Posted on 12/04/2019 6:33:24 AM PST by Salman
Fifty years after Stonewall, LGBT people who listen to a song, stream a series or read a book have more positive images to draw upon than ever before.
But where are our faces in the ads that sell us those things — or, for that matter, pretty much everything? Rarely seen is the same-sex couple sizing up choices at a car dealership, passing around a tube of toothpaste during their morning routine or sharing a smooch as anniversary rings are exchanged.
“There’s just a very small group of companies that make an effort to educate themselves and to progress… to show us as we are, or appeal directly to the LGBT consumer,” says Todd Evans of Rivendell Media.
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Include Target on that list, says Evans, who points to the general merchandise retailer as an example of a company committed to LGBT-specific marketing and products.
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Some can pass as normal. Many can be spotted a mile down the road with their ridiculous attire, hormone grown whiskers, shaved heads or purple hair, exaggerated hand gestures and head wobbles, etc.
Sad that was my first thought when seeing it the other day.
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