Prince's "penis" peeves people

The Smoking Gun has copies of complaints to the FCC about the Superbowl commercials. The Snickers ad and Prince brought on the most complaints. As usual, it shows that some people are just batshit crazy:

During Prince's rendition of Purple Rain, which I think is a really great song, there seemed to be a shadow puppet of his (penis). The sheet? that was the backdrop seemed to be (stained?) with something (semen?). My children were watching and now I have to explain to them what a wet spot on a cum coverd sheet. Thanks CBS.
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It was obscene to show Prince, a HOMOSEXUAL person through a sheet, as to show his siluette while his guitar showed a very phalic symbol coming from his below-midriff section. I am very offended and I would preffer not to have showed it to my 4 children who love football. One of them has hoped to be a quarterback and now he will turn out gay. I am actually considering to check him for HIV. Thanks CBS for turning my son GAY.
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I find it highly unacceptable to have a family watching a sporting event only to find Prince stroking, manipulating and fondleing his guitar behind the curtain. This image only made him look extremely large which made the rest of us feel small, and unable to perform this evening.
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The snickers bar commerical promoting homosexual behavior was disgraceful, also the giant shadow "phallus" from prince's guitar was equally disgraceful, this behavior has no place in a prime time major family event. It was easier explaining to the kids about jacksons boob being exposed, than explaining the pro homosexual theme of this years event. We will never watch again, only on tivo, with the half time filth cut out. It's pathetic when you can't keep porn out of the superbowl, just because 6% of the population is gay
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There are twelve pages of complaints.

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