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Forty-Niners win gay award
Commercial closet honors NFL team for gay-friendly print ad
The San Francisco 49ers won an award Monday night at the Commercial Closet Association’s Images in Advertising Awards. Commercial Closet advocates for advertising that respects the diversity of all, specifically gender identity/expression and sexual orientation, for a more accepting society and better business results. The annual event honors organizations and businesses that have "best demonstrated inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people in mainstream print, broadcast and Internet advertising campaigns over the past year."
The 49ers won the award for Outstanding Diversity/Journal Ad (appearing in gay media) for a print ad that ran in the GLAAD Media Awards books at the group’s various dinners around the country in 2007. Under a black & white photo of a line of 49ers’ football helmets, the ad notes that the 49ers are “proud supporters of the 18th Annual GLAAD Media Awards.”
“What I responded to was that it was by a sports team and rather unexpected in today’s climate,” said Mike Wilke, founder executive director of Commercial Closet Association. Wilke and the CCA board of governors together choose the nominees and winners of the awards.
“The San Francisco 49ers are proud of our fan outreach to the LGBT community,” Lisa Lang, vice-president of communications for the San Francisco 49ers, said in a taped acceptance speech; No one from the 49ers were able to accept the award in person due to the start of training camp. “In addition to our sponsorship of the GLAAD Media Awards dinner, we are also proud sponsors of the San Francisco Pride Parade. And our 49ers Foundation financially supports the San Francisco LGBT Center. Each year, the owners of the San Francisco 49ers, over the past four seasons, have created a special LGBT fan appreciation event in San Francisco.”
The 49ers are also the only team in the NFL known to offer same-sex domestic partner benefits to their employees, a policy the team instituted in 1997.
This is the second straight year that a sports entity was recognized by Commercial Closet. Last year, ESPN was honored for an ad in Diversity Inc. magazine inviting gays to apply for jobs at the Worldwide Leader in Sports.
http://www.outsports.com/os/index.php/News/2008/Forty-Niners-win-gay-award.html
Really though ?
I know there are some die hard Raider fans out there. But look at the loyalty of the fans.
In 2002, the Raiders won the AFC Division Championship, and got annihilated by the Bucs as we all saw and vividly remember. Then, for the next three years...their beloved team goes is in the bottom 3 in home game attendance.
Every car, truck, and scraper had a Raider decal on the back window, or Raider flags hanging from the car...and after they lose at the big show...what happened ?
Now to me, loyalty is the most important thing a fan can have for their team.
Now based on the fact that Raider games are regularly blacked out due to not selling out...where is the loyalty for your team Oakland ?
I know there are some die hard Raider fans out there. But look at the loyalty of the fans.
In 2002, the Raiders won the AFC Division Championship, and got annihilated by the Bucs as we all saw and vividly remember. Then, for the next three years...their beloved team goes is in the bottom 3 in home game attendance.
Every car, truck, and scraper had a Raider decal on the back window, or Raider flags hanging from the car...and after they lose at the big show...what happened ?
Now to me, loyalty is the most important thing a fan can have for their team.
Now based on the fact that Raider games are regularly blacked out due to not selling out...where is the loyalty for your team Oakland ?
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I've still got a Raiders decal.
Fuck your team, too. Let me guess...Niners?
HAHAHAHAHA @ YOU!
But seriously...I understand and agree. I have a couple friends who "USED TO BE" Raiders fans...and both are now Colts fans.
GAY.
I'm a Raider until I die...I got it tatted, and that's the way it is. Win or lose...I support my team.
I'm not a fan because of the pretty colors or because I saw Lil' Rob with a jersey.
I've still got a Raiders decal.
Fuck your team, too. Let me guess...Niners?
HAHAHAHAHA @ YOU!
But seriously...I understand and agree. I have a couple friends who "USED TO BE" Raiders fans...and both are now Colts fans.
GAY.
I'm a Raider until I die...I got it tatted, and that's the way it is. Win or lose...I support my team.
I'm not a fan because of the pretty colors or because I saw Lil' Rob with a jersey.
Since I was the only in the conversation at the time, and I'm a Raiders fan, and I was speaking to you, and you said "U GUY", I figured it was me...LOL.
I didn't say shit about a preseason victory meaning we're destined for the SB, so your entire arguement and bullshit little lines fall on their face.
I didn't say shit about a preseason victory meaning we're destined for the SB, so your entire arguement and bullshit little lines fall on their face.
