Posts Tagged “ads”
Apr
15
2009
 
Not just for the ladies - if you ask mePosted by: punksmurf in Television, tags: ads, queerFour hot shirtless muscly boys sweating away in the sun, picking apples, diving in a pond and giggling, while their tipple of choice — a tray of bottled cider cocktails — explodes in a jizz shot worthy of a Bel Ami classic, and this is supposed to be aimed at straight women? Hmm… Well, its a Dutch-made TV ad and, according to gay Americans, in Europe everyone’s gay anyway. Agency Pink and Poodle (of course) are responsible, and the client — beer giant Heineken — either totally get it or there will some day soon be a rather awkward boardroom moment with a bunch of silver-haired suits sitting around watching the video. When it ends there will be a long awkward silence until someone coughs and says “homoseksueel?” and then a longer silence until someone either jumps out the window or comes out the closet. Apparently, the ad can’t be shown in Britain, because it’s against the law. No, having four gay hunks frolicking like kittens in a basket, but because the Brits need to be defended against ads that make a link between alcohol and sexual attractiveness. Ah, those loony upright gay Brits. Watch one of the sweetest, most impressive commercials I’ve ever seen. Granted, it’s from Argentina and we’re only seeing it because of YouTube, but still, it’s clips like this that give us a little hope and helps us to hold onto that hope after hearing about people like Marco Rebeiro. A little eye candy for the straight gals and queer boys reading my blog: Battlestar Galactica’s Jamie Bamber goes bare for bears in the latest ad for PETA, meant to help save black bears who die for their fur. Canadian Black Bears are apparently used to make the fur caps for the Queen’s Guard. Says Bamber: “The obvious alternative is to make caps out of faux fur. You know, use synthetic materials to avoid killing a beautiful animal. They’re not to keep warm. It’s not particularly freezing outside Buckingham Palace. You could wear something else. And you could certainly wear faux fur.”
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