Travelin man From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 3311 posts, RR: 0 Posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1444 times:
I challenge anyone to read this story and not laugh:
Confuscius From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 3633 posts, RR: 2 Reply 1, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1433 times:
EWRCabincrew From United States of America, joined May 2006, 5522 posts, RR: 57 Reply 2, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1422 times:
N867DA From United States of America, joined May 2008, 974 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1415 times:
Ugh, I live in Georgia and I want to apologize on their behalf! Things like this make the southeast look like a bunch of backward nomads. I'm sure Atlanta and other urban areas of the South may differ from the Rural South. I'm surprised Charleston got such a bad rap, because I have always heard they have a very liberal position on sexual orientation.
I can't say I laughed when I read the article. It was more of an "are you kidding me?" feeling. Especially about the principal that resigned instead of accepting the Gay-Straight Alliance. In a way, I look up to him--it's nice people are still willing to ''fight'' for their beliefs but come on...get real!
STLGph From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 8977 posts, RR: 27 Reply 4, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1399 times:
too late. the damage is done. let the laughs begin.
i heart it.
Eternal darkness we all should dread. It's hard to party when you're dead.
Jpax From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 1016 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1361 times:
Quote: ‘so gay’ is not a negative thing at all. We think it is just great to be so gay,”
"Dude, you're so gay!" or "Damn, that show was so gay." or "I have never seen anything so gay in my life." ... I never knew those were compliments! Well, learn something new everyday.
SkyGirl From United States of America, joined Nov 2007, 451 posts, RR: 4 Reply 6, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 1205 times:
And this is why I'm glad that I'm from North Carolina...
...Now they face an even greater danger...Tyrannousaurs in F-14's!!
AirTran737 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 3639 posts, RR: 12 Reply 7, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 1196 times:
Such a stupid ad campaign, an utter shame. I hope the residenst of South Carolina have thick skin, because people are going to make fun of them.
Nice Trip Report!!! Great Pics, thanks for posting!!!! B747Forever
Boeing744 From Canada, joined Jun 2005, 1769 posts, RR: 25 Reply 8, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 1170 times:
Quoting AirTran737 (Reply 7): Such a stupid ad campaign, an utter shame. I hope the residenst of South Carolina have thick skin, because people are going to make fun of them.
Well, the sort of people who would be offended by this are also the sort who have made the term "that's so gay" derogatory in the first place. So they're getting what they deserve IMO.
DocLightning From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 16819 posts, RR: 57 Reply 9, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 1134 times:
I just find it ironic. All the gay-haters suddenly get real quiet once gays start shelling out money. And since most gay men are 1) college-educated and 2) single, we tend to have a lot more disposable income than our straight brethren.
And suddenly, gay money is just as green as straight money.
Iflyatldl From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 1936 posts, RR: 4 Reply 11, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 1077 times:
Quoting EWRCabincrew (Reply 2): Who fu**ing cares? If this brings money (much needed in a crappy economy) to your state, so be it.
Quoting STLGph (Reply 4): too late. the damage is done. let the laughs begin.
i heart it.
Quoting DocLightning (Reply 9): I just find it ironic. All the gay-haters suddenly get real quiet once gays start shelling out money. And since most gay men are 1) college-educated and 2) single, we tend to have a lot more disposable income than our straight brethren.
And suddenly, gay money is just as green as straight money.
Aaand this came to you when????
You're only going to see this in magazines such as Instinct, Out or Out Traveler. It's not like Larry Craig or Jesse Helmes is going to be selling it on Liberty St. in Charleston.
It won't be in Columbia's mainstream daily paper.
Seriously, this is proof positive, South Carolina has waaaay too much time on it's hands........
Ah, Summer, Fenway Park, Boston Red Sox and Beer.....
1stfl94 From United Kingdom, joined May 2006, 1454 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 1068 times:
Quoting Iflyatldl (Reply 11): You're only going to see this in magazines such as Instinct, Out or Out Traveler. It's not like Larry Craig or Jesse Helmes is going to be selling it on Liberty St. in Charleston. Big grin
It won't be in Columbia's mainstream daily paper.
Seriously, this is proof positive, South Carolina has waaaay too much time on it's hands........
They showed these adverts on the London Underground which was when all the fuss kicked off. Stupid move by the conservatives because us guys
1) like to travel a lot
2) like the more expensive side.
Iflyatldl From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 1936 posts, RR: 4 Reply 13, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 1046 times:
Quoting 1stfl94 (Reply 12): 1) like to travel a lot
2) like the more expensive side.
If the ads made it to London it's a good thing. As liberal/open-minded as Brits are, I'm really surprised about the uproar. I'm kind of surprised we haven't seen them here in ATL, but there's many a place I haven't been round to here lately.... But we do see gay themed ads occasionally in MARTA stations and venues in Buckhead and Midtown.
Ah, Summer, Fenway Park, Boston Red Sox and Beer.....
Planespotting From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 3438 posts, RR: 5 Reply 14, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 1011 times:
Quoting MSNBC.com: Oran Smith, president of the Palmetto Family Council, a conservative activist group in Columbia, the state capital, said that at first he thought the ads were an Internet hoax.
“I think with today’s economy, we have to be really smart with our tourism dollars, and South Carolina’s market, very clearly, is the family-friendly market,” Smith said. “So if we want to spend our dollars in a way that’s wise, we need to go after our market, and our market is families.”
Yes, Oran. The people with all the disposable income in today's economy are families. The same families who are having a hard time paying their mortgage, filling up their minivans and trading down their grocery purchases will bring all those tourist $ to your state.
Much more lucrative than the gay community, which has an estimated $800 billion of buying power in the US each year, and the majority of couples have no kids to support, fairly high paying jobs and lots of discretionary spend.
Real smart. South Carolina, like the rest of the south, can lay waste and continue to decompose while the rest of the world moves on and evolves.
FlyDeltaJets87 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 15, posted (4 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 931 times:
Quoting SkyGirl (Reply 6): And this is why I'm glad that I'm from North Carolina...
And the only reason we go to South Carolina is when we're passing through it.
*Disclaimer* just a friendly jab at our neighbors to the South in SC....even though we're clearly better up here in NC.
Quoting EWRCabincrew (Reply 2): Who fu**ing cares? If this brings money (much needed in a crappy economy) to your state, so be it.
I think some people have too much spare time (the ones in an uproar).
Who's in an uproar? No one on here (at least yet). Yea, I bet some locals of certain religions that dominate the South won't like it, simply because that's the way the South can be, but just laugh and move on.
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"Dude, you're so gay!" or "Damn, that show was so gay." or "I have never seen anything so gay in my life." ... I never knew those were compliments! Well, learn something new everyday. 
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No one on here (at least yet). Yea, I bet some locals of certain religions that dominate the South won't like it, simply because that's the way the South can be, but just laugh and move on.
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