The addiction commercial, well, it is degrading to whore yourself out. He whored himself out, that is degrading. and the fairy one, was a fairy(the mythical creature) getting mad and punishing the dude for mocking her. How is that related to homosexuality?
@beatbump418 bro you dont actually have any clue of the sheer amount of pain some of us go through. i dont think you have or ever will suffer all your freinds turning their backs on you so please be considerate?
@beatbump418 Gays complain just as much as everyone else. And the gays were targeted before jews in the holocaust. And most jews don't complain about the holocaust because 1. They've never been through the holocaust 2. The ones that have are older people... and 3. Most Jews have no idea what that was like anyway
@beatbump418 gays were also killed in the holocuast, did you know that? and its not like being jewish makes poeple hang you or throw rocks at you. some countrys its illegal to be gay. you can be jewish anywhere but china
I strongly disagree with the summary you provide on the Ad Council's Heroin Campaign PSA.
They address all facets drug abuse, and some men and women who are addicts do make a decision to enter prostitution as a way to support their drug habit. If you've ever watched HBO's "Black Tar Heroin," you would see they make that choice, but hate that they are doing it.
This is one ad in several from an entire campaign on heroin meant to address all niches within that community.
A CRIMINAL responds inappropriately to words of kindness. Having to be a hooker to support your drug habit is shown in a bad light. An idiot calls someone a silly fairy- and gets zapped for it. I see no homophobic-intent in any of these things. I think you are looking for negativity rather than finding it.
Do you think having to be a boy hooker isn't degrading ? Do you think the viewer was supposed to want to emulate the responses of the jailhouse convicts? Clearly the fairy was the hero.
I don't see why the big fuss - women, for example, face the exact same stereotypes as seen in ads, in life, etc. Doesn't necessarily mean it's right, doesn't necessarily means its wrong either. In order to sell a product in a 30 second time slot (or less), ad companies stereotype. People are familiar with stereotypes, this helps get the message across as quickly and effectively as possible.
@table513 The problem is when people take stereotypes seriously. They have a messed up perception on what they're stereotyping no matter what it is and believe it. You can make a funny commercial without going against a group of people.
Now I'm gay and been in the navy for four years and I think some of these ads were funny as all hell. I've been out for two years and you learn to just realize that anyone that makes fun of you for being gay is a complete moron. Yes some of the stereotypes are true but not all gay guys act like little fairies. I'm a avid weight lifter, runner, and swimmer, hell i'm a damn Navy search and rescue swimmer.And,all I do is laugh at all the gay bashers out there that actually agree with all this crap.
It's pretty silly to get worked up over gay activism. This stage in our history is only because of our Medieval ignorance of biology. The gene-sequencing revolution is going to cause an exponential increase in the speed of characterizing DNA. In 2100 fifth-graders are going to learn to locate the genetic sequences common to all gays -- and learn about the programmable nanomachine that eliminated it in 2050...
Well done Chris565, very professional style. Classy! Wow, I just noticed you've only posted one video, and that was way way back in 2006.Guess you won't even see my comment. I hope you resume making videos, I'd love to see more. Certainly, I hope you're okay!
This is pretty interesting stuff. But, um, do advertisements for PRODUCTS really shape our political consciousness and can they reinforce our ability to stereotype and discriminate? I don't think so. This video reads like you think advertisements that are sensitive to queer identities are a step forward for queer identities. They're not, they're a step forward for businesses abilities to pander to everyone and make money by looking "liberal".
i thank you sir for this video but must say that maybe it would be better without the old film effect it makes it hard to see whats actually going on in some of the commercials but kudos nevertheless
I'm a brazilian straight guy and hate soccer, can't drive or fix a car, had long hair. I like the idea to be sure who am I taking to my bed instead of full fill it. I shave, moisturise, rinse my hair and spend 35 dollar to cut monthly. I avoid strong sun rays times when don't have sun block. I noticed when someone gets thinner or change his hair. I cry with music...
I can't avoid to have an erection with a naked woman. Tell me about stereotypes.
@biporio Well, I've never seen a hetero equivalent of that soap commercial, so it's pretty clear that gay sex is assumed dirty. You must be a straight jerkwad.
What you say just doesn't prove anything, as you didn't debunked what I said.
So, please be a little more polite before perpetuate prejudices with assumptions about someone you don't know being a "jerkwad". Use this free space to raise a discussion. I could assume that you are a paranoid fag, too, but I don't. I'm just not the type, and some friends of mine could be fucking angry with that assumption of mine.
@biporio "Paranoid fag?" My my, sounds like you have *issues*. In fact, what *issues* from your mouth seems suspiciously like diarrhea. Typical worthless hetero. If the rock didn't reject you, I'd tell you to go back under it, where you crawled from. Some lucky woman's gonna chop off your wanger...but not without a magnifying glass and a tweezers!
@biporio Well, "bipolar", I hardly think speaking out against homophobes is behaving stereotypically. Then again, bigots *always* make such accusations when *any* gay speaks out against bashing and threats by homophobes. You/they would accuse *any* gay of being a loud stereotype, the moment they utter one syllable of dissent, even in a whisper. You're no good, you oughtta be banned and driven out of this country, for spewing lies about a decent minority.
@biporio You said: " How a gay man would feel after having wild sex with a woman?" That is impossible, for a gay man...wouldn't be gay if he did. Personally, I feel dirty surrounded by a majority of filthy homophobes day in, day out. Living in Amerika as a gay person, who is often the target of hatred from many directions (not the least of which are fudametalists, tea baggers and Republcans). Not enough soap in the world, to wash away these breeder vermins' nasty stench from my clothes!
Now, come on. The last ad wasn't making fun of gays, it was a fairy turning a big butch guy into a wimp. That's the joke. The reason he said "ha, silly little fairy." is because he was talking to a FAIRY. If anything, derive some humor from the fact that straight people are so repulsed by homosexuality for no good reason. Now THAT'S a fucking punch line.
@pewterbot9 Listen, I'm not having this conversation with you. That is unless you decide to stop treating everybody who doesn't agree with you like they are somehow homophobic. Just because they don't agree with some angry fairy on the internet doesn't mean they are scared of or hate gay people. They probably don't like you, sure, but that's for unrelated reasons (you're a incompetent asshole being one).
@Metalcortaku A homophobe is a homophobe. They are ignorant. They are violent. No "just because" about it. Good riddance, who needs you for conversation, anyway? It is always the case that heteros insist on being the last word on anything gay. Why is that, if they're not a bunch of ignorant homophobes...or closet cases?
@pewterbot9 What gay man tries to irk supposed homophobes by telling them they are closet cases? Also, since when were you the last word on homosexuality?
I'm a "straight ally" and an advertising enthusist, and I found both the video and the various comments to be very interesting.
The jeans ad made me feel a little uneasy, but that was because there was very little of a connection between the product and the ad's message(was there even one?).
I would hope that none are. I don't see how attraction to men or even the notion that you are a woman inside should give you a speech problem and an obsession with shallow things.
I agree with waldoman7 and i'll say that one which shows drug addict is not against homosexuality. Don't say that I'm homophobe or something: I'm homo. But what I mean is that the forcing someone into any kind of unwanted sex is terrible thing, so if tguy was straight, selling his ass is dreadful... but, yeah, the line could just be "I've been to undesired sex for money to support my habit" or something in that manner. Anyway, I have to say that that commercial wasnt against homosexuality!
TheXxxx, I guess that has to do becuase you don't seem to analyze the actual context. The problem is how it gets portraited as the absolute worst thing a human being can do, to have sex with a person of the same gender.
It's one thing what they give you on screen in terms of video and audio, but if you don't analyze and comprehend the messages it might contain it might even be harmful.
You are putting it out of context! 1st of all selling ass IS one of worst things for a straight guy to, so stop bitching without reason. 2nd, believe me you are lucky enough to live somewhere where only worry of yours is some stupid commercial on television. You don't know a bit about harmful things. And you are so desperate to believe that society is treating you bad, that you are obsessively searching for homophobia where there is not even a tiny trace of it.
@BorkaBonum You know of course, one can never actually *reason* with a homophobe. They will never comprehend, precisely because their anti-gay bigotry is a blind spot of sorts. But bless you for speaking out, you tell truth!
@TheXxxx333 Oh is it now? As if selling ass is *not* one of the worst things for a *gay* guy to do, too? I suppose you also think a gay going to prison is a piece of cake, because gays just *love* taking it up the ass, eh? Uh-huh, you're not a homophobe, sure you ain't!
I don't think it's about the fact that he's having sex with a man specifically, it's about becoming a prostitute to score drugs. That is degrading, especially if you have no desire to be with men. And are you saying that straight people shouldn't have a problem with having gay sex?
Please explain why I'm so shallow for not thinking everybody is as homophobic as you want to believe. I'm simply saying that the anti drug commercial isn't anti-gay. Reverse the roles, if you will. If you are a gay man, would you willingly have sex with a woman? Probably not, unless you felt that that was the only way you could get something you "need", like drugs. It has nothing to do with gay being wrong.
You're such an imbecile. You look at the message they were trying to make as a business, but naturally, with a little bit of THINKING OF YOUR OWN it's not hard to see how it FAILED. The message they tried to make was put aside for one they didn't intend - atleast not officially.
With all the stuff the character was insisting upon, it all ended up to the unwilling gay sex being portraited as the worst thing in his life. Comprehend it or not.
You yourself aren't really thinking this all the way through. Sure, I saw what you are seeing too, but I didn't stop there and think "Well, these guys are obviously homophobic". after REALLY THINKING ABOUT IT, I realized that while I have no problem with people being gay and there's nothing wrong with it, I'd NEVER want to fuck another guy. I was born straight. I don't want to be gay for pay, and that's what the commercial's about. Are you gay? if so, that's probably why we see this differently.
Why would I have to be gay in order to absorb another message than they intended?
You're looking at it in a shallow way when they simply look at the message they were trying to make out. The rest of us here notice how it failed, while you keep insisting on the failure being part of the message.
And fine, if you'd never want to have sex with another person of your own gender - but what the hell does it have to do here trying to justify your own sexuality in order to make your point less wierd?
Listen, you are trying to make a message be there that isn't. True, you can put it there, there is enough material in the ad to make one think what you yourself think, but THAT ISN'T WHAT THE AD IS ABOUT. It's not about homosexuality being wrong, and that's really all I should have to say But you're so set on thinking that I'm a "shallow" person for not agreeing with your rather immature theory that the world is out to get gay people. How does this commercial fail? tell me that.
You're looking at the message they INTENDED, that doesn't automatically result in that message actually coming across as they did bad choices in the way they wished to present it - resulting in it portraiting an message leaning more towards and anti-gay one.
If you fail to comprehend, your problem. That message is still in there even how fucking little they intended to make it so.
So, I'm dumb for seeing the intended message? Hmm... not the most convincing argument, BorkaBonum. Also, saying I'm shallow, dumb, and an imbecile shows you have invested a lot of unnecessary emotion into this. I don't think you're dumb for seeing what you see, i just think it's wrong to basically say that that is the real message. The message is that drugs can make you do unsavory things to get them. The message you see wasn't intentional. It isn't what the ad is about. stop pretending it is.
You still fail to comprehend the fact a point is not absolute. By going the ways they did trying to get the message across their intended message got tuned down in favor for a more controversial one.
Ah, but I have seen that message, thought about it, and after thinking about it, i realized that the whole anti-gay sentiment that you see in that ad is a complete misinterpretation by people like you and the creator of this video. The reason you believe it failed to make the right point is not the mistake of the creator of the commercial, but because of your own misinterpretation of the content. It's your fault that you think this video is unintentionally homophobic, you choose to believe it.
@Metalcortaku the same could be said for you though... you interpret it NOT to be homophobic. like I agree things can be subjective, but there is some pretty obvious statements here that would portray homosexuality as being negative. Now, perhaps people's sensitivity is up because they are lined up in a row... but I don't think it is fair or unbiased to say that it's our fault for seeing homophobia here. I could say the same thing with your perception, and it would still be unfair to say.
@Galadraal Indeed, this is just my assumption, as I have no way of knowing the minds of the people behind these ads or what they thought of homosexuality, so all of my comments should be taken with a grain of salt. But I think that there are some instances where it's just people misinterpreting. If you want to interpret all of these ads as blatantly homophobic, then fine, I just don't agree with you. I'm not convinced and I think it's wrong to simply assume something's homophobic.
@pewterbot9 I'm sorry, but I'm not going to be so quick to assume that anybody is intentionally being homophobic here. If you want to jump to conclusions, be my guest. Unless you somehow have proof that these ads are meant to be homophobic, I'd prefer if we didn't carry on this pointless conversation any further. So, go "correct" someone else.
@Metalcortaku Yes, as always a *hetero* man insists on being the last word on homosexuality. Brilliant. It's really hilarious that you aren't aware of your own anti-gay blind spot, which is way obvious to any self-respecting gay. You can holler you're not homophobic till the cows come home, and it still wouldn't be true.
@pewterbot9 That's cool, your opinion of me matters very little. I already know I don't like you and it has little to do with your sexual preference. If you really want to go around telling people they fear gay people for not hating supposedly homophobic commercials, fine, but I'm not going feed your egotistical self righteous comments with replys about how much I actually "love the gays". I don't give a shit if you like cock, you moron. Preach your bullshit elsewhere.
@Metalcortaku The commercial failed because the young man didn't go: "Boo-hoo I had to have sex with women for money". Precisely because, in a heterosexist world that wouldn't have seemed such awful option.
the one with the fairy had nothing to do with homosexuality. she was going around making things cute or girlish. she did the same to his clothes, which offends his masculinity. sexist, but not homophibic.
The scrub hard one is playing on the typical revulsion that straight men have towards the bodies of other males. i hear plenty of gays feel the same way about females. not exactly homophibic.
I'm offended that I've seen two of the last half of the ads, and none of the gay-supportive ones. If you're growing up in the bible belt, like I did, and the only gay people you see are outrageous celebrities and a junkie who has sex with other men to feed his addiction, what impression does that create in your mind? The media needs to start showing a more realistic portrayal of LGBT people, because we're more than just your comic relief, folks.
@mordredt02 Yeah, and they need to stop using gay sex as a way to scare them from undesirable behavior. OH my god, I had to have sex with a *black* man, so I could get drugs. *shudder*.
Yeah add me to the "gay but not offended" list here. There's bigger shit in this world to be pissed off about about than a car ad where an obviously douchey guy has his outfit changed. (Also, a pomeranian and a polo shirt make you gay now? News to me!)
Yeah I have seen the last ad before. But I never thought of it has homophobic until now. That guy should have turned into some plant or something than some stereotypical gay person with various poodles.
This is pretty sad, the first ad and the third shows gays as normal human beings, which would offend homophobes, where as ones that show gays as junkies and camp queens like Carson and Gok Wan seem to be ok. Tolerance in America is tragic and I blame extreme protestant trash churches and ignorance. In New Zealand we don't have that type of problem
Thank you for posting this video. I agree that glbt people need to keep their senses of humor, but some of these ads just reinforce prejudice and stereotypes. I guess I have mixed feelings. Thanks again for your insight, it was interesting to watch.
yeh i dont find them offensive at all. and the heroin guy was sad because he prostituted himself, and its hard for guys to whore themselves to women so he had to sleep with men cos they'd pay for it.
@stoolpusher Well then, it's obvious your gay "friend" is a hetero arse-licker. Most are; it's a survival factor. Very few queers disagree with their hetero peers...after all, who wants to live a life in terror, homelessness, or as a pariah?
@pewterbot9 its utterly pointless in me responding to that with a proper opinion as your one shows no sign of logic whatsoever and would therefore just be wasting time...so i'll leave you to try your trollin on somebody else....oh and quoting "friend" as if to suggest i was secretly refering to myself doesn't help your point. it makes you sound like your 7 years old
This video perpetuates another gay stereotype: that of the hypersensitive, whiny, humorless gay who is incapable of laughing at himself or finding humor in his own situation. As a gay man myself, I find this brand of homosexual to be the hardest to hang around with, for fear that something I say may make him take offense. There are plenty of examples of media and modern culture demeaning homosexuals. I didn't see one honest example of that in this video.
Um...self-hating? I don't think so. I've never once considered myself less of a person because of my sexual orientation. Just because I don't get all shrill and defensive every time someone says something less than adoring and reverential about homosexuals doesn't mean I hate myself. I just think people need to keep a sense of humor and perspective when dealing with society as a whole. There are more than enough closed minds out there; we don't need to add to the problem by closing our own.
The video narration had no audio (at least on my comp). You're superimposing the gestures and/or mannerisms you find distasteful to characterize his criticism.
I'll concede the point on shrill because, yes, there was no audio.
Look, I'm not telling anybody NOT to be offended. These ads don't offend me, but then I'm not easily offended. I just think that the energy this person is putting into being offended and feeling persecuted could be put into more positive endeavors. Instead of trying to whip up anger and rage and creating more division, there could be strides made toward bridging the gap and fostering unity and understanding.
@gaymaverick You're a self-hating queer. 'Cause you accuse your gay brothers of add to "the problem" by speaking out against homophobia, just because it's somewhat veiled in certain commercials. You're sort of an infiltrator for hetero homophobies, by trying to discourage gays from being whistle blowers. With voices like yours, who needs enemies?
@pewterbot9 C'mon, dude, when I started to having fun with everything you say you suddenly leave us? Go on, be a man, and push your opinion down our throat, and make a fabulous joke with this previous sentence! Make my day(use this one too)!
@pewterbot9 Excuse me, do I know you? Have we met? If not, then you have nothing on which to base anything you have just said. Anyone who knows me will tell you that I am anything but a "self-hating queer", and that, if anything, I am one of the FIRST people to stand up--even to my own good friends--and let my voice be heard if I honestly think that an offense has been perpetuated against anyone in the LGBTQ community. If I thought that you were worth any more of my time, I'd elaborate.
@gaymaverick squealed: "Excuse me, do I know you? Have we met?"
I hope to god we never met...I've already had more than my share of horrid encounters with phony queers like yourself. You may be gay, but certainly no maverick! You elitist reply is so typical of your kind: self-serving, smug, phony liberal gays who bray about their stalwart support for their gay brothers and sister. But are actually anything *but*. BTW, I wouldn't ask anyone who knows you re. your honesty...they're a clique.
@pewterbot9 You're a joke, man. And not even a good, funny one. You're like that angry, ugly joke that makes everybody in the room feel sorry for the ignorant bastard who told it. I hope you find some way to rid yourself of your anger. You're only creating your own Hell by holding on to such rage and bitterness. I also hope that whoever it was who hurt you so bad to make you this way ends up getting his or her just desserts.
Oh, and for the record, I have never once in my life "squealed".
@gaymaverick Well, you're certainly squealing like a stuck pig in a panic storm, simply because I speak the truth about queer turncoats like yourself. You're quite the creep, to put it mildly.
I agree, I'm gay and I take any offense to these vids. The only sad thing was that some goods one didn't air, but I don't see why people LOOK for things to be pissed at no matter what the topic is!!!
So... I'm on board with a big chunk of what you're saying... until you get to the "silly little fairy" ad. Personally, I think that that one's incredibly far-fetched.
Sorry, but this was very "I'm the only gay in the village". I just wanted to see gay controversial ads, and you filled alot of it with un-needed "Why cant we all just get along" crap. We all do get along silly billy, stop feeling like you're victimised and get out there and be gay.
@0Krusnik0 Good point. What you see happening here, for the most part, is a bunch of homophobes (some gay, sadly), pretending they are *not* homophobic, and they don't see any offense. In order to intimidate what strident voices exist. It's an old, old, old ploy...ever since Cain slew Able. These are the sort of folk who don't view *any* anti-gay threat as homophobic, unless it's an outright bloody smackdown with a smashed-in face. And even then, they might disagree. What demons!
The OP and some of the others in the community are stretching for a reason to be offended by that commercial, some how their point is if you remove parts and characters from the story line and end it early its offencive. (Kind of an odd criteria)
Ironically many people in Advertising are gay themselves and a lot of this hopophobia is often internalised. Americans are not respected worldwide for their tolerance of gay people.
the Viggo commercial was PERFECT. great commercial. made me laugh and got the point across. i can't believe how hateful this country is and has always been. hopefully, we'll grow out of it.
I really don't see a problem with the Caliber add (I'm gay and own one and love it) it is funny the message is that the caliber is any thing but "cute" And that it was the only thing that could not be turned into a fairy tail cute thing (like the train buildings and pedestrian) Sort of advertising it as the opposite of the "cute" Neon.
It was stereotypical BUT at least the homophobe got turned into what he really is inside... I wonder what would happen if the blonde guy was talking about his downward spiral as a gay man having to sell himself for drugs or a gay man having to sleep with older straight women to support his drug habit, hiding it from his partner!
To be one hundred percent honest I think the chrysler ad is speaking more to the fact that the man who changed was this "ghetto"(as in urban ghetto culture) man walking his dog, who then turned into this stuck up looking much more upper class looking person.
I don't get what's bad about the dodge caliber ad... he said 'silly little fairy' to an actual fairy. It's meant to be funny because he doesn't wanna be dressed the way the fairy made him... I don't see the relationship to being gay. It's like that snickers ad where the guys kiss, it seems more like it's meant to make fun of the insecurities a lot of 'manly' men have about doing anything that could be deemed gay; not make fun of gay people.
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To the author of the video, why do you think that being a sex worker is the "most degrading thing" a person can do? I guess you only approve of sex when it's done "the right way" - sounds just like someone who's anti-gay.
Some of the commercials are legit with the gay references, but the last car one... how can someone possibly think that guy is calling the fairy gay? The fairy was girl, and the word FAIRY is not limited to gay references. Gay people need to open their eyes and see that not everything is specifically insulting them. They just choose to think of it like that.
that was not a gay reference it was like ever other thing in the commercial he got turned into a disney esc fairy tail guy, just like the gingerbread skyscraper and the candy steam train that used to be An Elevated commuter train.
I'm gay and think that it was not homophobic but that a group of people where just looking for some way to be offend by it. (I love the caliber and own one, it is a great car!)
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I don't like the idea and the stereotyping thing, if it was "black people" instead of "gay" then I would support this, HOWEVER
a homo is like a handicap or a drug addict and I don't like "broken" people, if you have a problem like that KEEP IT TO YOURSELF, there's enough people on the planet and we don't need people that can't even change themselvs
don't like it? don't be gay, it's not like you can't fix your problem, otherwise stay the fuck away. that counts handicaps/drug addicts too,etc
I don't understand why it pissed you off. I'm gay; I found it amusing anyway. It's not a homophobic comment in any way. I'd be tempted to scrub pretty hard if I'd awoke in the morning and found a woman next to me. And even if I didn't, I'd joke about it later on, in the manner the advert did. A straight guy is not attracted to men -- sex with one isn't on his agenda. It's NOT homophobia. It's a matter of attraction. There are definitely a number of "us" who should calm down and be more rational.
It may just be your opinion, but homophobia is "just someone else's opinion" aswell. You can't use "your poinion" to justify yourself... The whole world of advertising isn't out to get you
i would have to say that the dodge ad not homophobic even thought iam gay i did not find it in any homophobic and i found secound ad not offensive infact i thought it was quite cute in a way
Gay people in the media should be studied in more by media studies students. Homosexual (gay) is something people cannot change, contrary to what antiquated instituions or historic figure heads eg the Pope would have us believe. therefore it should be treated equally as other characteristic people have no power to chose eg age, gender, nationality (arguably), ethnicity, and sexual oreination should be added to this list: criteria when analysing representation in media studies.
And in that HIV awareness ad, they specifically worded it with him saying "I'm STRAIGHT, I'm WHITE, I'm YOUNG...I'm not the typical person who gets HIV", which was beyond absurd and reinforces some very uneducated generalizations that have been around since the 70s and 80s.
Also, in regards to crimes against gays, a crime is a crime. Motivation for a crime shouldn't change the face of the crime. Gay, black, white, straight, Christian, Jewish, whatever. "Hate crimes" are ridiculous hypocrisy.
The heroin ad, I will agree, was pretty ridiculous. It really is implying that him having sex with strange MEN for money was any more dangerous and taboo than having sex with strange WOMEN.
I think the car ad was harmless. I bet it offends real fairies though, they don't ALL use magic!
An actual offensive commercial I saw lately was one that had a straight, white man with HIV saying that "I'm not what you imagine when you think of HIV". Cause only gay black guys get HIV, I guess?
Yeah I saw that commercial too and I thought the same thing. It made it seem like people should *really* take notice now when a straight white boy has HIV, kind of like how the news media goes insane over a cute missing white girl or a murdered attractive white woman, ignoring the thousands of minorities in similar situations. If it happens to the pretty straight white people: OH MY GOD! TAKE NOTICE!
The prison commercial for the razors wasn't saying anything about homosexuality. It was poking fun at the fact "hardened" violent criminals had a cute moment of agreement, then went back to being enemies and fighting. It wasn't trying to say anything about a "gay act" causing police to intervene.
The Lava soap commercial wasn't offensive to me, either. You could flip that around and show a gay man having mistakenly slept with a female to portray the same "joke". It was dumb, but not offensive.
I think some of these were a little exploitative. Just because they try to show homosexuality in a positive light does not mean these companies aren't exploiting it to make money. The Levi's ad got on my nerves a little bit, all it did was try to guilt-trip viewers and evoke sympathy to sell...denim. I don't think putting a spot about violence against a gay man in an ad for JEANS is the best idea...that really trivializes the seriousness of intolerance in my view.
why do some people think this is overreacting? I can see it in the last commerical, but none of the others, the reactions are extreme, though this was in the past, but I but I think it'd be the same reaction even now. For some reason the public can handle thinking that some people are different. oh my...
...How many anti-gay marriage ammendments have passed in various states in the last few years? How many of those have you campaigned against? How many letters have you written to your congressman/senator asking him or her to advocate for your rights?
Furthermore, have you EVER changed an intolerant person's mind by seeing homophobia around ever corner? Don't you think a more effective method would be NOT being a drama queen and actually coming up with some well-reasoned arguments?
...The civil rights battle for gays, lesbians, bisexuals, trans, two-spirited, and other ridiculous names people have come up with for themselves is a real and valid fight. I don't see much point in creating drama where there is none, or at least not much. Use your talents and energy where they are needed...
OK, so I thought this video was kind of annoying until I got to the end, and realized it was not only annoying but paranoid. The guy called a FAIRY a FAIRY. I suppose the clothes she sticks him in could be seen as gay, but it's a bit of a stretch to see that whole thing as homophobic. The only one that I found upsetting at all was the prison one...
most of these commercials have nothing to do with gay stereotypes. its just the context of the situation in the commercial. i could use the word erect to describe a building, and morons would laugh because its also used to describe a penis. most of the arguments in this video are based on situations like the one i just described. some people see a commercial, while others see a homophobic or racist statement. people who call these things out only see the bad because thats all they think about.
this is actualy quite shocking, tbh if a advert was rasist as these are homophoic there would be outrage, its like, on youtube and you post a rasist comment your account will be deleted but if u put a homophobic one its ok unless its insighting ovious hate...im not saying rasism is ok but i think its weird how the world pans out at the end of the day... but really in some ways all adverts are slightly offenciff to some ppl stereotypes are bad too... im gay and i dont like super feminiate guys..
Hmm... Nice points, though there is actually one thing I find off-putting about a lot of "gay-friendly" media.
All the guys have perfect bodies and are rich and thin and attractive.
Did you see those guys in the first ad? Gorgeous upper-middle class home, immaculately furnished.
It's just not "real" enough... a lot of us are average physique, barely getting by with money, and have no decorating or fashion sense at all. Come to think of it, most of my friends are as broke as I am. :P
I can't believe the kind of commercials they air these days! Thank you so much for putting this video out there! My poor friend came out and said he was gay and the next day got jumped and nearly beaten to death. I can't believe the kind of crap in these commercials its RIDICULOUS! Again thank you for putting this out there!
Okay its one thing supporting gays and same sex marriage ect BUT your reading way to into this. To be honest its actually kind of ridiculous, the start with the adverts which were removed maybe, but the rest
I'm gay, and I'm not offended by any of these. I think gays tend to LOOK for things to be offended by to create drama, and frankly, I'm tired of being associated with that.
Grow a pair of balls and deal with it. Women are targeted by ads, too. So are every other minority. Why does being gay give us the right to bitch and moan any more than them?
GOD!! FINALLY SOMEONE SAYS WHAT IM THINKING!!! im so damn tired of being seen as a little drama queen "fag"!! im tired of people like that in the gay community, and we should all brake the retarted stereotypes! sure im not taht much of a macho man! but im not a silly crying bitchy flamer!! reeology, it is time for people to GROW BALLS!!!!!!
The ads that the maker of this film thought are offensive ARE offensive. It seems like some people deny that, and I guess they have the right, but such ads should not be aired. Have any of you people who are straight and say these ads aren't offensive ever seen an ad that makes fun of straight people BECAUSE they are straight? I haven't. Sure, there are ads that make fun of men and women for some other reason, but I have never seen an ad were someone is laughed at for being straight.
I'm gay and these ads were incredibly offensive.
adamlambert96 3 days ago
I think you really do not understand what the gay stereotype is when you live it out.
DICEMAN60 1 month ago
I think these commercial are just a little over thought, i really didn't see anything wrong with some last few commercials.
MatthewTVu 2 months ago
The addiction commercial, well, it is degrading to whore yourself out. He whored himself out, that is degrading. and the fairy one, was a fairy(the mythical creature) getting mad and punishing the dude for mocking her. How is that related to homosexuality?
HappyIsFleeting 3 months ago
The fairy one didn't seem gay related to me. She quite literally as a fairy, and he mocked her so she made him dress up like a fairy.
ACluelessKid 4 months ago
@beatbump418 bro you dont actually have any clue of the sheer amount of pain some of us go through. i dont think you have or ever will suffer all your freinds turning their backs on you so please be considerate?
athendorus 4 months ago
@beatbump418 Gays complain just as much as everyone else. And the gays were targeted before jews in the holocaust. And most jews don't complain about the holocaust because 1. They've never been through the holocaust 2. The ones that have are older people... and 3. Most Jews have no idea what that was like anyway
devanss11 5 months ago in playlist B gay ads 2
I didnt think any of them were bad. But alot of ppl are very touchy about this subject, and get there feelings hurt easy.
Maxisme100 5 months ago
@beatbump418 gays were also killed in the holocuast, did you know that? and its not like being jewish makes poeple hang you or throw rocks at you. some countrys its illegal to be gay. you can be jewish anywhere but china
unknown455667 5 months ago
@beatbump418 so then stop being jewish if its such a goddamn struggle
MIS315 7 months ago
People react badly because people want to preserve heterosexual privelege at all costs.
RayL1983 8 months ago
@RayL1983
it is the last fortress of the Man which hasn't fallen to tolerance
TheThordir 7 months ago
what's needed here is a keenan wayans type, so he can bitch about racism and homophobia at the same time
jethro035181 10 months ago
I believe we should just let people live THEIR lives the way they choose and leave them alone.
KamenlyClear 1 year ago
The fairy one WAS funny. The other anti-gays adds were not. (from a bi)
CybershulDotCom 1 year ago
I strongly disagree with the summary you provide on the Ad Council's Heroin Campaign PSA.
They address all facets drug abuse, and some men and women who are addicts do make a decision to enter prostitution as a way to support their drug habit. If you've ever watched HBO's "Black Tar Heroin," you would see they make that choice, but hate that they are doing it.
This is one ad in several from an entire campaign on heroin meant to address all niches within that community.
Dyingforlife 1 year ago
A CRIMINAL responds inappropriately to words of kindness. Having to be a hooker to support your drug habit is shown in a bad light. An idiot calls someone a silly fairy- and gets zapped for it. I see no homophobic-intent in any of these things. I think you are looking for negativity rather than finding it.
Do you think having to be a boy hooker isn't degrading ? Do you think the viewer was supposed to want to emulate the responses of the jailhouse convicts? Clearly the fairy was the hero.
MckyMseNTarotCrds 1 year ago
I don't see why the big fuss - women, for example, face the exact same stereotypes as seen in ads, in life, etc. Doesn't necessarily mean it's right, doesn't necessarily means its wrong either. In order to sell a product in a 30 second time slot (or less), ad companies stereotype. People are familiar with stereotypes, this helps get the message across as quickly and effectively as possible.
table513 1 year ago
@table513 The problem is when people take stereotypes seriously. They have a messed up perception on what they're stereotyping no matter what it is and believe it. You can make a funny commercial without going against a group of people.
adam2u 1 year ago
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i saw the ikea ad, once, and i lived in a rural part of Minnesota
eian17 1 year ago
i saw the ikea ad, once, and i lived in a rural part of minnesota
eian17 1 year ago
This makes me sick... how some people just can't accept others for who they are.
JBAmadeus 1 year ago
Now I'm gay and been in the navy for four years and I think some of these ads were funny as all hell. I've been out for two years and you learn to just realize that anyone that makes fun of you for being gay is a complete moron. Yes some of the stereotypes are true but not all gay guys act like little fairies. I'm a avid weight lifter, runner, and swimmer, hell i'm a damn Navy search and rescue swimmer.And,all I do is laugh at all the gay bashers out there that actually agree with all this crap.
XXflaviusXX1 1 year ago
@XXflaviusXX1 We need more people like you in the military.
halo07guy2 1 year ago
The second video made no sense. I feel like these are more about exploiting the gay community than helping
vargulf19 1 year ago
It's pretty silly to get worked up over gay activism. This stage in our history is only because of our Medieval ignorance of biology. The gene-sequencing revolution is going to cause an exponential increase in the speed of characterizing DNA. In 2100 fifth-graders are going to learn to locate the genetic sequences common to all gays -- and learn about the programmable nanomachine that eliminated it in 2050...
Dracopol 1 year ago
meany think that gays are girly but in reality the manliest men are usualy gays.
gooddarkjedi 1 year ago 2
@gooddarkjedi Ever heard of over-compensation?
hockeymatt1994 1 year ago
@gooddarkjedi im gay and i can tell u that that is a mother fucking lie
esmith4646 3 weeks ago
My theory: Be who you are not what others wanna be.
Snolaura 1 year ago
Well done Chris565, very professional style. Classy! Wow, I just noticed you've only posted one video, and that was way way back in 2006.Guess you won't even see my comment. I hope you resume making videos, I'd love to see more. Certainly, I hope you're okay!
pewterbot9 1 year ago
This is pretty interesting stuff. But, um, do advertisements for PRODUCTS really shape our political consciousness and can they reinforce our ability to stereotype and discriminate? I don't think so. This video reads like you think advertisements that are sensitive to queer identities are a step forward for queer identities. They're not, they're a step forward for businesses abilities to pander to everyone and make money by looking "liberal".
GenerationWhyMe 1 year ago
Just becuse your gay doesnt mean that you cant enjoy sex with women... Gay is mainly the emotional aspect, its not just phyisical.
stopcallingmegothic 2 years ago
i thank you sir for this video but must say that maybe it would be better without the old film effect it makes it hard to see whats actually going on in some of the commercials but kudos nevertheless
QuetzalElla 2 years ago 21
I'm a brazilian straight guy and hate soccer, can't drive or fix a car, had long hair. I like the idea to be sure who am I taking to my bed instead of full fill it. I shave, moisturise, rinse my hair and spend 35 dollar to cut monthly. I avoid strong sun rays times when don't have sun block. I noticed when someone gets thinner or change his hair. I cry with music...
I can't avoid to have an erection with a naked woman. Tell me about stereotypes.
Chill out.
biporio 2 years ago 2
It's not GAY = DIRTY. How a gay man would feel after having wild sex with a woman?
biporio 2 years ago
@biporio Well, I've never seen a hetero equivalent of that soap commercial, so it's pretty clear that gay sex is assumed dirty. You must be a straight jerkwad.
pewterbot9 1 year ago
@pewterbot9
What you say just doesn't prove anything, as you didn't debunked what I said.
So, please be a little more polite before perpetuate prejudices with assumptions about someone you don't know being a "jerkwad". Use this free space to raise a discussion. I could assume that you are a paranoid fag, too, but I don't. I'm just not the type, and some friends of mine could be fucking angry with that assumption of mine.
biporio 1 year ago
@biporio "Paranoid fag?" My my, sounds like you have *issues*. In fact, what *issues* from your mouth seems suspiciously like diarrhea. Typical worthless hetero. If the rock didn't reject you, I'd tell you to go back under it, where you crawled from. Some lucky woman's gonna chop off your wanger...but not without a magnifying glass and a tweezers!
pewterbot9 1 year ago
@pewterbot9 Congratulations, you keep perpetuating the stereotype of gay persons as loud people. Keep going.
biporio 1 year ago
@biporio Well, "bipolar", I hardly think speaking out against homophobes is behaving stereotypically. Then again, bigots *always* make such accusations when *any* gay speaks out against bashing and threats by homophobes. You/they would accuse *any* gay of being a loud stereotype, the moment they utter one syllable of dissent, even in a whisper. You're no good, you oughtta be banned and driven out of this country, for spewing lies about a decent minority.
pewterbot9 1 year ago
@pewterbot9 Cry more.
biporio 1 year ago
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@biporio You said: " How a gay man would feel after having wild sex with a woman?" That is impossible, for a gay man...wouldn't be gay if he did. Personally, I feel dirty surrounded by a majority of filthy homophobes day in, day out. Living in Amerika as a gay person, who is often the target of hatred from many directions (not the least of which are fudametalists, tea baggers and Republcans). Not enough soap in the world, to wash away these breeder vermins' nasty stench from my clothes!
pewterbot9 1 year ago
Now, come on. The last ad wasn't making fun of gays, it was a fairy turning a big butch guy into a wimp. That's the joke. The reason he said "ha, silly little fairy." is because he was talking to a FAIRY. If anything, derive some humor from the fact that straight people are so repulsed by homosexuality for no good reason. Now THAT'S a fucking punch line.
Metalcortaku 2 years ago
@Metalcortaku If the fairy used a loaded *gun* 'stead of a wand, it would give all the hetero viewers an aneurysm. Not THAT'S a fucking punch line.
pewterbot9 1 year ago
@pewterbot9 Listen, I'm not having this conversation with you. That is unless you decide to stop treating everybody who doesn't agree with you like they are somehow homophobic. Just because they don't agree with some angry fairy on the internet doesn't mean they are scared of or hate gay people. They probably don't like you, sure, but that's for unrelated reasons (you're a incompetent asshole being one).
Metalcortaku 1 year ago
@Metalcortaku A homophobe is a homophobe. They are ignorant. They are violent. No "just because" about it. Good riddance, who needs you for conversation, anyway? It is always the case that heteros insist on being the last word on anything gay. Why is that, if they're not a bunch of ignorant homophobes...or closet cases?
pewterbot9 1 year ago
@pewterbot9 What gay man tries to irk supposed homophobes by telling them they are closet cases? Also, since when were you the last word on homosexuality?
Metalcortaku 1 year ago
The ad with the guy telling his dad is gay was pretty hilarious.
musicalwraith 2 years ago
I'm a "straight ally" and an advertising enthusist, and I found both the video and the various comments to be very interesting.
The jeans ad made me feel a little uneasy, but that was because there was very little of a connection between the product and the ad's message(was there even one?).
electrogeek77 2 years ago
Not every gay man is obsessed with furniture and fashion and talks with a lisp and is "campy". It sickens me how people can be portrayed.
geofree1984 2 years ago 31
@geofree1984 but ALOT are, you can't deny that.
SanguineBullet667 1 year ago
@geofree1984
I would hope that none are. I don't see how attraction to men or even the notion that you are a woman inside should give you a speech problem and an obsession with shallow things.
NoTrueFace1 4 months ago
I agree with waldoman7 and i'll say that one which shows drug addict is not against homosexuality. Don't say that I'm homophobe or something: I'm homo. But what I mean is that the forcing someone into any kind of unwanted sex is terrible thing, so if tguy was straight, selling his ass is dreadful... but, yeah, the line could just be "I've been to undesired sex for money to support my habit" or something in that manner. Anyway, I have to say that that commercial wasnt against homosexuality!
TheXxxx333 2 years ago
TheXxxx, I guess that has to do becuase you don't seem to analyze the actual context. The problem is how it gets portraited as the absolute worst thing a human being can do, to have sex with a person of the same gender.
It's one thing what they give you on screen in terms of video and audio, but if you don't analyze and comprehend the messages it might contain it might even be harmful.
BorkaBonum 2 years ago
You are putting it out of context! 1st of all selling ass IS one of worst things for a straight guy to, so stop bitching without reason. 2nd, believe me you are lucky enough to live somewhere where only worry of yours is some stupid commercial on television. You don't know a bit about harmful things. And you are so desperate to believe that society is treating you bad, that you are obsessively searching for homophobia where there is not even a tiny trace of it.
TheXxxx333 2 years ago 2
You simply do not comprehend my point nor did you absorb the message in the ads - so... I'm done wasting my time with you.
And I have no flying fuck to an idea what YOU are rambling about.
BorkaBonum 2 years ago
Well then stfu, IF you are done wasting precious time of yours.
TheXxxx333 2 years ago
@BorkaBonum You know of course, one can never actually *reason* with a homophobe. They will never comprehend, precisely because their anti-gay bigotry is a blind spot of sorts. But bless you for speaking out, you tell truth!
pewterbot9 1 year ago
@TheXxxx333 Oh is it now? As if selling ass is *not* one of the worst things for a *gay* guy to do, too? I suppose you also think a gay going to prison is a piece of cake, because gays just *love* taking it up the ass, eh? Uh-huh, you're not a homophobe, sure you ain't!
pewterbot9 1 year ago
I don't think it's about the fact that he's having sex with a man specifically, it's about becoming a prostitute to score drugs. That is degrading, especially if you have no desire to be with men. And are you saying that straight people shouldn't have a problem with having gay sex?
Metalcortaku 2 years ago
God you're so shallow...
BorkaBonum 2 years ago
Please explain why I'm so shallow for not thinking everybody is as homophobic as you want to believe. I'm simply saying that the anti drug commercial isn't anti-gay. Reverse the roles, if you will. If you are a gay man, would you willingly have sex with a woman? Probably not, unless you felt that that was the only way you could get something you "need", like drugs. It has nothing to do with gay being wrong.
Metalcortaku 2 years ago
You're such an imbecile. You look at the message they were trying to make as a business, but naturally, with a little bit of THINKING OF YOUR OWN it's not hard to see how it FAILED. The message they tried to make was put aside for one they didn't intend - atleast not officially.
With all the stuff the character was insisting upon, it all ended up to the unwilling gay sex being portraited as the worst thing in his life. Comprehend it or not.
BorkaBonum 2 years ago
You yourself aren't really thinking this all the way through. Sure, I saw what you are seeing too, but I didn't stop there and think "Well, these guys are obviously homophobic". after REALLY THINKING ABOUT IT, I realized that while I have no problem with people being gay and there's nothing wrong with it, I'd NEVER want to fuck another guy. I was born straight. I don't want to be gay for pay, and that's what the commercial's about. Are you gay? if so, that's probably why we see this differently.
Metalcortaku 2 years ago
Why would I have to be gay in order to absorb another message than they intended?
You're looking at it in a shallow way when they simply look at the message they were trying to make out. The rest of us here notice how it failed, while you keep insisting on the failure being part of the message.
And fine, if you'd never want to have sex with another person of your own gender - but what the hell does it have to do here trying to justify your own sexuality in order to make your point less wierd?
BorkaBonum 2 years ago
Listen, you are trying to make a message be there that isn't. True, you can put it there, there is enough material in the ad to make one think what you yourself think, but THAT ISN'T WHAT THE AD IS ABOUT. It's not about homosexuality being wrong, and that's really all I should have to say But you're so set on thinking that I'm a "shallow" person for not agreeing with your rather immature theory that the world is out to get gay people. How does this commercial fail? tell me that.
Metalcortaku 2 years ago
God, you're so dumb...
You're looking at the message they INTENDED, that doesn't automatically result in that message actually coming across as they did bad choices in the way they wished to present it - resulting in it portraiting an message leaning more towards and anti-gay one.
If you fail to comprehend, your problem. That message is still in there even how fucking little they intended to make it so.
BorkaBonum 2 years ago
So, I'm dumb for seeing the intended message? Hmm... not the most convincing argument, BorkaBonum. Also, saying I'm shallow, dumb, and an imbecile shows you have invested a lot of unnecessary emotion into this. I don't think you're dumb for seeing what you see, i just think it's wrong to basically say that that is the real message. The message is that drugs can make you do unsavory things to get them. The message you see wasn't intentional. It isn't what the ad is about. stop pretending it is.
Metalcortaku 2 years ago
You still fail to comprehend the fact a point is not absolute. By going the ways they did trying to get the message across their intended message got tuned down in favor for a more controversial one.
BorkaBonum 2 years ago
Ah, but I have seen that message, thought about it, and after thinking about it, i realized that the whole anti-gay sentiment that you see in that ad is a complete misinterpretation by people like you and the creator of this video. The reason you believe it failed to make the right point is not the mistake of the creator of the commercial, but because of your own misinterpretation of the content. It's your fault that you think this video is unintentionally homophobic, you choose to believe it.
Metalcortaku 2 years ago
@Metalcortaku the same could be said for you though... you interpret it NOT to be homophobic. like I agree things can be subjective, but there is some pretty obvious statements here that would portray homosexuality as being negative. Now, perhaps people's sensitivity is up because they are lined up in a row... but I don't think it is fair or unbiased to say that it's our fault for seeing homophobia here. I could say the same thing with your perception, and it would still be unfair to say.
Galadraal 1 year ago
@Galadraal Indeed, this is just my assumption, as I have no way of knowing the minds of the people behind these ads or what they thought of homosexuality, so all of my comments should be taken with a grain of salt. But I think that there are some instances where it's just people misinterpreting. If you want to interpret all of these ads as blatantly homophobic, then fine, I just don't agree with you. I'm not convinced and I think it's wrong to simply assume something's homophobic.
Metalcortaku 1 year ago
@Metalcortaku Correction:the video is *intentionally* homophobic. Gay bashing sells (unfortunately)...just as the implication of rape does.
pewterbot9 1 year ago
@pewterbot9 I'm sorry, but I'm not going to be so quick to assume that anybody is intentionally being homophobic here. If you want to jump to conclusions, be my guest. Unless you somehow have proof that these ads are meant to be homophobic, I'd prefer if we didn't carry on this pointless conversation any further. So, go "correct" someone else.
Metalcortaku 1 year ago
@Metalcortaku Yes, as always a *hetero* man insists on being the last word on homosexuality. Brilliant. It's really hilarious that you aren't aware of your own anti-gay blind spot, which is way obvious to any self-respecting gay. You can holler you're not homophobic till the cows come home, and it still wouldn't be true.
pewterbot9 1 year ago
@pewterbot9 That's cool, your opinion of me matters very little. I already know I don't like you and it has little to do with your sexual preference. If you really want to go around telling people they fear gay people for not hating supposedly homophobic commercials, fine, but I'm not going feed your egotistical self righteous comments with replys about how much I actually "love the gays". I don't give a shit if you like cock, you moron. Preach your bullshit elsewhere.
Metalcortaku 1 year ago
@Metalcortaku The commercial failed because the young man didn't go: "Boo-hoo I had to have sex with women for money". Precisely because, in a heterosexist world that wouldn't have seemed such awful option.
pewterbot9 1 year ago
that last one wasnt even gay related he went from street to up scale lookt him goo there are more obvious ways of goin from straight to gay visually
kocaj17 2 years ago
excellent, very well done education video!
Paul4821 2 years ago
Yeah! Be gay! Buy our cars and jeans! And if you get assaulted, you can win new, free trousers!
Pretty very offensive for me.
Shaggyrapper30 2 years ago
the one with the fairy had nothing to do with homosexuality. she was going around making things cute or girlish. she did the same to his clothes, which offends his masculinity. sexist, but not homophibic.
The scrub hard one is playing on the typical revulsion that straight men have towards the bodies of other males. i hear plenty of gays feel the same way about females. not exactly homophibic.
waldoman7 2 years ago
wtf does the 2nd one have to do with jeans? He got beaten... buy our jeans?? what
stopcallingmegothic 2 years ago
I'm offended that I've seen two of the last half of the ads, and none of the gay-supportive ones. If you're growing up in the bible belt, like I did, and the only gay people you see are outrageous celebrities and a junkie who has sex with other men to feed his addiction, what impression does that create in your mind? The media needs to start showing a more realistic portrayal of LGBT people, because we're more than just your comic relief, folks.
mordredt02 2 years ago
@mordredt02 Yeah, and they need to stop using gay sex as a way to scare them from undesirable behavior. OH my god, I had to have sex with a *black* man, so I could get drugs. *shudder*.
pewterbot9 1 year ago
Yeah add me to the "gay but not offended" list here. There's bigger shit in this world to be pissed off about about than a car ad where an obviously douchey guy has his outfit changed. (Also, a pomeranian and a polo shirt make you gay now? News to me!)
breezilla 2 years ago 2
Yeah I have seen the last ad before. But I never thought of it has homophobic until now. That guy should have turned into some plant or something than some stereotypical gay person with various poodles.
Taurus702B 2 years ago
This is pretty sad, the first ad and the third shows gays as normal human beings, which would offend homophobes, where as ones that show gays as junkies and camp queens like Carson and Gok Wan seem to be ok. Tolerance in America is tragic and I blame extreme protestant trash churches and ignorance. In New Zealand we don't have that type of problem
princette 2 years ago 2
Thank you for posting this video. I agree that glbt people need to keep their senses of humor, but some of these ads just reinforce prejudice and stereotypes. I guess I have mixed feelings. Thanks again for your insight, it was interesting to watch.
lastdancemaryjane1 2 years ago
yeh i dont find them offensive at all. and the heroin guy was sad because he prostituted himself, and its hard for guys to whore themselves to women so he had to sleep with men cos they'd pay for it.
leigh2490 2 years ago
the scrub hard didn't imply being gay was dirty, it was just having sex with a transvestite (cross dresser) is pretty kinky
TBSnerd 2 years ago 2
one of my friends is gay and in no way did he find any of that offensive,lighten up a bit
stoolpusher 2 years ago
@stoolpusher Well then, it's obvious your gay "friend" is a hetero arse-licker. Most are; it's a survival factor. Very few queers disagree with their hetero peers...after all, who wants to live a life in terror, homelessness, or as a pariah?
pewterbot9 1 year ago
@pewterbot9 its utterly pointless in me responding to that with a proper opinion as your one shows no sign of logic whatsoever and would therefore just be wasting time...so i'll leave you to try your trollin on somebody else....oh and quoting "friend" as if to suggest i was secretly refering to myself doesn't help your point. it makes you sound like your 7 years old
stoolpusher 1 year ago
I'm gay and not into makeup and fashion
mayfairproductions 2 years ago
@mayfairproductions
Neither am I. It's pretty sad, all those stereotypes.
Littlefire100 1 year ago
This video perpetuates another gay stereotype: that of the hypersensitive, whiny, humorless gay who is incapable of laughing at himself or finding humor in his own situation. As a gay man myself, I find this brand of homosexual to be the hardest to hang around with, for fear that something I say may make him take offense. There are plenty of examples of media and modern culture demeaning homosexuals. I didn't see one honest example of that in this video.
gaymaverick 2 years ago
WOW a self hating gay!!!! These are getting more rare these days, usually only older men and guys that grew up the boonies.
judderwocky 2 years ago
Um...self-hating? I don't think so. I've never once considered myself less of a person because of my sexual orientation. Just because I don't get all shrill and defensive every time someone says something less than adoring and reverential about homosexuals doesn't mean I hate myself. I just think people need to keep a sense of humor and perspective when dealing with society as a whole. There are more than enough closed minds out there; we don't need to add to the problem by closing our own.
gaymaverick 2 years ago
"all shrill and defensive"
The video narration had no audio (at least on my comp). You're superimposing the gestures and/or mannerisms you find distasteful to characterize his criticism.
judderwocky 2 years ago
I'll concede the point on shrill because, yes, there was no audio.
Look, I'm not telling anybody NOT to be offended. These ads don't offend me, but then I'm not easily offended. I just think that the energy this person is putting into being offended and feeling persecuted could be put into more positive endeavors. Instead of trying to whip up anger and rage and creating more division, there could be strides made toward bridging the gap and fostering unity and understanding.
gaymaverick 2 years ago 2
@gaymaverick You're a self-hating queer. 'Cause you accuse your gay brothers of add to "the problem" by speaking out against homophobia, just because it's somewhat veiled in certain commercials. You're sort of an infiltrator for hetero homophobies, by trying to discourage gays from being whistle blowers. With voices like yours, who needs enemies?
pewterbot9 1 year ago
@pewterbot9 Are you even real? Seriously.
biporio 1 year ago
@pewterbot9 C'mon, dude, when I started to having fun with everything you say you suddenly leave us? Go on, be a man, and push your opinion down our throat, and make a fabulous joke with this previous sentence! Make my day(use this one too)!
biporio 1 year ago
@pewterbot9 Excuse me, do I know you? Have we met? If not, then you have nothing on which to base anything you have just said. Anyone who knows me will tell you that I am anything but a "self-hating queer", and that, if anything, I am one of the FIRST people to stand up--even to my own good friends--and let my voice be heard if I honestly think that an offense has been perpetuated against anyone in the LGBTQ community. If I thought that you were worth any more of my time, I'd elaborate.
gaymaverick 1 year ago
@gaymaverick squealed: "Excuse me, do I know you? Have we met?"
I hope to god we never met...I've already had more than my share of horrid encounters with phony queers like yourself. You may be gay, but certainly no maverick! You elitist reply is so typical of your kind: self-serving, smug, phony liberal gays who bray about their stalwart support for their gay brothers and sister. But are actually anything *but*. BTW, I wouldn't ask anyone who knows you re. your honesty...they're a clique.
pewterbot9 1 year ago
@pewterbot9 You're a joke, man. And not even a good, funny one. You're like that angry, ugly joke that makes everybody in the room feel sorry for the ignorant bastard who told it. I hope you find some way to rid yourself of your anger. You're only creating your own Hell by holding on to such rage and bitterness. I also hope that whoever it was who hurt you so bad to make you this way ends up getting his or her just desserts.
Oh, and for the record, I have never once in my life "squealed".
gaymaverick 1 year ago
@gaymaverick Well, you're certainly squealing like a stuck pig in a panic storm, simply because I speak the truth about queer turncoats like yourself. You're quite the creep, to put it mildly.
pewterbot9 1 year ago
I agree, I'm gay and I take any offense to these vids. The only sad thing was that some goods one didn't air, but I don't see why people LOOK for things to be pissed at no matter what the topic is!!!
Off the Topic but...
FUCK WBC!!!
That is all!!! lol
krazykittymatt 2 years ago
This is a great video.
There is a great deal of bias towards the "It's so gross" view of homosexuality.
CabbagePatchBaby 2 years ago
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
too much drama over nothing.
BansheeVanRaven 2 years ago 2
I'm lesbian, and I'm not butch.
0Krusnik0 2 years ago
So... I'm on board with a big chunk of what you're saying... until you get to the "silly little fairy" ad. Personally, I think that that one's incredibly far-fetched.
Fireheartl 2 years ago 2
Sorry, but this was very "I'm the only gay in the village". I just wanted to see gay controversial ads, and you filled alot of it with un-needed "Why cant we all just get along" crap. We all do get along silly billy, stop feeling like you're victimised and get out there and be gay.
hwwhwh 2 years ago 2
Yeah, I think this is kinda over-reacting. But still, subtle hate can still be hate. The problem is if it is intentional or not, does it matter?
0Krusnik0 2 years ago
@0Krusnik0 Good point. What you see happening here, for the most part, is a bunch of homophobes (some gay, sadly), pretending they are *not* homophobic, and they don't see any offense. In order to intimidate what strident voices exist. It's an old, old, old ploy...ever since Cain slew Able. These are the sort of folk who don't view *any* anti-gay threat as homophobic, unless it's an outright bloody smackdown with a smashed-in face. And even then, they might disagree. What demons!
pewterbot9 1 year ago
This is very interesting, but I think you were being a little bit touchy on the last commercial.
MathNerd50 2 years ago
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thevandals18 2 years ago
She IS a fairy..But I don't get why she..Oh,she made him dress up like a fairy?
NaruhinaXSasusaku 2 years ago
The OP and some of the others in the community are stretching for a reason to be offended by that commercial, some how their point is if you remove parts and characters from the story line and end it early its offencive. (Kind of an odd criteria)
americancarguy 2 years ago 2
what does being gay have to deal with buying a car???
dbzyaoiboi 2 years ago
the commerical on 2:02...was really rude...
dbzyaoiboi 2 years ago
Ironically many people in Advertising are gay themselves and a lot of this hopophobia is often internalised. Americans are not respected worldwide for their tolerance of gay people.
Ruffgo 2 years ago
the Viggo commercial was PERFECT. great commercial. made me laugh and got the point across. i can't believe how hateful this country is and has always been. hopefully, we'll grow out of it.
snager80 2 years ago
I really don't see a problem with the Caliber add (I'm gay and own one and love it) it is funny the message is that the caliber is any thing but "cute" And that it was the only thing that could not be turned into a fairy tail cute thing (like the train buildings and pedestrian) Sort of advertising it as the opposite of the "cute" Neon.
americancarguy 2 years ago
It was stereotypical BUT at least the homophobe got turned into what he really is inside... I wonder what would happen if the blonde guy was talking about his downward spiral as a gay man having to sell himself for drugs or a gay man having to sleep with older straight women to support his drug habit, hiding it from his partner!
LaReinaDelBarrio 2 years ago
To be one hundred percent honest I think the chrysler ad is speaking more to the fact that the man who changed was this "ghetto"(as in urban ghetto culture) man walking his dog, who then turned into this stuck up looking much more upper class looking person.
VilianKajillion 2 years ago
I don't get what's bad about the dodge caliber ad... he said 'silly little fairy' to an actual fairy. It's meant to be funny because he doesn't wanna be dressed the way the fairy made him... I don't see the relationship to being gay. It's like that snickers ad where the guys kiss, it seems more like it's meant to make fun of the insecurities a lot of 'manly' men have about doing anything that could be deemed gay; not make fun of gay people.
kramer362 2 years ago 3
thers a exelent add about condoms is really funny and is super pro gay hahais about a gay dad
dragonter 2 years ago
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To the author of the video, why do you think that being a sex worker is the "most degrading thing" a person can do? I guess you only approve of sex when it's done "the right way" - sounds just like someone who's anti-gay.
LaughingAtHomos 2 years ago
Some of the commercials are legit with the gay references, but the last car one... how can someone possibly think that guy is calling the fairy gay? The fairy was girl, and the word FAIRY is not limited to gay references. Gay people need to open their eyes and see that not everything is specifically insulting them. They just choose to think of it like that.
tbald2 2 years ago 2
Are you really that thick, it wasn't the Fairy (girl) it was the asshole that was change by her.
usapegasus007 2 years ago
that was not a gay reference it was like ever other thing in the commercial he got turned into a disney esc fairy tail guy, just like the gingerbread skyscraper and the candy steam train that used to be An Elevated commuter train.
I'm gay and think that it was not homophobic but that a group of people where just looking for some way to be offend by it. (I love the caliber and own one, it is a great car!)
americancarguy 2 years ago
Seriously guy? I've never seen any character like that in a Disney movie.
TangledWeb 2 years ago
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I don't like the idea and the stereotyping thing, if it was "black people" instead of "gay" then I would support this, HOWEVER
a homo is like a handicap or a drug addict and I don't like "broken" people, if you have a problem like that KEEP IT TO YOURSELF, there's enough people on the planet and we don't need people that can't even change themselvs
don't like it? don't be gay, it's not like you can't fix your problem, otherwise stay the fuck away. that counts handicaps/drug addicts too,etc
llVIU 3 years ago
If someone didn't like u and wanted u to die, would u; because I would like that to happen. Grow the fuck up and get u some business bitch.
uraine7626 2 years ago
I don't understand what you're saying... go ask someone that knows english to rewrite your comment
llVIU 2 years ago
IIVIU: Wow. You're a moron. Please keep it to yourself.
LaughingAtHomos 2 years ago
you win the dumbass award
LatinEcho776 2 years ago
why is there never anything said about lesbeans we are being discriminated against aswell wtf
REDRUBY33 3 years ago
The Levi's commercial pissed me off.
The prisoner one was okay, but I didn't think it was that bad.
The soap one extremely pissed me off. I was really offended actually.
narutonejii 3 years ago
I don't understand why it pissed you off. I'm gay; I found it amusing anyway. It's not a homophobic comment in any way. I'd be tempted to scrub pretty hard if I'd awoke in the morning and found a woman next to me. And even if I didn't, I'd joke about it later on, in the manner the advert did. A straight guy is not attracted to men -- sex with one isn't on his agenda. It's NOT homophobia. It's a matter of attraction. There are definitely a number of "us" who should calm down and be more rational.
itsManSam 2 years ago
its my opinion. so just shut up.
what's homophobia to you may not be homophobia to another. it's all about connotations instead of denotations of the mindset of how one identifies as.
narutonejii 2 years ago
It may just be your opinion, but homophobia is "just someone else's opinion" aswell. You can't use "your poinion" to justify yourself... The whole world of advertising isn't out to get you
keenboy1310 2 years ago 2
i would have to say that the dodge ad not homophobic even thought iam gay i did not find it in any homophobic and i found secound ad not offensive infact i thought it was quite cute in a way
kester102 3 years ago
Gay people in the media should be studied in more by media studies students. Homosexual (gay) is something people cannot change, contrary to what antiquated instituions or historic figure heads eg the Pope would have us believe. therefore it should be treated equally as other characteristic people have no power to chose eg age, gender, nationality (arguably), ethnicity, and sexual oreination should be added to this list: criteria when analysing representation in media studies.
ieatpanda 3 years ago 5
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Stupid Little Faries!
datheat99 3 years ago
:/
I like Gays
And I like Tinkerbell
But they are not the same thing. lol.
Minisha 3 years ago
not cool! not cool!
TBSnerd 2 years ago
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GAY!!!!
datheat99 3 years ago
That Chrysler ad was blatantly obvious.
nw1982 3 years ago
And in that HIV awareness ad, they specifically worded it with him saying "I'm STRAIGHT, I'm WHITE, I'm YOUNG...I'm not the typical person who gets HIV", which was beyond absurd and reinforces some very uneducated generalizations that have been around since the 70s and 80s.
Also, in regards to crimes against gays, a crime is a crime. Motivation for a crime shouldn't change the face of the crime. Gay, black, white, straight, Christian, Jewish, whatever. "Hate crimes" are ridiculous hypocrisy.
metalfaust19 3 years ago 5
The heroin ad, I will agree, was pretty ridiculous. It really is implying that him having sex with strange MEN for money was any more dangerous and taboo than having sex with strange WOMEN.
I think the car ad was harmless. I bet it offends real fairies though, they don't ALL use magic!
An actual offensive commercial I saw lately was one that had a straight, white man with HIV saying that "I'm not what you imagine when you think of HIV". Cause only gay black guys get HIV, I guess?
metalfaust19 3 years ago 4
Yeah I saw that commercial too and I thought the same thing. It made it seem like people should *really* take notice now when a straight white boy has HIV, kind of like how the news media goes insane over a cute missing white girl or a murdered attractive white woman, ignoring the thousands of minorities in similar situations. If it happens to the pretty straight white people: OH MY GOD! TAKE NOTICE!
nw1982 3 years ago
The prison commercial for the razors wasn't saying anything about homosexuality. It was poking fun at the fact "hardened" violent criminals had a cute moment of agreement, then went back to being enemies and fighting. It wasn't trying to say anything about a "gay act" causing police to intervene.
The Lava soap commercial wasn't offensive to me, either. You could flip that around and show a gay man having mistakenly slept with a female to portray the same "joke". It was dumb, but not offensive.
metalfaust19 3 years ago 3
I think some of these were a little exploitative. Just because they try to show homosexuality in a positive light does not mean these companies aren't exploiting it to make money. The Levi's ad got on my nerves a little bit, all it did was try to guilt-trip viewers and evoke sympathy to sell...denim. I don't think putting a spot about violence against a gay man in an ad for JEANS is the best idea...that really trivializes the seriousness of intolerance in my view.
metalfaust19 3 years ago 2
The first one seemed fine to me.
RaidenTheAlmighty 3 years ago
I appreciate this video and it's information and honesty.
And that first commercial for the cars is really nice. (:
acidxrainbows 3 years ago
why do some people think this is overreacting? I can see it in the last commerical, but none of the others, the reactions are extreme, though this was in the past, but I but I think it'd be the same reaction even now. For some reason the public can handle thinking that some people are different. oh my...
kannazukinomikorocks 3 years ago
...How many anti-gay marriage ammendments have passed in various states in the last few years? How many of those have you campaigned against? How many letters have you written to your congressman/senator asking him or her to advocate for your rights?
Furthermore, have you EVER changed an intolerant person's mind by seeing homophobia around ever corner? Don't you think a more effective method would be NOT being a drama queen and actually coming up with some well-reasoned arguments?
pancakesforone 3 years ago 2
...The civil rights battle for gays, lesbians, bisexuals, trans, two-spirited, and other ridiculous names people have come up with for themselves is a real and valid fight. I don't see much point in creating drama where there is none, or at least not much. Use your talents and energy where they are needed...
pancakesforone 3 years ago
OK, so I thought this video was kind of annoying until I got to the end, and realized it was not only annoying but paranoid. The guy called a FAIRY a FAIRY. I suppose the clothes she sticks him in could be seen as gay, but it's a bit of a stretch to see that whole thing as homophobic. The only one that I found upsetting at all was the prison one...
pancakesforone 3 years ago 2
most of these commercials have nothing to do with gay stereotypes. its just the context of the situation in the commercial. i could use the word erect to describe a building, and morons would laugh because its also used to describe a penis. most of the arguments in this video are based on situations like the one i just described. some people see a commercial, while others see a homophobic or racist statement. people who call these things out only see the bad because thats all they think about.
stalingrad32 3 years ago
this is actualy quite shocking, tbh if a advert was rasist as these are homophoic there would be outrage, its like, on youtube and you post a rasist comment your account will be deleted but if u put a homophobic one its ok unless its insighting ovious hate...im not saying rasism is ok but i think its weird how the world pans out at the end of the day... but really in some ways all adverts are slightly offenciff to some ppl stereotypes are bad too... im gay and i dont like super feminiate guys..
lom654 3 years ago 2
Hmm... Nice points, though there is actually one thing I find off-putting about a lot of "gay-friendly" media.
All the guys have perfect bodies and are rich and thin and attractive.
Did you see those guys in the first ad? Gorgeous upper-middle class home, immaculately furnished.
It's just not "real" enough... a lot of us are average physique, barely getting by with money, and have no decorating or fashion sense at all. Come to think of it, most of my friends are as broke as I am. :P
Threetails 3 years ago
I can't believe the kind of commercials they air these days! Thank you so much for putting this video out there! My poor friend came out and said he was gay and the next day got jumped and nearly beaten to death. I can't believe the kind of crap in these commercials its RIDICULOUS! Again thank you for putting this out there!
gothicfreak678 3 years ago
Okay its one thing supporting gays and same sex marriage ect BUT your reading way to into this. To be honest its actually kind of ridiculous, the start with the adverts which were removed maybe, but the rest
sexliciousXbeth 3 years ago
I'm gay, and I'm not offended by any of these. I think gays tend to LOOK for things to be offended by to create drama, and frankly, I'm tired of being associated with that.
Grow a pair of balls and deal with it. Women are targeted by ads, too. So are every other minority. Why does being gay give us the right to bitch and moan any more than them?
reeology 3 years ago 5
THANK YOU!!!
GOD!! FINALLY SOMEONE SAYS WHAT IM THINKING!!! im so damn tired of being seen as a little drama queen "fag"!! im tired of people like that in the gay community, and we should all brake the retarted stereotypes! sure im not taht much of a macho man! but im not a silly crying bitchy flamer!! reeology, it is time for people to GROW BALLS!!!!!!
chanel0102 3 years ago
Glad you agree :)
reeology 3 years ago
The ads that the maker of this film thought are offensive ARE offensive. It seems like some people deny that, and I guess they have the right, but such ads should not be aired. Have any of you people who are straight and say these ads aren't offensive ever seen an ad that makes fun of straight people BECAUSE they are straight? I haven't. Sure, there are ads that make fun of men and women for some other reason, but I have never seen an ad were someone is laughed at for being straight.
kaahaus 3 years ago 3