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» Timely Marketing.
Gay-loving dating site Chemistry.com feels the same-sex marriage spirit: "To acknowledge and celebrate California's historic ruling to overturn the state's ban on gay marriage, Chemistry.com today announces it will offer free seven-day memberships to anyone in the state of California who visits Chemistry Celebrates on Monday, June 16, the same day San Francisco will begin issuing marriage licenses." [PR Newswire] |
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Like The Lincoln Tunnel!
For a company to go directly after its biggest competitor in advertising is nothing new in a media landscape scarred by cola wars and fast-food takedowns. But for a company to use another company’s intolerance of same-sex relationships as a key talking point in two mainstream campaigns is something new and very bold. And smart as shit, too. |
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Chemistry.com's New Ad Campaign Hits The Spot
Dr. Warren, a former seminary student who has had several books published by Focus on the Family, an evangelical Christian group, has publicly voiced his belief that premarital sex can increase the likelihood of one’s marrying the wrong person. No way, Warren: screwing helps weed out the losers. eHarmony, meanwhile, reiterated that they have nothing against gays. Nor are they swayed by Warren's evangelical roots. The site simply doesn't have the appropriate "psychological data" to pair same-sex couples. Damn our bent brains! |
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A Chat With Love Doctor Dr. Helen Fisher
Credited as the world's most proficient relationship guru, the Rutger's professor pioneered more than her fair share of studies into the realm of the heart. While some people prefer a psychological approach, Fisher's background in evolutionary anthropology, she says, offers a more accurate portrayal of amour. |
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The Christian-influenced, anti-gay marriage-oriented dating site explains they refuse gays for two reasons: one, gays can't marry and, two, their "partner-matching algorithms" aren't queer calibrated. These half-assed explanations sure do incense Stevenson… |