While there were certainly more than a few dads playing in last night’s Super Bowl, many viewers left the game with two vastly different “daddys” in mind: Saints quarterback and first-time father Drew Brees and internet domain company, GoDaddy.com.
On the one hand, you have GoDaddy.com. They first got instant notoriety a few years back with their Super Bowl commercials featuring chesty girls and teasing images telling you to visit them online for the “uncensored pics.” They are owned by “Dr.” Bob Parsons. Why is the Dr. in quotes? It’s an honorary degree from the University of Baltimore – although I’ve read that he insists on being called Dr. anyway.
As a web consultant, I’ve dealt with GoDaddy.com and have found them to be a royal pain in the ass. I’ve never used their service but have transferred many domains from them to the hosting I use – please pause for shameless self-promotion – EcoSnap.
So from a business standpoint, I personally don’t like them. But I’m tired of their stupid ads and definitely tired of Dannica Patrick (how the hell does she still get endorsements?). I’m also tired of having my intelligence insulted. Just because I’m a football fan doesn’t mean I’m a dumb ex-jock that can only respond to the visual stimuli of some bouncy tits in a tight shirt. These days when I think of luscious tatas, I think of breastfeeding because that’s where I am at in my life as a first-time dad of a beautiful breastfeeding daughter. I’m also tired when I think of how every showing of those ads means how much harder I will have to work to portray the message to my daughter that women should be and are respected for more than their body. Maybe if I say it to her over and over it will become true…
Yet juxtaposed to the asinine ads of GoDaddy.com is another daddy, Drew Brees. He said it was destiny – coming and putting roots in New Orleans after Katrina and four years later, taking them to a Super Bowl victory. Yet, I’m going to remember Drew Brees for something other than his play on the field. The footage after the game of Drew with his son, Baylen, was beautiful. I thought as I watched that Drew could have lost the game and still would have been on the field afterward holding and kissing his son. I’ve seen many wonderful comments on Twitter about it, and was even impressed with Lansing’s local news and CBS affiliate, WLNS, calling the image of Drew, with tears in his eyes, holding his son – the image of the night.
For more great pics of Drew and Baylen, check out Huffington Post.
Now, I’ve heard about the Brees-us shirts in New Orleans. I want a black and gold shirt with “DrewDat” or “WhoDad” on it. Who’s with me?
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Besides being a contributor to Lansing Online News, Chris is a stay-at-home dad to his baby daughter, Tessa. You can read more of Chris’ posts on fatherhood and his adventures as a stay-at-home dad at http://sahdinlansing.com.
Thank you so much for your piece on juvenile Lowp in America. My great- nephew is Dontez Tillman the young man in your piece, and I am daily sadden for his situation. There is a website “Justice for juveniles.org and Congressman John Conyers is trying to envoke legistation in this matter. The judicial system is an arena where the legal teams went to school for years and years and then you get someone like my nephew and others who haven’t a clue… the odds are stacked against them. I look back at things I did when I was 15,16 etc. and wonder what was I thinking. For him to face the only way he will be released is feet first is a hard, burden to bear. Why society is idly standing and sitting by is a mystery to me. Just like the gentleman in your article my nephew was offer a plea and he turned it down saying that would be saying he was guilty. I hope to hear from you and maybe a voice will be heard and things will change. There is also a petion ,I will get you the nformation at a later date.