Tiffany & Co.'s beautiful new ad campaign featuring two men would be awesome on its own, but the jewelry's company's casting decision makes it even more special: The men aren't professional models — they're an actual gay couple living in New York, though their names haven't been released yet.
Often I am astounded by just how fast attitudes toward homosexuality, and same sex marriage, have changed in this country and around the world.
It really makes me confident that we can all continue to make great strides if we ignore the negativity coming from some directions and instead focus on making positive change.
After all, five years ago would any of have thought that you would be seeing an ad like this one?
SPAM. Im am hosting Viagra. Really? sick piece of shit. Looks fraudulent and fake and smells like shit.
ReplyDeleteHhhmmm. I would ask you to clarify what you wrote, but I'm sorry to say I believe it isn't explainable.
DeleteLousy grammar. Incomprehensible sentence structure. No clear subject. Absolutely NO indication of WHAT is "sick piece of shit". In short, a complete waste of time and space.
I would suggest you return to school, but like your posting, I'm not sure if it will work.
Oct 5, 2008 - SNL: "I Believe Marriage Is Meant To Be A Sacred Institution Between Two Unwilling Teenagers". - Sarah Palin spoof on SNL
ReplyDeletehttp://jezebel.com/5059146/snl-i-believe-marriage-is-meant-to-be-a-sacred-institution-between-two-unwilling-teenagers
Bristol still hasn't got that one, but give her time.
DeleteThis is off-topic, I know, but I was using the wayback machine for something else and somehow came across the blogger profile for one "ramrocks" aka "R. A. Mansour"
ReplyDeleteThere are four captures beginning with her modest first attempt through her last in which she goes hog wild on the keyboard.
http://web.archive.org/web/20080101000000*/http://www.blogger.com/profile/04960279583753538330
Enjoy,
JMD
As a Tiffany customer during the past two decades (and am I shocked to even say that, given my ultra-poor past), this classy and attractive ad makes me proud.
ReplyDeleteGo Blue Box!
Two Brave Straight Men Held Hands In Public. Look At What Happened Next. (VIDEO)
ReplyDeleteFor most people who are openly gay, facing homophobic abuse for showing affection to our partners in public is something we are very much accustomed to. Things that straight people take for granted, such as being able to share a kiss with a partner or hold hands in public, are very big deals to us. While our straight allies can certainly look at the injustice and be outraged, most cannot fathom actually being the target of that kind of abuse. Well, two brave straight guys in Britain set out to have that experience, and they did.
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/01/10/two-brave-straight-men-held-hands-in-public-look-at-what-happened-next-video/
This put a smile on my face.
ReplyDeleteTolerance is not acceptance.
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It's all about the bottom line, baby, that's it. Tiffany realized there is a new market and they went for it. Large companies don't operate on emotions they operate on profits.
ReplyDeleteAu contraire, Tiffany (the jewelry store) has long supported avant garde and progressive ideas, like the financial support of the son, :ouis Comfort Tiffany's glass studio. That studio made and incorporated many new ideas, and even hired women (though not on an equal level) to do mosaic glass and design work.
ReplyDeleteI think Charles and Louis would be proud.
As a former lighting showroom manager/buyer, I can vouch that every word is true. Another company, Dale Tiffany, tried to imitate the iconic base and shade of the original "dragonfly" design by sending an apprentice (spy) There's certain things to look for when investing in good art, Louis Comfort actually patented the patina process and leading techniques in a way that they could not remain intact if done improperly. The heat generated from a 15 watt bulb would cause pieces of cut glass to pop out. The trick? Dipping the leaded piece in a diluted mixture of arsenic and chamomile tea. Charles and Louis were brilliant artisans and businessmen.
DeleteGo Blue! When I lived in New York, I dreamed of having a small bauble they had in their window. I whistled moon river and saved and saved and saved until I could afford to buy it for myself. It was my one prized indulgence and will be passed down when this blue marble tires of me. I wanted breakfast at Tiffany's, lunch at Van Kleef and Arpel and dinner with (don't laugh) Tom Selleck. One out of three is enough. My kids are my gems and my grandkids will be my diamonds.
ReplyDeleteDoh. Forgot to add that it's about damn time a company of this caliper did an ad like this one. It would be wise of others to follow suit, LGBT people tend to have a lot of disposable income, have impeccable taste for quality, and have no qualms about spending on things that endure.
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