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Smoking is Gay!

Discussion in 'Current Events, World News, & LGBT News' started by Chip, Oct 7, 2009.

  1. Chip

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    I came across this video.
    I generally love gay jokes and things that make fun of stereotypes, but I'm sort of torn on this.

    I think it's pretty funny, but I also think it (perhaps inadvertently) sends a totally wrong message.

    I'm curious what others think.
     
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    Torn?

    I'm against smoking like the plague, but even I can tell that commercial is crap. >_>
     
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    haha!! were did this come from?!?
     
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    Ok. Im hoping everyone understand this is 100% SATIRE. That means they are making fun of the guy who decided to say "All porn is gay porn" to try and scare kids into not watching porn.

    Its obviously a J O K E and The Onion is pro-LGBT in all sense of the word.
     
  6. :roflmao:

    That was hilarious. Those commercials were amazing XD I'd enjoy watching tv so much more if there were commercials like that playing.

    But Greg is right; it's satire. It's not commenting on the stereotype that all gays smoke, but on Michael Schwartz who said, "But all pornography is homosexual pornography..." to try to get people to stop watching porn, also like Greg said.
     
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    should it be noted its from "the onion"??

    saw this earlier today, i think its a riot, socially observant wise :slight_smile:
     
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    Oh right.
    I should really begin to read. :dry:
     
  9. Chip

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    I intentionally didn't state that it was from the Onion just to see what sort of responses people would have :slight_smile:

    However, even though it's satire, I'm still a tiny bit uncomfortable that some people might not get the humor, or might unintentionally feel that it reinforces the stereotype that to be gay is bad in any way.
     
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    gotta love how the girls are encouraged to smoke with this logic :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
    >.>
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    ...and the lesbians.
     
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    :grin: Seriously, that quote still makes my day.
     
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    Ah, I love the Onion...
     
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    Yea I was in the quiet computer room with a good 60 something people in there. I busted out laughing. awkward stares but it was worth it.
    The onion was poking fun at the comments that dude made. The one who said internet porn turns you gay. So they hit them with the smoking makes you gay.

    Its the onion...THE ONION....the same people who coverd the ninja parade, Historic Blockbusters and The First Known Sexual Predator
     
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    god i love the onion
     
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    I thought it was really funny, until it hit the "child reactions", probably more because the children didn't carry the same sarcastic tone as the people in the news room. Still very funny over-all! I bet it'd work too >_>
     
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    LMAO! This s:***:t was hilarious! omg :***:ing jebus! I can't stop laughing. OMG
    OMG
    oMG
    WHOOOO! :roflmao::tears::roflmao: omg MAKE IT STOP!
    Wow. I am crying for real you guys. This thing is totally funny, I showed my mom and she fell to the floor- LITERALLY!

    Is this s:***:t real? I am not American, but if its real, this thing could actually sell! I do agree that its kinda derogatory to compare smoking to homosexuality. But good god!

    You know? They should remake the smoking episode of South Park after this! :lol:

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    Thanks for saying "children" THOSE WERE SO NOT TEENS!
    You could see those kids weren't pass age 10 yet!:eusa_naug
     
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    :roflmao:

    That was hilarious:grin:
     
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    Just because something is a joke, doesn't mean it isn't offensive.

    I've thought many satirical commercials were funny, but this is an exception.
     
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    I thought it was funny..
    But I can also see how it could be interpreted otherwise.
     
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    Well a joke making fun of gay people would be offensive, but if you watch alot of The Onion you would know that they take something in the news and blow it WAY over the top and twist it to be completely retarded and obviously not real. They had one segment were they said DADT is only in place because we cant spare any of "the gays" because they are a precious commodity and we need to keep them safe.

    This is in result a direct attack against whats-his-face that had that bone-head idea to use fear and propaganda to play into a confused teenagers fear of being different. I would not take it as being an attack on the LGBT community (in fact if that second add aired on TV i think it might convert alot of people, WOW that was hot :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:)