I guess this is a political blog
In case it’s not clear, this blog is for a class where I write a paragraph or two analyzing a bit of propaganda. I saw this commercial while watching Heroes.
In California, limiting marriage to couples consisting of a man and a woman was controversially ruled to be against the state constitution. That being the case, an amendment to the constitution is going to be on the ballot this November that would force the state to only recognize marriage between a man and a woman. This ad, obviously, is trying to convince people not to vote for the amendment.
The first thing I noticed is that the people making the case for gay marriage were older heterosexuals defending their daughter’s marriage. What this says to me is that the ad is trying not to convince the homosexual couples who will be directly affected by the law’s passage, taking them for granted. Instead, the target audience is middle-aged to elderly heterosexuals, not emphasizing one gender. A generation like that might be less convinced by a gay couple describing their relationship; an advertisement like that has the potential to actually put off those who aren’t comfortable with homosexuality. Keeping the conflict with the parents forces people not to look at the situation through the eyes of a gay couple, but through the eyes of their family, which they may be more comfortable with.
Also, they show the older couple because that’s who they are trying to convince to vote no. They no that all the gay men will f=vote no, so they don’t have to advertise to them. They are focused on the people who might vote yes.
I think that you are right about people just agreeing with what their parents era might think is “only right.” People need to be somewhat understand and be able to look from different views of a topic. I think gay marriage should be passed. That it is the same kind of commitment a man and woman make.