After finding out that the content of Fox's upcoming Seth MacFarlane comedy/variety special, Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show, includes "typical 'Family Guy'-style jokes, including riffs on deaf people, the Holocaust, feminine hygiene and incest," Microsoft has pulled its sponsorship of the program.
In fact, the animated portions of "Almost Live Comedy Show" were the tamest parts of the show -- it was the live-action segments (such as one in which MacFarlane and Borstein play Latino housekeepers) that probably raised the most eyebrows.It's too bad they feel all right continuing a relationship with MacFarlane, whose properties are almost certainly responsible for more rape jokes in prime time television than any other production, which is to say nothing of the misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, racism, disablism, fat hatred, etc.
Microsoft sent MacFarlane and Fox several notes expressing their concern over the show's content but ultimately decided just to drop out.
..."We initially chose to participate in the Seth and Alex variety show based on the audience composition and creative humor of 'Family Guy,' but after reviewing an early version of the variety show, it became clear that the content was not a fit with the Windows brand," said a Microsoft spokeswoman. "We continue to have a good partnership with Fox, Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein and are working with them in other areas. We continue to believe in the value of brand integrations and partnerships between brands, media companies and talent."
Yeah, yeah—I know. It's ironic.
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