Chevy olympic Ads featuring gay couple spark outrage

[flexheal]

While several Olympic sponsors have spoken out against Russia's restrictions on gay rights ahead of the Sochi Winter Games, Chevrolet is rolling out two ads during the U.S. broadcast of the opening ceremony on Friday that feature gay couples.

The ads are the first to feature gay couples during an Olympic broadcast, according to GLAAD, an advocacy group for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. They also come at a time when a fairly new Russia law banning gay "propaganda" from reaching minors has drawn strong international criticism ahead of the Games.

Three sponsors of the U.S. Olympic Committee — AT&T, DeVry University and yogurt maker Chobani — have spoken out explicitly against the Russian law. Other companies that have remained silent on the issue have been criticized on social media. And there have been calls for a boycott of the Sochi Games from gay activists and others around the world.

Chevy, a unit of General Motors Co. that is not an official sponsor, didn't comment on the Russian laws specifically, instead saying in a statement that "these ads ... are not intended as any political commentary."

But some advertising experts say the commercials make a pretty clear statement. "Actions speak louder than words," said Allen Adamson, managing director of the New York office of branding firm Landor Associates. "The action of putting a spot on the Olympics is far more powerful than a press release. It's a very clear statement of what they believe Chevy stands for.

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireS...ouple-22419573


Guess I won't be buying a Chevy again. The "gold standard" for children is to have a mother and father at home. Time, religion, money, sexuality, etc... do not change this psychosocial biologically rooted requirement that children have. To encourage gay adoption is to put the sexual needs of the gay "parents" above what children need.

[brighamw]

Wait...

You think Chevy views gays as anything other than just another market to target?

Seriously...

[Driftslut]

"these ads ... are not intended as any political commentary."

[Ge_Tech]

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireS...ouple-22419573


Guess I won't be buying a Chevy again. The "gold standard" for children is to have a mother and father at home. Time, religion, money, sexuality, etc... do not change this psychosocial biologically rooted requirement that children have. To encourage gay adoption is to put the sexual needs of the gay "parents" above what children need.

Why should it be either or? We should have loving couples, regardless of their sexuality. That is a win, win for everyone.

[Spartan5364]

disgusting

[Ge_Tech]

Wait...

You think Chevy views gays as anything other than just another market to target?

Seriously...

This. Most Gays have a lot of income.

[Kouri81]

I'm not articulate or smart enough to properly respond to this rubbish so I'll just wait for someone else to do it.

[PSToolman]

This. Most Gays have a lot of income.

No. But we do buy cars and we're loyal to companies that are supportive.

[PSToolman]

I'm not articulate or smart enough to properly respond to this rubbish so I'll just wait for someone else to do it.

If you don't like it, why respond at all? The old line about there being no such thing as bad publicity applies. Every time a group gets up in arms about some made up controversy it just helps keep the free advertising going. It happened to Chic-Fil-A.

[RetardedNinja]

I'm not articulate or smart enough to properly respond to this rubbish so I'll just wait for someone else to do it.

lol

[Kouri81]

If you don't like it, why respond at all? The old line about there being no such thing as bad publicity applies. Every time a group gets up in arms about some made up controversy it just helps keep the free advertising going. It happened to Chic-Fil-A.

dude, my post was in response to the thread starter.

[TaeBoNinja]

To encourage gay adoption is to put the sexual needs of the gay "parents" above what children need.

So you think its better for a kid to grow up in the foster system, than raised by a gay couple?

[Chowboy]

The trouble with this kind of targeted marketing is that you may end up offending (wrongly so) a larger market than you're targeting.

[Spartan5364]

So you think its better for a kid to grow up in the foster system, than raised by a gay couple?

probably yeah.

Personally I would absolutely rather have foster parents than gay parents (that I guess must be foster parents as well?)

[tsbalr120]

I swear if companies are gonna start making a bunch of commercials that are controversial since people keep talking about them, I'm going to be pissed.


That being said, this might have been a bad idea since they sell alot of trucks in the south and has tough competition.

[DaHurst]

lol, no one gives a **** about the ad and only liberal media outlets report about the "Controversy" behind it and how people are against the ad and what not.

In reality no one gives a **** and I wouldn't have even noticed it was a gay couple. No jimmies were rustled here along with 95% of the population but the media keeps on acting like there's a great injustice torwards gays. It's ****ing annoying

[BEATINGU]

** Only drive German cars crew **

[DerpHunter]

Guess I won't be buying a Chevy again. The "gold standard" for children is to have a mother and father at home. Time, religion, money, sexuality, etc... do not change this psychosocial biologically rooted requirement that children have. To encourage gay adoption is to put the sexual needs of the gay "parents" above what children need.

Nope.

http://www.apa.org/about/policy/parenting.aspx

Many lesbians and gay men are parents. In the 2000 U. S. Census, 33% of female same-sex couple households and 22% of male same-sex couple households reported at least one child under the age of 18 living in the home. Despite the significant presence of at least 163,879 households headed by lesbian or gay parents in U.S. society, three major concerns about lesbian and gay parents are commonly voiced (Falk, 1994; Patterson, Fulcher & Wainright, 2002). These include concerns that lesbians and gay men are mentally ill, that lesbians are less maternal than heterosexual women, and that lesbians' and gay men's relationships with their sexual partners leave little time for their relationships with their children. In general, research has failed to provide a basis for any of these concerns (Patterson, 2000, 2004a; Perrin, 2002; Tasker, 1999; Tasker & Golombok, 1997). First, homosexuality is not a psychological disorder (Conger, 1975). Although exposure to prejudice and discrimination based on sexual orientation may cause acute distress (Mays & Cochran, 2001; Meyer, 2003), there is no reliable evidence that homosexual orientation per se impairs psychological functioning. Second, beliefs that lesbian and gay adults are not fit parents have no empirical foundation (Patterson, 2000, 2004a; Perrin, 2002). Lesbian and heterosexual women have not been found to differ markedly in their approaches to child rearing (Patterson, 2000; Tasker, 1999). Members of gay and lesbian couples with children have been found to divide the work involved in childcare evenly, and to be satisfied with their relationships with their partners (Patterson, 2000, 2004a). The results of some studies suggest that lesbian mothers' and gay fathers' parenting skills may be superior to those of matched heterosexual parents. There is no scientific basis for concluding that lesbian mothers or gay fathers are unfit parents on the basis of their sexual orientation (Armesto, 2002; Patterson, 2000; Tasker & Golombok, 1997). On the contrary, results of research suggest that lesbian and gay parents are as likely as heterosexual parents to provide supportive and healthy environments for their children.

[fsuboy1411]

Sooooo glad I bought a Ford.

[CLEAN_SET_OF_10]

probably yeah.

Personally I would absolutely rather have foster parents than gay parents (that I guess must be foster parents as well?)

This. I'd rather have semi competent straight foster parents than fully competent gay parents.

[fsuboy1411]

Nope.

http://www.apa.org/about/policy/parenting.aspx

Yes, but homosexuality is a mental disorder.

[flexheal]

So you think its better for a kid to grow up in the foster system, than raised by a gay couple?

I rather grow up in a foster system than raised by gay couples.

[TLTrooper]

- gm is pretty much govs btch
- who cares

[Kouri81]

DerpHunter just ended this thread

[BallerOfPeace]

Ford is better anyways.

[Irezumi]

I rather grow up in a foster system than raised by gay couples.

You should have been aborted...that way you wouldn't have to worry about trying to sound macho on an internet forum by crying about things that dont affect you.

[illriginalized]

Clash of civilization

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[tsbalr120]

trying to sound macho on an internet forum

You should have been aborted...

[HumptyBrah]

Wait, people giving a fuk about gay adoption is actually a thing?

[Spartan5364]

Wait, people giving a fuk about gay adoption is actually a thing?

yeah lol what kind of idiot cares about kids
losers