and shows reaction from grossed-out players Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts including Mushin Muhammad’s gasping and grimacing at the site of two men kissing to saying it is just wrong to Desmond Clark asking if the two men in the commercial actually had to kiss, and if so, hoping they got paid a lot to do it. Cato June, reacted by saying, “Oh, hell no! Two men, that’s not right.�

I'm glad that there was outrage including this statement from Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solomonese who said: "The makers of Snickers and it’s parent company at Mars should know better. If they have any questions about why the ad isn’t funny, we can help put them in touch with any number of GLBT Americans who have suffered hate crimes."
AfterElton.com has now reported that Mars Inc., the makers of the Snickers candy bar, just pulled the Afterthekiss.com the website.
This certainly shows what everyone already knows: homophobia is alive and well in the NFL. Of course no players have come out during their playing days. And the players who participated in this commercial should be as ashamed of themselves as Mars Inc.
I am glad that gay leaders and influential gay bloggers are taking people to task for what they do and say whether it be Isaiah Washington or Paris Hilton or a politician. Crying foul the only way to make a difference and begin changing all of this institutional homophobia that exists everywhere. They are saying it is NOT okay, not ever.