From CarGus to Doros, when me to mercials, 2021 was pretty gay.
Contents:
- 30 YEARS OF ABSOLUT ADS TARGETG THE GAY COMMUNY
- THIS AD IS BEG LLED THE “GAYT COMMERCIAL OF 2021”
- ‘CALL ME MAYBE’ VIO ACTOR HOLN NOWELL SAYS HE WASN’T COMFORTABLE WH HIS CHARACTER’S GAY STORYLE
- OKC WOMAN, TONYA GAY GUM, ADMTED CHILD SEX TRAFFICKER
30 YEARS OF ABSOLUT ADS TARGETG THE GAY COMMUNY
* gay gum commercial *
This mercial om CarGus was actually hailed “the gayt mercial of the year” by many.
THIS AD IS BEG LLED THE “GAYT COMMERCIAL OF 2021”
The 30-send ad shows one gay man shoppg for rs onle as he clar his need to “move on” and get “more space” for his outdoor gear.
‘CALL ME MAYBE’ VIO ACTOR HOLN NOWELL SAYS HE WASN’T COMFORTABLE WH HIS CHARACTER’S GAY STORYLE
The Norwegian postal service Posten went viral this Christmas after showg Santa Cls a gay relatnship. Tled When Harry met Santa, ’ the simply adorable queer love story marks the upg 50th anniversary sce homosexualy was crimalized the untry. His spir then appears, to everyone’s surprise, and he out as gay to all of his livg relativ, standg proudly and hand--hand wh another man – who is now his partner.
Absolut, the Swedish vodka brand known for s inic bottle advertisg, is markg 30 years of ads targetg the gay muny wh -- what else? It still mak headl when mastream advertisers addrs the gay and lbian muny ads, pecially mastream media. Anti-gay prottors recently protted Target for advertisg durg Degrassi, a drama that has featured several gay storyl, on the Nick Teen channel.
But was a brave move back 1981 when Absolut, then a relatively unknown brand, first ran ads The Advote and After Dark, two magaz read by gay men. The Pernod Rird brand (and s ad agency, TBWA Worldwi) is rather more -your-face about thgs now: In 2008 ran a PR mpaign around the theme, "In an ABSOLUT World All Men Are Created 'Equal' and Gay Marriage Is a Celebrated Realy. Here are 10 more Absolut ads that you may, or may not, have known were part of the gay vodka gallery of 30 years of Absolut's gay ads».
OKC WOMAN, TONYA GAY GUM, ADMTED CHILD SEX TRAFFICKER
Unsurprisgly, also ran the gay prs, where s nuanc were terpreted differently. Absolut has sponsored the Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn media awards sce 1989. Artist Keh Harg was popular wh everyone but the gay muny was more likely to celebrate his sexualy.
2003: The film nisters clu the nam of famo gay movi.