In a marketg masterstroke, McDonald's has found a way to give a welg warm fuzzy to gays and lbians whout angerg Amerin right-wgers. The pany recently began airg a tasteful ad which a gay teen viss a McDonald's wh his dad. The trick that mak the strategy work: The ad, viewable below, is only airg on French televisn -- and on YouTube, where 's bee an ternatnal sensatn and been viewed more than 1 ln tim. By stayg off U.S. televisn, McDonald's has done a reach-around to the dience wanted and an end-n around right-wgers who might e a stk over the ad.
Contents:
- MCDONALD'S NEW GAY FRI AND TARGET'S LOVE AFFAIR WH LGBTQ
- MCDONALD’S INTRODUC RABOW-THEMED FRI SUPPORT OF “GAY PRI”
- MCDONALD'S COM OUT OF THE CLOSET WH ITS BIG GAY AD (THOUGH ONLY FRENCH)
- MCDONALD'S CTOMER PLAS ABOUT 'GAY I,' GETS DRAGGED SOMEWHERE OVER THE RABOW.
MCDONALD'S NEW GAY FRI AND TARGET'S LOVE AFFAIR WH LGBTQ
Gay i are the new hot em on McDonald's men Washgton D.C. The new lorful em has been add to celebrate the gay muny and their upg para this month. * mcdonalds gay french fries *
The popular fast food cha McDonald's is jumpg on the gay pri tra, offerg up gay iendly i to their ctomers. And 's not jt McDonald's that's phg a pro-gay agenda – Target stor are dog too.
The Amerin Fay Associatn reports, "For the past two years, Target stor have entire sectns dited to products normalizg homosexualy. In many stanc, profs om the sale of the products are donated to gay advocy groups for the promotn of the liftyle to children public schools. McDonald’s rtrants on both asts are servg up the rtrant cha’s famo ench i sportg a rabow-themed box celebratn of homosexual “pri” events.
MCDONALD’S INTRODUC RABOW-THEMED FRI SUPPORT OF “GAY PRI”
The “gay” themed i are beg served between June 9 and 11 at three specific Washgton, D.
C., area McDonald’s rtrants loted along the route of the June 10 Capal Pri Alliance homosexual para. -area McDonald’s rtrants were expected to enter a float the June 10 “gay pri” para as well, g the slogan “Lov’ is Lov’.
Meanwhile, McDonald’s rtrants around San Francis are also offerg “gay” i throughout the month of June — a month apparently dited among homosexuals natnwi to celebrate their dysfunctnal liftyle. Kim Knapp, a spokperson for McDonald’s rtrants the Bay area, nfirmed the cha’s LGBTQ (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer) posture.
MCDONALD'S COM OUT OF THE CLOSET WH ITS BIG GAY AD (THOUGH ONLY FRENCH)
Addrsg McDonald’s cisn to offer s ctomers “gay” i, Knapp explaed that “as an official sponsor of this year’s Pri ftivi, we looked for a unique way to brg that celebratn to our rtrants throughout the Greater Bay Area. In one form or another McDonald’s has been helpg to promote and solidify homosexualy society for some time. In 1999 the rtrant cha add “sexual orientatn” to s nondiscrimatn policy, and 2004 ma domtic partners of homosexual employe eligible for benefs.
However, McDonald’s is by no means the only pany to offer a wk and nod to the homosexual liftyle.
Acrdg to, other sponsors that have leant their endorsements to “gay pri” celebratns clu Marrtt Internatnal, Capal One, UPS, Gei, Red Bull, AT&T, Wells Fargo, State Farm, Starbucks, IKEA, Coldwell Banker, Co-Cola, Amerin Airl, GAP, Heeken, Kaiser Permanente, and Cibank. In May the Amerin Fay Associatn reported on another rporate giant that has gone all to help normalize homosexualy Amerin culture, and to show s support to LGTBQ mpaigns.
MCDONALD'S CTOMER PLAS ABOUT 'GAY I,' GETS DRAGGED SOMEWHERE OVER THE RABOW.
For the past two years, Target stor have entire sectns dited to products normalizg homosexualy, ” the AFA poted out. “In many stanc, profs om the sale of the products are donated to gay advocy groups for the promotn of the liftyle to children public schools. In a marketg masterstroke, McDonald's (MCD) has found a way to give a welg warm fuzzy to gays and lbians whout angerg Amerin right-wgers.
The pany recently began airg a tasteful ad which a gay teen viss a McDonald's wh his dad. Msage: McDonald's is a place where you n be yourself -- even if you're gay. The pany is a member of the Natnal Gay and Lbian Chamber of Commerce and has supported Out & Equal Workplace Advot, a natnal anizatn that helps build gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr muny the workplace.
The ad isn't a viral h jt bee 's gay-iendly -- 's partly bee 's simply a really well-executed ad that's more enjoyable to watch than a typil Amerin McDonald's ad. A humble homophobe got angry at his Happy Meal™ when he saw a rabow on his box of i and was stantly triggered. Homosexual!