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South Africa’s gay population numbers close to 5 million people, and the Anova Health Institute along with the Elton John Aids Foundation have released a video to educate around and destigmatize homosexual relationships as part of their initiative We The Brave.
In the clip, two men of differing races stand up at the dinner table and kiss in slow motion, while an older man, presumably one of their fathers, looks on in shock. The next shot is a closeup of a condom wrapper being ripped open, with a slogan declaring “We’re definitely brave enough to cover up.”
While the video might seem just a bit heavy-handed, it is under fire from various South African sources, including a number of broadcasters who have refused to air the spot. Twitter users have targeted the commercial, calling it “inappropriate” and even “disgusting.” It marks the first time a gay kiss has aired locally in South Africa.
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We say, let the haters tweet. The message behind the commercial is obviously too important to let that rhetoric win out. Stay #BraveEnough!
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Obviously they’re horrified by the idea of using protection. /snark
I *loved* their use of Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra.
Many South Africans will also be having a problem with mixing race.
Chigau:
Oh yes. When I was reading through the comments on a couple different sites about the free land in Russia, a large amount of them were Afrikaaners, moaning how Africa was utterly ruined for white people, they had to leave. Darn.
Because hetero kisssing is totally not disgusting at all! Movies are full of it.
Elsewhere lesbian couple assaulted by cop in Hawaii get substantial settlement. It’s the only way to get municipalities to learn, apparently. Carrot/stick relationship perplexes them.
This is awesome. So many good messages, and the defiance.