One of several gay themed contenders competing for airtime on Superbowl Sunday, this ad is apparently out the running due to some furor from several GLBT advocacy groups who say this ad plays to outdated stereotypes of gay men...
Personally, I found it amusing and fun and not at all degrading of anyone in particular. Quite to the contrary, it seems to depict a gay couple living in suburbia who are friendly neighbors to the mixed race hetero couple next door... What could be more "All American, Melting Pot" than that!
Having been a persecuted minority for so long, I think sometimes we are a little too sensitive. It's a good thing that more and more we are being included in media and especially advertising (being the consumer driven culture that we are). This is a good thing... This made me smile.
Personally, I found it amusing and fun and not at all degrading of anyone in particular. Quite to the contrary, it seems to depict a gay couple living in suburbia who are friendly neighbors to the mixed race hetero couple next door... What could be more "All American, Melting Pot" than that!
Having been a persecuted minority for so long, I think sometimes we are a little too sensitive. It's a good thing that more and more we are being included in media and especially advertising (being the consumer driven culture that we are). This is a good thing... This made me smile.
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