'Hallmark's move and countermove shine a light on pain as well as progress: Damaging attitudes toward LGBTQ communities still permeate pop culture, but it's no longer possible to quietly get a pass on something like this,' writes BrandonTensley | Analysis
Last Thursday, Hallmark pulled TV ads from the online wedding planning company Zola featuring same-sex couples kissing. This was apparently in response to vociferous protest from One Million Moms, a branch of the conservative American Family Association that claims to"fight against indecency" -- what it sees as deviations from its retrograde vision of kinship bonds.
Hallmark's reflexive response to pull ads with kissing brides is revealing.For one, as much as we, as a society, like to believe that we've embraced homosexuality, the reality isn't so clear cut, especially when it comes to visible displays of same-sex affection.
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