Sometimes, things happen that remind me the world isn’t filled quite to the brim with assholes. There are plenty of good folk, too. And sometimes, I collect those things and share them with you.
First up, a commercial from a for-profit company that carefully considered some of their customers’ suggestions they hate the non-heterosexual folk and said, “Nah, we’ll go with making love from hate instead.”
Yes, of course I got teary-eyed. Are you kidding? And yes, the cynical will say that of course they laughed at the haters, as ten times as many customers aren’t haters, but this was a rather in-your-face rejection of the hateful message rather than just quietly letting the subject drop. So yes, Honey Maid will of course be my graham cracker of choice whenever I venture into culinary territory that requires them.
Next, we have got a mock-serious Irish ad warning about the gaypocalypse that will surely happen should same-sex folk be allowed to marry. They portray the actual dangers of passing marriage equality legislation. Nailed it. Before you watch, please finish all food and/or drink and remove anything spillable from around the computer, because you’re probably going to be howling with laughter and possibly pounding the table. Let’s not allow the gaypocalypse to claim another victim before it’s got properly started.
Unfortunately, I suspect there actually will be people barricading themselves in little enclaves and homeschooling their children in desperate fear that accepting people different from them will get them zapped by God. They will be as pitiable as the couple in the ad.
Want a bonus video? Of course you do! Here you are: the original hater song!
I don’t know about you, but I kind of feel they were unfair to gibbons… We shall make up for it with a desperately cute meme.
That Honey Maid video is so many kinds of awesome. It’s not only ” look that the positive thing we made out of your hate” but also “look how dwarfed your hate is by decency.” Great response.
Also that meme: *deded*
Might be just me, but the Honeymaid one won’t play. I’d seen it before, but went and Googled it just to see it again.
Thanks, Dana! I’d never seen the Hater song before – reminds me of Garfunkel & Oates.
The “thank you hater” video is priceless.
My heart’s all melty now. Like cheese in a grilled cheese sandwich. :)
And the picture is desperately cute, indeed. The cockles of my heart are all toasty now.