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Video: New Commercial Warns New York About Gay "Marraige"
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John Del Signore
Published May 28, 2009
Modified May 28, 2009
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[UPDATE BELOW] You do know that if gay marriage becomes legal in New York, your children will be instantly turned gay by their crusading queer teachers, right? And according to this eye-opening new TV commercial, "it's not just kids who face consequences. The rights of people who believe marriage means a man and a woman will no longer matter. We’ll have to accept gay marriage whether we like it or not." Oppressed straight couples, Albany will never respect your rights if you don't stand up now!
According to the Times, the commercial, which will be broadcast around the city and state today, will also be accompanied by radio spots, robocalls, and a billboard in Times Square. Produced by conservative Christian group National Organization for Marriage, the $100,000 campaign is timed to thwart a same-sex marriage bill that's awaiting passage in the State Senate (the Assembly passed it this month.) A previous NOM commercial, which warned of a dark, gathering storm of gayness, inspired some hilarious parodies—check out our favorite below, via SFist.
UPDATE: Hmm, maybe NOM should learn how to spell same-sex marriage before trying to ban it? A commenter points out that marriage is misspelled "marraige" around the 27 second mark in their new commercial. Whatever, know-it-awl, homosekshals r still rong to git marraid!
And for the original NOM "Gathering Storms" commercial, see it here.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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