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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Mon Feb 3, 2014, 03:29 PM Feb 2014

Coca Cola Ad Featured First Gay Family in Super Bowl Ad History

Not as if you needed another reason not to have a racist freakout over a multilingual Coca Cola ad (or any ad), but here it is: while everybody was a-tweeting about speaking English, they missed the first gay family in Superb Bowl history.

About two-thirds of the way through the minute-long ad, a male couple and their daughter are seen rollerskating together, while “America the Beautiful” plays in the background. The ad aired during the second quarter of the game.

More here: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/coca-cola-ad-featured-first-gay-family-in-super-bowl-ad-history/

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Coca Cola Ad Featured First Gay Family in Super Bowl Ad History (Original Post) Playinghardball Feb 2014 OP

Seems a few people are missing the importance of this first. Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #1

I actually loved that it was so easily missed. Barack_America Feb 2014 #2

Behind the Aegis

(53,949 posts)

1. Seems a few people are missing the importance of this first.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Feb 3, 2014, 11:56 PM

Feb 2014

We are never represented in commercials, and to this at an event watched by MILLIONS of people is incredible! How many people looked up and FINALLY saw themselves being represented, no...acknowledged!

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)

2. I actually loved that it was so easily missed.

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 4, 2014, 12:10 AM

Feb 2014

The interaction between the family was so natural, unforced and...normal. I had to watch it again because I missed it the first time. On second go 'round it was, "oh yeah, there they are, that perfectly normal, happy family that just happens to include two fathers."

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