| TruckOSaurus said: What did you guys think of the ads I posted? I thought they were very well made, they show a light kiss and nothing shocking and convey the message pretty well that gays are just people. |
Well, unfortunately you kind of spoiled us the 'surprise', but I think those are cool, mostly the first one when they kiss and the whole family is not giving a single dam.
Bogota is an interesting case, there is a significant and strong movement supporting the LGTBA communities, but most of the people are homophobic, or have homophobic tendencies. But, it's still way better than the rest of a very very conservative and catholic country.
This one is from, ...don't know, maybe 10 years ago. When the mayor actively and openly started supporting the cause.
This one is more recently, about 2~3 years old, and was part of probably one of the most strong campaign made in the country, or at least the most important that I've seen. There were ads in TV and on the street, mainly on bus stops. The thing is that it caused the rage of the conservative party, and there was a formal complaint to the government office that investigate the misuse of public resources. They stated that the campaign were "promoting homosexuality" exposing it to children and teens. The funniest part is that apparently it was abusing the rights of the people that were not LGBT. Anyways, I really don't know what happened with that complaint.
Here is the video, and the images, it says "In Bogota, one can be..."
The sad part is that the person that filled the complaint, is now a member of the District Council, and he is now going against the city local TV station because it has broadcasted programs that promotes the debates, and support the LGBT movement. Yeah the guy is an ass. He even asked for the list of LGBT people that worked in the station, claiming that it was an indirect way of 'wasting' public resources. Indeed, the guy is an ass.
TL;DR
Bottom line, even though there is a strong movement that supports the community, there is also a strong proportion of the residents that still have homophobic tendencies.
