A gay rights group complained to Comcast Corp. about an advertisement for its cable TV service that spoofs the hit show “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” saying the ad perpetuates gay stereotypes.
Comcast already was planning to stop running the spot–one in a series spoofing various TV shows–in the next few days, a spokesman said. The ad has been airing in the Philadelphia and Harrisburg markets.
The ad shows a blond man in a pink-and-white print shirt descending on a bored family in need of a “cable makeover.”
Rita Addessa of the Pennsylvania Lesbian and Gay Task Force said the ad sends the stereotypical message “that gay men are effeminate [and] care only about fashion.”
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