The 30-second spot shows two men excitedly watching the game, before their hands brush as they both reach into a bowl of chips. Suddenly, the two begin making out, much to the shock of a guy sitting close by.
See, here is the difference which does not seem to be appreciated by the gay community. A commercial for a straight dating service shows happy couples holding hands, giving hugs, discrete pecks . . . and that's it. Gays bemoan the fact that they are not "accepted" but when they constantly go for the shock value, why would anyone take them seriously? All it serves to do is to reinforce the image of gay men as a bunch of oversexed guys who are unable to control their sexual urges and consequently cannot engage in appropriate public behavior.
It's not selling out, ladies, it's knowing your audience.
5 comments:
Digi, this world passed me by a long time ago, there is right and wrong in theis life.
I love how they acknowledge they are putting CBS in a spot, intentionally. They fully expect CBS to reject the ad causing 'mo advocacy groups to boycott blah blah blah.
Nothing like shoving shit in your face to have nayone take you seriosuly.
Then why is a pro-life spot so, uhm, controversial?
Diversity?
Yeah, in another world, I guess!
You didn't really expect guys to click on that, .. did you?
Digi, I really quite outraged by this....not so much the "ewww" factor as that some a-hole thinks that ghe guyz kissing "makes up" for a Pro-Life" ad?
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