Act against homophobia

[celandineb]

As seen at fabu's and jelazakazone's:

In response to heat they're getting from the American Family Association, Proctor & Gamble is conducting a phone poll to see if people are for or against the Luke/Noah storyline on the soap opera As The World Turns (which the company owns). Even if you don't watch the show, please consider taking a quick moment to support boy

Comments

[stephiekeke]

Since you left all the proper numbers to push, it took me about 33 seconds!

[jenburkholder]

I don't watch any *stories*, but am happy to support boy kissing! 'Twas easy to do.

[darkladyothsith]

I wasn't going to comment, but this keeps nagging at me, so here goes

[celandineb]

Oh, sure, but the reason the American Family Association is protesting (and the reason there's a phone poll at all) is pretty clearly not because folks think it's an improbable relationship; it's because it's a male-male relationship, and a kiss was shown on television. If it were just a few die-hards who think a different scenario would be better, I seriously doubt P&G would care as I'm sure they get that all the time.

[alicorn24]

Excellent point. Homosexual relationships are so infrequent in mainstream media that they're all held up as being just that, without consideration for whatever personal dynamic there may be. I don't watch the show either, but as much as I "support boy kissing", I'd rather see no boy kissing than see boys who are wrong for each other kissing. (If in fact these boys are wrong for each other. It may be a fantastic pairing.) That's not progress any more than token black guys on TV shows are progress.

[alicorn24]

That having been said, I'm tempted to vote anyway just in hopes of annoying the American Family Association.

[scarlettohara]