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 A Jon Stewart skit that referenced "vagina mangers" has angered a conservative Catholic group.
May 8th, 2012
05:12 PM ET
Delta pulls 'Daily Show' ads over 'vagina manger' skitBy Dan Gilgoff and Dave Alsup, CNN (CNN) - Delta Air Lines has pulled its advertising from “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” over a skit in which Stewart featured a picture of a manger in between a naked woman’s legs, the company said Tuesday. In the April skit, Stewart jokingly encouraged women to use “vagina mangers” to “protect their reproductive organs from unwanted medical intrusions.” In a statement Tuesday, Delta Air Lines spokesperson Leslie Parker said that “We're always re-evaluating our advertising opportunities and updating our strategy in an effort to reach our desired audience.” “Delta doesn't discriminate nor do we condone discrimination in regard to age, race, nationality, sexual orientation, religion or gender,” Parker’s statement continued. She said that Delta made the decision to pull its ads on Thursday. CNN’s Belief Blog: The faith angles behind the biggest stories The Catholic League for Civil and Religious Rights, a conservative group that has waged a weeks-long campaign pressuring Stewart to apologize for the skit, had pressured Delta and other Comedy Central advertisers to pull their Daily Show ads. Catholic League President Bill Donohue has encouraged a boycott of Kellogg’s because it has declined to pull its spots. On Tuesday, Donohue announced that he’d sent a letter to the leadership at Viacom, the corporate parent of Comedy Central, which airs “The Daily Show.” “You should be as offended as we are,” the letter said. “But if you are not, consider a picture of your own mother inserted there instead. Perhaps you now understand how the 80% of the nation that is Christian feel.” Follow the CNN Belief Blog on Twitter “What Stewart did wasn’t a joke,” Donohue’s letter continued. “It was hate speech. We could have pressed for him to be fired, but we did not. All we want is an apology.” Media representatives at Comedy Central did not immediately respond to a request for comment. At a stand-up appearance in Florida last month, Stewart acknowledged the Catholic League’s campaign against him, according to the Tampa Bay Times. “I'm not going to censor myself to comfort your ignorance," Stewart said, decrying what he called the cable news-fueled “outrage machine.” soundoff (2,495 Responses)« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Next »
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I knew Stewart would go too far one of these days, and now he has. He's an anti-Catholic bigot, he is. Would he dare to do that to any other religion or denomination? No. Stewart can say what he wants to, but he shouldn't expect to get sponsors for it.
Are you kidding? This is GREAT for Stewart! You think that this is bad for a comedian who thrives on controversy? The writer who came up with it probably got a bonus and a luxury trip to Tahiti for it.
Delta just plain blew it. Corporations have long known that getting involved in these controversies is always damaging. 50% of those who pay attention now hate you (kind of the opposite of what advertising is all about), and the ones who like you won't make up the difference. The smart ones know you just ignore it.
Gone to far?????? grow up. IT WAS A JOKE!!!!!!! Feel free to not like it, that's what this country is about. Stop making it your cause for the month.
I have to disagree with the first – I find that people who use a lot of adjectives in their comments are too emotional to take seriously anyway – but, well, yeah. Exactly. He does say what he wants to, and I'm pretty sure his first concern is not getting sponsors. That's why he's popular. He is the only talking head I can really count on to get to the heart of the issue, not pander to the power holders, and be reasonable. And he's hilarious.
Actually, The Daily Shows rails on pretty much every religion...AND non-believers as well.
Jon Stewart rails against stupidity and hypocrisy. It's not his fault that the Catholic church gives him so much material.
I love Jon Stewart and all but, I just don't get the joke.
I don't ever remember seeing a Delta Airlines commercial during the Daily Show so I can't see how this is punitive in any way. Perhaps they advertise during other Viacom content. The bit in question certainly was tacky and personally, it didn't work for me. With (almost) daily comedy shows they're going to do some dumb bits. This was one of them. It won't stop me from watching.
The Catholic Church needs to clean house (it's own) first, then it can worry about less important things.
Sorry to disagree with you. This was very distasteful skit whether you are religious or not. Stewart is an idiot.
Actually, Tom, the piece was brilliant. It showed just how hypocritical religion and the right wing can be. Of course, if you don't like people poking holes in your beliefs, then...yeah...you probably wouldn't like the piece.
Delta pulls out of Jon Stewart.
I'm sure Delta will miss the old magic and give Jon a booty call one of these nights, and they will be back together.
Stewart wouldn't dare get edgy with MLK or any other revered icon. Ignorant? One definition might be a person who thinks he can out smart targets of his abuse and get that group totally on board with him.
I'm Catholic and it was a joke! A JOKE!!!!! and to be honest, you have to much time on your hands if this became your focus of the month.
"Outsmart" is one word, not two.
Regis, I outsmarted you if that is all you have to say. PageWraith, just how dedicated of a Catholic would you say you are? BTW I often find Stewart funny, but not this time.
sortakinda is kindasorta not too with it if he thinks he outsmarted anyone! LOL.
Definitely boycott Delta.
Do't think so.
Its time to tax these religious bigots.
Delta shouldn't have bothered to pull their ads: those cheap-a$$ Evangelicals fly Southwest.
This atheist will take Southwest any day. You like paying more for bad service? How much did your bags cost last time you flew.
In all fairness the Catholic Church should be much less hypocritical of Jon Stewart's jokes
and pay more attention to their own child molesters.
If Delta wants to boycott free-speech, that's what they call Rush Limbaugh's show, let them do it...see how many
catholics will come to their rescue.
The John Jay College study on abuse by priests during the years 1950 to 2002 reported 4 per cent of 109,000 priests were the subject of abuse complaints. Even one instance was intolerable. The total number of Catholic priests during that period represented three hundredths of one per cent of the population. A little over 4300 priests were the subject of abuse complaints or 1.4 thousandths of one per cent of the population. That equates to 14 priest abuse cases per million Americans. Those are the magnitudes. Shameful. But not as pervasive as some people would have liked.
Those numbers are far too "pervasive" for me. Even one is too much if it is not punished and erradicated. Suffer not the little children....
Those numbers are far too "pervasive" for me. Even one is too much if it is not punished and erradicated. Suffer not the little children.... and all
Delta has the right to decide where to spend their money. I figure I have the right to contact them and tell them I find it offensive that The Catholic League attempted to speak for me, and that I hope they will reconsider their position and reinstate their ads during the Daily Show. In fact, I went to Delta's website and entered a complaint. I'd encourage others to (politely) let Delta know whether or not they agree with this decision.
Done and done, good advice. Everyone who is tired of religion sticking its nose into everything should go to Delta and complain.
When does freedom from the religious start?
Unfortunately, until people stop believing in fairy tales...never.
Oh for cryin' out loud, Christians run the freakin' planet. You really need to get indignant about some infantile humor??? I know this will be lost on the fundamentalists for which it's meant, but that's EXACTLY THE PROBLEM with most religions! Well, that and the bigotry, hypocrisy, and history of murder and torture in the name of "Jesus' Love".
Kudos!
"It was hate speech" says the catholic. Yeah, well your phony outrage against Stewart is antisemitism! (See how easy it is to make outrageous accusations? Now shut up... and stay away from little boys)
I have over 800,000 Skymiles with Delta. My company has spent a lot of money for me to get these miles, and therefore I will use them all. I promise you though, that no new ticket will be purchased by my company for a Delta ticket as long as that route is serviced by another. Good thing Southwest has now started flying out of Atlanta too, so I see very little reason for me or any of my employees to fly on Delta anyway.
I will boycott any sponser that pulls its ads from The Daily Show.
I think the Catholics could use some orifice mangers for the alter boys.
The Catholic church condones child molester's rights and not women's rights, and that's exactly where I stop caring about what their upside-down church has to say.
Awesome. Love it!
Where was the league when women were attacked by that gasbag Rush? The man was right, "He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone..." What ever happened to America being founded on the right to disagree? Stewart should be free to speak, and not subscribe to some Konkordat that Mr. DOnahue does.
So Delta is saying those who watch the Daily Show with Jon Stewart are not their "desired audience". Well I watch Jon Stewart and I like it so guess i'll have to use a different Airline, I don't want to up set Delta......