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MyCat8it · Senior Member

RE: What WERE they THINKING!?

Date: Sat Jul 18 5:19 AM, 2009

Psych Lit wrote:

i guess the positive side of all of the gay targeted ads is the idea that our moolah holds some sway in the world these days and that is a very good thing! (what does it say on their tushies?)

The softer side of me knows that some companies "do it" simply realizing that diversity extends beyond color and religion. Some actually realize we have been on this American soil far longer than the hijab has. Progressive Ins, I think, is one. Also, GayOrbitz.com is another. While the "gay" orbitz may pf course turn some off. I don't care anymore. I don't want to blend in. I just want to live as I do every day. If I can drum up biz for Prog and GayOrb AND get a discount for using te services, good for all of us.

See gayorbitz.com coupla promo codes for discounts lgbtsavenow and Pride2009

Psych Lit · Guru

i guess the positive side of all of the gay targeted ads is the idea that our moolah holds some sway in the world these days and that is a very good thing! (what does it say on their tushies?)

Date: Fri Jul 17 5:26 PM, 2009

Reaching way back to a point I tried to make. lol Gator

Report: GM failed to fully vet sexy gay ads featuring men in skimpy swimsuits

DAILY NEWS STAFF

Monday, July 13th 2009, 10:54 AM

It seems to be one gaffe after another for General Motors these days.

Online ads promoting the Chevy Camaro and Chevrolet Gay Day at the Movies, which featured men in skimpy bathing suits washing a car, hit the Internet because of an apparent oversight at GM, USA Today reports.

GM's gay community outreach official told USA Today that the videos would not have gone online had certain GM officials seen them first.

Travis Parman, who handles the Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transsexual community relations for GM, told The Advocate:

Our LGBT outreach group did just some grass-roots, viral, simple videos to promote the event itself. Our LGBT group who normally handles this thing is the group who did it, so we didnt want to shy away from that responsibility. But it had not been vetted through every single group, he told the site.

If the video had been vetted through every department at GM, it probably never would have been posted.

Click here to watch a clip of the video.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2009/07/13/2009-07-13_report_gm_failed_to_screen_ads_featuring_gay_men_in_skimpy_swimsuits.html#ixzz0LZ83FNEc

nesea · Senior Member

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

2.

I wonder if she'd be welcomed in that "Manifested Glory Ministries" "Women In Transition" group?

(And the black slip REALLY has to go ....)

-- Edited by Nightowlhoot3 on Friday 26th of June 2009 01:51:48 AM

OH NO ..!!! Did you get the email with all the "Prom Night" pics? b/c this was in that .. and if you think this is something ... until you see that email, you ain't seen nothin sistah !!! I can't do the pic thing on here so I'm going to take the bold step of emailing it to you. You won't believe your eyes.

oh... and btw ... your attention to detail is astonishing. Picking off that black slip .. amazing .. just amazing.

Nightowlhoot3 · Guru

Anonymous wrote:

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

3.

The (heavily republican) legislature in my state (now absent our Democratic governor who cannot override this madness with her veto) has just decided that it's now okay for people to take concealed weapons into bars ... as long as they're not drinking.
Their reasoning is that it's a "hardship" on gun owners to leave their guns outside of bars and restaurants.
Ever tried to remove an unruly drunk from a bar?
I'm soooooooooooo glad those days are behind me, now, and you can bet I won't be diving back into "the bar scene" anytime soon.

Their reasoning would have actually made for good public safety argument if they had simply said it makes more sense on a non drinker in an establishment than in the car that would possibly be stolen by a kid or a felon who now has a car AND a firearm.

I would think if we were employing "good sense" they might have considered a non-drinker not going to a bar in the first place, if leaving their gun locked in their truck is such a "hardship" for them. (And yeah, they actually used the word "hardship.")

guns + booze = bad result.

I worked in gay clubs for years. It literally sends a shiver down my spine to recall any given moment during that time, in my mind's eye, and then add concealed guns into the picture. Once, when I was working in an elevated station right by the front door of a club, we got word that there was a madman cabbing around town going into gay bars, firing off a few rounds, and then leaving. A couple of people were dead already. He'd begun south east of us and was working his way in the direction of our club. The employees knew, the patrons weren't told. The police finally caught up with him about a block east and ... eh? five blocks? south of us. We were the next club on the route.

Imagine a crouded club, and someone walks in and fires a gun. Now imagine all the returned fire from all those well intended "non-drinking" gun totin' patrons. See all the corpses and bleeding people on the floor?

-- Edited by Nightowlhoot3 on Friday 26th of June 2009 08:15:05 AM

Date: Fri Jun 26 4:39 AM, 2009

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

3.

The (heavily republican) legislature in my state (now absent our Democratic governor who cannot override this madness with her veto) has just decided that it's now okay for people to take concealed weapons into bars ... as long as they're not drinking.
Their reasoning is that it's a "hardship" on gun owners to leave their guns outside of bars and restaurants.
Ever tried to remove an unruly drunk from a bar?
I'm soooooooooooo glad those days are behind me, now, and you can bet I won't be diving back into "the bar scene" anytime soon.

Their reasoning would have actually made for good public safety argument if they had simply said it makes more sense on a non drinker in an establishment than in the car that would possibly be stolen by a kid or a felon who now has a car AND a firearm.

Date: Fri Jun 26 4:36 AM, 2009

Psych Lit wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Progressive Auto insurance has an ad running now with two fellows shopping for new ins and one has a rainbow t-shirt on. Yeah, maybe they're cousins. Or really just bff's. Cuz we have to have covert advertising, right? lol.

the next time you see that ad look at the womans name tag. does it say fido? i saw a progressive ad a few min ago and i swear thats what it says

I'll check, but lol. I can't tell you how many times I looked at the cover of Dido I and read Dildo. I'll let you know my take if I see it again. But really, the womans tag? That's what caught your eye? Interesting from an ad pov.

Date: Fri Jun 26 4:35 AM, 2009

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

Here's entry #1:

Gawker - Eating a Burger King 'Super Seven Incher' Is Just Like Giving a Blow Job - Burger King

Sex sells. The media standard of advertising and, what the consensus says is broad appeal does not include the above. (and we all know it does not consider male same sex as being one either). I initially had an eye roll moment which is good since I have moved beyond sterotypical disgust and, I hope the "other side" is moving this way as welll. I wonder where the add is targeted? This could be a very good sign that the general market for sex adds is becoming more inclusive. Not that I care for gay equal rights march to include demand for inclusion in the sex add market sector. lol Gator

I don't know. that argument makes me think of a P.R. campaign for Catholic priests that shows them reading scripture to little girls on their lap. I don't think the "other side" targeting the pornographic side of any culture, group, gender etc is ever a good thing. It's a testament to ones nonchalance over filth. Really, despite what's been said about Hollywood, not all publicity is good publicity. And not every endorsement is a good one. Well, I read further and there is no intention for this to make its way to the American market. Apparently it is for a Japanese market only. Also, I wonder just how much fat is in that disgusting thing.

Don't get me wrong. I'm totally turned off by it. I don't like, especially a fast food joint, to pull this and, then on the other hand sell kids meals with "the king". Which I find him to be totally creepy. There is appropriate place though for the advertising. Do you consider it filth when you go to a pride celebration and lube advertising is there? THat bothers me , when it is suppose to be a family event. I missed where it is known that the "otherside" is targeting. Regardless, to call it filth is what struck me. In the right magazine and, void a Corporation that does not target kids with happy meals many Lesbains would not find it filth but, rather erotic. I've heard the term used in community several times before. Just saying it's not exclusive to the male community. It is a bad thing when sex gets perverted and, the advertising is alright when it crosses into the youth sector but, taboo when it is gays. Gator

Date: Fri Jun 26 4:14 AM, 2009

Psych Lit wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

Here's entry #1:

Gawker - Eating a Burger King 'Super Seven Incher' Is Just Like Giving a Blow Job - Burger King

. I wonder where the add is targeted?
im thinking its aimed at men, certainly not women. the look on her face is supposed to be shock and awe right? i dunno she looks rather horrified to me:) if it were aimed at women it would prolly be downplaying the size or the calorie count. where. i was curious what geographical area.

This could be a very good sign that the general market for sex adds is becoming more inclusive. Not that I care for gay equal rights march to include demand for inclusion in the sex add market sector. lol Gator
ive seen several ads on tv lately that are aimed at the lgbt market. in one the guy is wearing the equality symbol on his sleeve tho its subtle.
oh i see them all the time and for years now. but, you do not see gay sex adds like this.
another, a progressive ad, features two men who are shopping for insurance and seems very gay to me tho the company spokesperson says its just two male friends but its ok with them if its viewed otherwise.
oh please god dont tell me they are not showing the FLO adds anymore.

Nightowlhoot3 · Guru

3.

The (heavily republican) legislature in my state (now absent our Democratic governor who cannot override this madness with her veto) has just decided that it's now okay for people to take concealed weapons into bars ... as long as they're not drinking. blankstare

Their reasoning is that it's a "hardship" on gun owners to leave their guns outside of bars and restaurants.

Ever tried to remove an unruly drunk from a bar?

I'm soooooooooooo glad those days are behind me, now, and you can bet I won't be diving back into "the bar scene" anytime soon.

Nightowlhoot3 · Guru

2.

I wonder if she'd be welcomed in that "Manifested Glory Ministries" "Women In Transition" group?

Nice Dress

(And the black slip REALLY has to go ....)

-- Edited by Nightowlhoot3 on Friday 26th of June 2009 01:51:48 AM

Nightowlhoot3 · Guru

"they also have another ad where a man has dropped his pants and a woman is licking his a ss. its a nice photo in terms of sensual image but ..."

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww....

bleh

Psych Lit · Guru

Anonymous wrote:

Progressive Auto insurance has an ad running now with two fellows shopping for new ins and one has a rainbow t-shirt on. Yeah, maybe they're cousins. Or really just bff's. Cuz we have to have covert advertising, right? lol.

the next time you see that ad look at the womans name tag. does it say fido? i saw a progressive ad a few min ago and i swear thats what it says

Date: Thu Jun 25 1:48 PM, 2009

Psych Lit wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

Here's entry #1:

Gawker - Eating a Burger King 'Super Seven Incher' Is Just Like Giving a Blow Job - Burger King

. I wonder where the add is targeted?
im thinking its aimed at men, certainly not women. the look on her face is supposed to be shock and awe right? i dunno she looks rather horrified to me:) if it were aimed at women it would prolly be downplaying the size or the calorie count.

This could be a very good sign that the general market for sex adds is becoming more inclusive. Not that I care for gay equal rights march to include demand for inclusion in the sex add market sector. lol Gator
ive seen several ads on tv lately that are aimed at the lgbt market. in one the guy is wearing the equality symbol on his sleeve tho its subtle. another, a progressive ad, features two men who are shopping for insurance and seems very gay to me tho the company spokesperson says its just two male friends but its ok with them if its viewed otherwise.

Progressive Auto insurance has an ad running now with two fellows shopping for new ins and one has a rainbow t-shirt on. Yeah, maybe they're cousins. Or really just bff's. Cuz we have to have covert advertising, right? lol.

Date: Thu Jun 25 1:46 PM, 2009

Anonymous wrote:

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

Here's entry #1:

Gawker - Eating a Burger King 'Super Seven Incher' Is Just Like Giving a Blow Job - Burger King

Sex sells. The media standard of advertising and, what the consensus says is broad appeal does not include the above. (and we all know it does not consider male same sex as being one either). I initially had an eye roll moment which is good since I have moved beyond sterotypical disgust and, I hope the "other side" is moving this way as welll. I wonder where the add is targeted? This could be a very good sign that the general market for sex adds is becoming more inclusive. Not that I care for gay equal rights march to include demand for inclusion in the sex add market sector. lol Gator

I don't know. that argument makes me think of a P.R. campaign for Catholic priests that shows them reading scripture to little girls on their lap. I don't think the "other side" targeting the pornographic side of any culture, group, gender etc is ever a good thing. It's a testament to ones nonchalance over filth. Really, despite what's been said about Hollywood, not all publicity is good publicity. And not every endorsement is a good one. Well, I read further and there is no intention for this to make its way to the American market. Apparently it is for a Japanese market only. Also, I wonder just how much fat is in that disgusting thing.

Psych Lit · Guru

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

Here's entry #1:

have you seen the latest calvin klein billboards? one was recently taken down in NYC after complaints about the graphic nature of the photo. the photo was of 3 men, one woman participating in an orgy of sorts and the woman in question looks about 12 while the men look to be in their 20s. i wouldnt mind looking at a billboard of a foursome if the 4 in question were women over 21. still its a bit racy for the street, they also have another ad where a man has dropped his pants and a woman is licking his a ss. its a nice photo in terms of sensual image but for a billboard where kids will view it? im thinking thats prolly not the best idea.

Psych Lit · Guru

Anonymous wrote:

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

Too bad for Christina Applegate there's such a striking resemblance.

omg. it does look like her! i wonder if it is?

Psych Lit · Guru

Anonymous wrote:

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

Here's entry #1:

Gawker - Eating a Burger King 'Super Seven Incher' Is Just Like Giving a Blow Job - Burger King

. I wonder where the add is targeted?
im thinking its aimed at men, certainly not women. the look on her face is supposed to be shock and awe right? i dunno she looks rather horrified to me:) if it were aimed at women it would prolly be downplaying the size or the calorie count.

This could be a very good sign that the general market for sex adds is becoming more inclusive. Not that I care for gay equal rights march to include demand for inclusion in the sex add market sector. lol Gator
ive seen several ads on tv lately that are aimed at the lgbt market. in one the guy is wearing the equality symbol on his sleeve tho its subtle. another, a progressive ad, features two men who are shopping for insurance and seems very gay to me tho the company spokesperson says its just two male friends but its ok with them if its viewed otherwise.

Date: Thu Jun 25 9:39 AM, 2009

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

Here's entry #1:

Gawker - Eating a Burger King 'Super Seven Incher' Is Just Like Giving a Blow Job - Burger King

Sex sells. The media standard of advertising and, what the consensus says is broad appeal does not include the above. (and we all know it does not consider male same sex as being one either). I initially had an eye roll moment which is good since I have moved beyond sterotypical disgust and, I hope the "other side" is moving this way as welll. I wonder where the add is targeted? This could be a very good sign that the general market for sex adds is becoming more inclusive. Not that I care for gay equal rights march to include demand for inclusion in the sex add market sector. lol Gator

Date: Thu Jun 25 8:46 AM, 2009

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

Here's entry #1:

Gawker - Eating a Burger King 'Super Seven Incher' Is Just Like Giving a Blow Job - Burger King

That's disgusting. Sadly? I wouldn't be surprised if this was a females brainstorm. Unless this is just a "harmless" joke, or made for the eurasian trash market. Too bad for Christina Applegate there's such a striking resemblance.

Nightowlhoot3 · Guru

Here's entry #1:

Gawker - Eating a Burger King 'Super Seven Incher' Is Just Like Giving a Blow Job - Burger King