I was traveling over the past two days, so there’s no “She Got Me Pregnant” vlog this week, I’m afraid. Instead, please enjoy this series of five public-service ads featuring happy lesbian and gay families. The ads are a production of Get to Know Us First, a non-profit group sponsored by Power Up! films.
The ad featuring a gay black couple with five kids aired across California on Tuesday, before, during, and after the Presidential Inauguration, on Good Morning America, The Today Show, Despierta America (Univision) and Levantate (Telemundo), many regional news stations, and CNN, and FoxNews.
KABC-TV, a California ABC affiliate, refused to air the ad (PDF), however. According to Chris Yokogawa, the media buyer for Get to Know Us First’s ad agency, “They said it was too controversial to air during the Inauguration, since ‘many families will be watching.’”
Yup. Can’t have families watching ads about other diverse and happy families, now can we? It might teach tolerance or something.
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