Not PC enough: Microsoft pulls sponsorship from Fox’s ‘Family Guy’

Microsoft said it will not sponsor a special episode of Fox’s popular and controversial “Family Guy” TV show, scheduled to air Nov. 8. The episode, titled “Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show,” was set to run commercial-free, with marketing promotions for Microsoft’s newly released Windows 7 built into the script. Most of the special includes typical ‘Family Guy’-style jokes, “including riffs on deaf p…

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