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Monday, May 8th, 2023 4:53 PM

Discriminating commercial

The commercial where the older man told the younger man that he wouldn't have to watch sports with his "weird neighbor" and the neighbor is obviously developmentally disabled and then the man looks uncomfortable to be there, is HORRIBLY DISCRIMINATORY!!!!!

To make fun of a young man with developmental issues is just AWFUL, and possibly ILLEGAL. SHAME ON DIRECT TV and AT&T for allowing this to be created, and SHAME on the stations for allowing this to be aired, over and over agaIn. 

ACE - New Member

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5.2K Messages

2 years ago

DIRECTV has no control over commercials/advertisements shown on TV. They simply rebroadcast whatever they are given. The person/group at fault here would be the specific channel owner/station owner. 

Do note that DIRECTV, among the rest of the TV providers, all showed this ad. So, it isn’t solely a DIRECTV thing. 

ACE - Expert

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20.6K Messages

2 years ago

Not even them. It would be the ones that came up with it and had it made.


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