Coming out...
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osodecanela“This isn’t easy for me either.”
“This isn’t how we raised you.”
“You’re going to tell me you never wanted to try it?”
“Enough!”
“You must have known I was different.”
“Not this different.”
I still haven't decided if I like this commercial or am offended by it. One one hand, I'm grateful to see the experience of a man coming out to his father portrayed on TV, though I'm not pleased to see it trivialized to sell a luxury automobile.
Visibility for our community is crucial, especially for our youth, but as important as that is, I have no desire to be a stereotype either.
“This isn’t how we raised you.”
“You’re going to tell me you never wanted to try it?”
“Enough!”
“You must have known I was different.”
“Not this different.”
I still haven't decided if I like this commercial or am offended by it. One one hand, I'm grateful to see the experience of a man coming out to his father portrayed on TV, though I'm not pleased to see it trivialized to sell a luxury automobile.
Visibility for our community is crucial, especially for our youth, but as important as that is, I have no desire to be a stereotype either.
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