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Marriage equality ad - Sinéad's Hand

Discussion in 'Current Events, World News, & LGBT News' started by Holmes, Aug 26, 2009.

  1. Holmes

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    Here's a nice video on what's wrong with the idea of marriage equality depending on public polls.
    [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ULdaSrYGLQ[/YOUTUBE]
     
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    first off i love the term civil marriage... better than union >.>

    the vid made me think of one of them bank adverts with the music but i love the message

    XD very nice job
     
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    I love it! It's brilliant! I think we should do some sort of advertisement like that in the U.S.

    I have to agree with Adam, the term civil marriage is better. I want to get married, not open a business.
     
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    i just think civil partnerships or unions just sound so cold and unloving...
     
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    like the 3 out of 5 heterosexual marriages that end in divorce? or was it 2 out of 5?
     
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    its creeping up towards 3/5 now i think, but thats beside the point.

    I like this video, but i do think it could have been done better. It got a good point across and everything, but if you try and look at this video through the eyes of someone who does NOT think gay marriage should be allowed, its quite weak. Those are the people we need to sway. Im sure everyone who wants gay marriage will "aww" or "so true!" to this add, but that does not get us anywhere.

    If i had to make an add like this....

    I might try showing a looooooong line of gay and lesbian people and have one heterosexual couple go down the line asking if they could get married with a fierce "no." from everyone. At the end show a similar message like "Imagine how you would feel if your rights were put to a vote" or any number of lines like that. I think its important to put someone in the shoes of the people they are trying to deny rights to.

    That said, its a cute add and im sure it will go over well. I just dont see it making an impact :frowning2:
     
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    i agree greggers we do need harder hitting ads i would one day like to get married and have the option to do so....i sound formal now hmm,
     
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    Great ad!
     
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    That's so great, and SO TRUE!!
     
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    i can deal with civil marriage... civil union sounds like shit
     
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    Has anyone researched the roots of the word 'marriage' and discovered it's etmology?

    I have a nagging supicion that like most words religious groups claim as theirs are from secualar beginnings.
     
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    I underrstood some of the Irish O:

    (!)go me

    lol jks.
     
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    Farthest back I could track it was latin: maritare "to wed, marry, give in marriage,"

    Source: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=marry
     
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    I love it :eek:
     
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    That's a great ad.
     
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    wow i cant belive your complaiing about something like the name. for some people here do not do not have thr civil union or whatever and they are still complaining about the name.

    "hey do you want to have rights "
    "not unless they hange the name of it ..."