Tag Archives: advertising

Taco Bell Ad Stars Gay Couple

This “leaked” Taco Bell commercial was posted to YouTube ten days ago. Has anybody seen it aired anywhere? (Via Towleroad)

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New Tide Commercial Stars Gay Couple

(Tipped by JMG reader Gordon)

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Tylenol Holiday Ad Features Two Moms

A take on modern versions of “Norman Rockwell” families. (Via Bilerico)

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Today In Advertising Hypocrisy

Via Memeographs.

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One Million Moms: Harass Kohl’s Over Ads During How To Get Away With Murder

Just in via email: Dear Joe, ABC’s creepy program “How To Get Away With Murder” did not end with the finale since it is now airing the season all over again. New episodes will begin on January 29 and in the meantime the network plans to air reruns – unless 1MM can intervene. This show is about more than murder …

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Vogueing Viral Star Becomes Model

Back in October a routine Las Vegas news clip went viral after viewers fixated on a kid that was fiercely posing and vogueing in the background. Since then 15 year-old Brendan Jordan has appeared on chat shows and was surprised by RuPaul with an invitation to a Drag Race taping. And now he’s a model. From the text of the …

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Billboard Of The Day

Via the Catholic League: For the past several years, we’ve been engaged in a battle of the billboards with our atheist foes at Christmastime. The typical venue has been New York City, the media capital of the nation. This year we chose to put our mark on the culture by making a statement in Los Angeles, right outside of Hollywood. …

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Jim Parsons For Intel

(Via Aksarbent)

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Kmart: Jingle Bellies

(Tipped by JMG reader Ken)

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MISSISSIPPI: New HRC Ad

This is the second in HRC’s “All God’s Children” campaign.

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Viral Video Of The Day

Over 1.7M views on the first day of the below ad from Britain’s Sainsbury’s supermarket chain. The Guardian rips it to pieces: What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? Not only the monstrous anger of the guns nor the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle, but now an epic four-minute, eye-wateringly expensive commercial for a supermarket chain. There is no disputing …

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Orlando Loses Iconic Neon Sign

Brooklyn and Philadelphia both lost iconic neon signs this year and today the same happens in my hometown of Orlando. For decades, the Merita Bread sign acted as a welcoming beacon to downtown Orlando for those traveling eastbound on I-4, just south of downtown. Two years ago, the bread company closed its doors when Hostess, its former parent company, went …

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ITALY: Phone Ad Features Gay Parents

JMG reader Andrea says this is the “first portrayal of gay parenthood in an Italian ad.” She adds, “The voice is of Fabio Volo, a famous Italian writer and radio personality. In 2005 he praised Zapatero’s speech when marriage equality became reality in Spain.”

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John Lewis: Monty The Penguin

Going viral on YouTube today is this year’s Christmas ad from Britain’s John Lewis department store chain, whose holiday commercials are a beloved tradition. Via the Guardian: John Lewis unveils its latest festive advert, featuring a young boy and what appears to be his pet penguin playing together in the lead up to Christmas Day. After the success of last …

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IRELAND: Lovely New Marriage Ad

Via Pink News: A moving advert has been released as part of a voter registration campaign ahead of next year’s referendum on equal marriage. The Republic of Ireland, which introduced civil partnerships in 2011, is set to vote next May on extending civil marriage to same-sex couples, with early polls suggesting a landslide victory for equality. However, referendums have a …

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NOM: We’re Super-Boycotting Starbucks

“The pro-same-sex marriage corporate behemoth Starbucks has taken its ideologically-driven LGBT agenda to a new level with a new ad featuring two reality TV star drag queens. The ad feature Bianca Del Rio and Adore Delano, two drag queens from a reality TV show on the LGBT network, OUTtv. Thus Starbucks continues to serve up a healthy dose of ideology …

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New Starbucks Commercial Features Queens From RuPaul’s Drag Race

Via TIME Magazine: Everybody loves coffee and its healing powers — especially drag queens, as we now know from Starbuck’s latest ad. It features Bianca Del Rio and Adore Delano, fan favorites from the sixth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race who are both very cranky and under-caffeinated while waiting in a long Starbucks line. They begin to argue and trade …

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Kegel Exercises With An Assist

Last week I got pitched to promote glow-in-the-dark underwear with a padded bottom. Oy. Today I got pitched on this possibly more useful product: The Private Gym, LLC announced today the release of its groundbreaking, innovative fitness program, Private Gym, the first FDA approved exercise program that strengthens the muscles supporting and controlling the penis. In less than 10 minutes …

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One Million Moms Vs Verizon

You knew this one was coming. Dear Joe, Verizon has a new commercial where the whole ad is based on the slogan “half-fast” internet. This double entendre is repeated over and over again. The entire commercial’s dialogue has various people, mostly families, including a mother in front of her child, saying half-fast instead of half-a$$ed. Verizon should be more responsible …

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This Is An Ad For Something

Via press release: People from all around the world took part in the gay selfie project released by the global gay social network Moovz. This project was meant to show the faces of the global gay community, with people from different cultures, with different colors, appearance and races and that speaks different languages. From South to North America and from …

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