Fast Break
Super Bowl
Snickers ad sent to sidelines
A commercial for Snickers candy bars launched in the Super Bowl broadcast was benched after its maker got complaints that it was homophobic.
The ad (above) showed two auto mechanics accidentally kissing while eating the same candy bar and then ripping out some chest hair to do something “manly.” One of the alternate endings on the Snickers Web site showed the men attacking each other.
The Human Rights Campaign and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation complained to Masterfoods USA, the maker of Snickers. The Web site also featured video of players from the Super Bowl teams reacting to the kiss.
“This type of jeering from professional sports figures at the sight of two men kissing fuels the kind of anti-gay bullying that haunts countless gay and lesbian school children on playgrounds all across the country,” Human Rights Campaign president Joe Solmonese said in a statement.
Golf
Golf show next weekend
There may still be snow on the greens in Spokane, but you can get your winter golf fix at the annual Spokane Golf Show, Feb. 17 and 18 in the Spokane Convention Center.
The $9 admission includes three free rounds of golf. Children younger than 12 are free and the first 1,000 will receive a free golf club from the PGA Clubs for Kids Program. Tickets are available at all TicketWest Outlets, at the door or at the golf show Web site – SpokaneGolfShow.com.
Show highlights include seminars by PGA Golf Pro Jay Golden and Seattle teaching pro Ron Hanson.
For more details go to spokanegolfshow.com or call (509) 466-0510.
College basketball
Service clubbers get break at NIC
Members of community service clubs will receive reduced admission to the basketball doubleheader at North Idaho College on Saturday.
Adults will receive $2 admission with a community service club membership card or by wearing the service club’s apparel. Service clubs include organizations such as Kiwanis, Rotary and Lions.
The women’s basketball team plays at 5:30 p.m. followed by the men’s game at 7:30 in NIC’s Christianson Gym. Both games are against Snow College of Utah.
For more information, call (208) 769-3348.