ABC aired this ad, and it didn't go over very well
Viewers are threatening to boycott ABC after the network aired a political advertisement that featured a burning photo of New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during Thursday night’s Democratic debate.
“Mine is a face of freedom,” she added. “My skin is not white. I’m not outrageous, racist, nor socialist. I’m a Republican.”The ad was paid for by Heng’s New Faces of GOP PAC, which is dedicated to fighting against “extreme, socialist Democrats” and to “elevate the next generation of Republicans.” But many on Twitter were outraged at the violent ad, with #BoycottABC trending on Friday morning, as well as calls to boycott Sinclair Broadcast Group SBGI, -0.47%, the D.C. broadcasting syndicate that aired the controversial advert. Some likened the act to a death threat. Others condemned the depiction of violence against a woman, and a congresswoman at that.
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