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Originally posted by fanoftalent
Yes I agree.
The focus of the gay campaigns should be the fact that regular, straight-acting males can be gay too. Having ONLY feminine/queeny males in the video only reinforces the stereotype for the conservatives who might watch this vid and can even increase the dislike for such behavior from them.
The ideas in these videos are creative and praiseworthy, but some elements should be reconsidered.
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And why should they cater to the conservatives and pander to their narrow-minded views of what is right, the people who created this video shouldn't have to conform to the bigots who are too small-minded to realize on their own that gay men, just like straight men come in all shapes and sizes.
Seeing "straight-acting" males as you call it, a phrase I find offensive for the very reason that it insinuates that having gay men act "straight" will make things all better...the point is the men in this video aren't stereotypes, they are real men and are just as good of representatives for the gay community as the the oh so illusive and heralded "straight acting gay man".
Would it hurt to have broader representation, no, but does it hurt their message even more by not doing so...absolutely not. And lets be real, seeing some "straight acting" gay is not going to make them say "they come in straight form too, lets give them rights and stop discriminating against them...cause this just makes everything better".
It's crap like this, that gets on my last nerve....
I love it!