Comments on: Ad cleared, but ‘stereotyped gays’

By: Bianca-Rose

Bianca-Rose — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:11:23 +0000

For example I can imagine it producing more of a “ha ha, those gays are so stupid” response than a “oh, gay men deal with banks like me? maybe they’re people too” one.

By: Bianca-Rose

Bianca-Rose — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:07:42 +0000

This ad makes me cringe. I think it is badly acted and way too over the top. The guy on the left looks like he’s just sucked on lemon the entire ad. It makes it look like they are laughing at gay men, rather than with them, so to speak.

By: mds

mds — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 10:00:57 +0000

Problem is the majority viewing this ad are straight, and the stereotype is reinforced yet again.

By: rob1966

rob1966 — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 01:34:17 +0000

If we can’t laugh at ourself what hope have we got?

Good on Westpac for airing a gay themed ad … buit next time could you use a couple of sexier guys? ;)

By: David Skidmore

David Skidmore — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:31:25 +0000

It’s main problem is that it shows Westpac in a positive light.

By: Mello

Mello — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 06:09:18 +0000

i think they should do the commercial very much! as a gay man i think at times we need to laugh at ourselves and a stereotype in the media is better then no coverage at all, we aren’t bullied if we can laugh along, and stupid people who seem to think we are threatening become disarmed by this sort of add, therefore giving us the opportunity to input our OWN unstereotyped personalities into our identities as LGBT persons and therefore giving us a chance to influence people the RIGHT way which we would never have had a chance to do so before, re-humanising the gay man by portraying him in the media therefore is passive aggression to the biggots of the world and de-guards them to be shown that we are people too