I was offended by the ad.
Unilever (in South Africa) put an ad together, showing a bullet marked "Uhh, Dad, I'm gay" or something like that, coming for a porcelain heart of a dad. Weird ad. Unilever brings us some of the soaps and lotions we use daily. The idea is that the bullet is going to, of course, break the heart of the dad.
What?
Violence comes with telling the dad "I'm gay"?! Really?!
Here's the article: http://www.towleroad.com/2013/09/unilever-pulls-ad-suggesting-a-child-coming-out-as-gay-is-like-a-bullet-through-a-fathers-heart.html
Bizarre...and so unhelpful.
Homophobia: alive and well.
Pax, B
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