Comments on: Equality California Infiltrates Miss California USA With This (Lackluster) Ad http://www.queerty.com/equality-california-infiltrates-miss-california-usa-with-this-lackluster-ad-20091119/ Free of an agenda. Except that gay one. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:52:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: erkki http://www.queerty.com/equality-california-infiltrates-miss-california-usa-with-this-lackluster-ad-20091119/comment-page-1/#comment-238864 erkki Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:39:44 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=75177#comment-238864 I have to repeat the same comment I keep posting to these threads: GEOFF KORS: RESIGN! Now! EQCA continues to harm the queer community in California immensely, and it's time to clear out the failures from the past couple years. I have to repeat the same comment I keep posting to these threads: GEOFF KORS: RESIGN! Now! EQCA continues to harm the queer community in California immensely, and it's time to clear out the failures from the past couple years.

]]> By: Josh http://www.queerty.com/equality-california-infiltrates-miss-california-usa-with-this-lackluster-ad-20091119/comment-page-1/#comment-238394 Josh Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:13:41 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=75177#comment-238394 EQCA has no idea what they are doing. What a waste of money. EQCA has no idea what they are doing. What a waste of money.

]]> By: Davina http://www.queerty.com/equality-california-infiltrates-miss-california-usa-with-this-lackluster-ad-20091119/comment-page-1/#comment-238351 Davina Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:11:27 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=75177#comment-238351 What the heck does "It's love either way" mean? Why are we wasting precious seconds talking about the prom and how this young girl isn't going to get married either. That serves NO ONE! Can't someone write a better script or get some actors on this? I have outlined several ideas for more compelling, gut-wrenching ads for marriage equality in my follow book to my first book Why You Should Give A Damn About Gay Marriage coming out in March 2010. But it would be great if the leadership at EQCA would allow more feedback from the community about how to create BOLD ads, rather than playing it light to please donors. Every ad I've seen from prop 8, to Maine, to Washington, is apologetic, it does not stir anyone's emotions. The other side knows how to use drama and actors to whip people into an emotional frenzy, to create anger and outrage. Our ads should inspire, they should make people cry, they should tear at people's hearts strings. IF we can't do it my filming average gay people. Hire a script writer, hire some actors, and bring some magic to the screen, like Sean Penn did in his role as Harvey Milk. People we are gay, we can do better than this!!!! Bring on the drama queens, bring on the thespians! What the heck does "It's love either way" mean? Why are we wasting precious seconds talking about the prom and how this young girl isn't going to get married either. That serves NO ONE!
Can't someone write a better script or get some actors on this? I have outlined several ideas for more compelling, gut-wrenching ads for marriage equality in my follow book to my first book Why You Should Give A Damn About Gay Marriage coming out in March 2010. But it would be great if the leadership at EQCA would allow more feedback from the community about how to create BOLD ads, rather than playing it light to please donors. Every ad I've seen from prop 8, to Maine, to Washington, is apologetic, it does not stir anyone's emotions. The other side knows how to use drama and actors to whip people into an emotional frenzy, to create anger and outrage. Our ads should inspire, they should make people cry, they should tear at people's hearts strings. IF we can't do it my filming average gay people. Hire a script writer, hire some actors, and bring some magic to the screen, like Sean Penn did in his role as Harvey Milk. People we are gay, we can do better than this!!!! Bring on the drama queens, bring on the thespians!

]]> By: Andrew http://www.queerty.com/equality-california-infiltrates-miss-california-usa-with-this-lackluster-ad-20091119/comment-page-1/#comment-238344 Andrew Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:57:13 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=75177#comment-238344 Oh, no. Another one of "those-poor-gay-victims" Ads. It's no wonder we can't be seen as "equal." Oh, no. Another one of "those-poor-gay-victims" Ads. It's no wonder we can't be seen as "equal."

]]> By: Cinci Chris http://www.queerty.com/equality-california-infiltrates-miss-california-usa-with-this-lackluster-ad-20091119/comment-page-1/#comment-238341 Cinci Chris Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:52:11 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=75177#comment-238341 I think a headline going something like, "Homosexuality isn't a choice. Religions is." would be more powerful than these pitty party ads. I think a headline going something like, "Homosexuality isn't a choice. Religions is." would be more powerful than these pitty party ads.

]]> By: Rick http://www.queerty.com/equality-california-infiltrates-miss-california-usa-with-this-lackluster-ad-20091119/comment-page-1/#comment-238288 Rick Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:56:06 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=75177#comment-238288 This is another "pity" ad. It's just not fair ... waaah, waaah. When will we grow up and not ask for pity? Poor us. This is another "pity" ad. It's just not fair … waaah, waaah.

When will we grow up and not ask for pity? Poor us.

]]> By: Dave http://www.queerty.com/equality-california-infiltrates-miss-california-usa-with-this-lackluster-ad-20091119/comment-page-1/#comment-238247 Dave Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:08:17 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=75177#comment-238247 Don't donate money to any organization that doesn't have the balls (or love of them) to go for the jugular with activist advertising. The PROP 8 ads were all crap and powerless. Don't donate money to any organization that doesn't have the balls (or love of them) to go for the jugular with activist advertising. The PROP 8 ads were all crap and powerless.

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