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Culture Spotlight On Indonesia

... Times, and in some of the most conservative regions, same-sex activity is criminalized, with lashings as punishment for offenders. With this, LGBTQ-related content is also highly taboo; in 2017, the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission banned men on TV from "dressing or behaving like women," and this past April, a shipment of LGBTQ comic books was destroyed. Whereas other countries are becoming more progressive and inclusive, with drag queens even helping change homophobic outlooks ...

Justifying Fan Fic

... changes are made to a character's history, motivations, or environment (e.g., Harry Potter without magic). Crossover: a story that involves characters or situations from multiple sources; for example, characters from Glee interacting with characters from The Hunger Games. Slash: stories that feature relationships between two same-sex characters (typically males), regardless of their sexual orientation in the original work. ...

Breaking Bad

... say this is a stigma, with only 38% and 34%, respectively, identifying LGBTQ+ relationships as such. This dissonance is understandable because older generations see youth continually championing efforts to support LGBTQ+ rights, which wasn’t nearly as visible when they were young, and they feel that society has come a long way in their lifetime, particularly with the federal legalization of same-sex marriage in all 50 states in 2015. Meeting strangers on the Internet, using dating apps... That’s ...

Transgender Voices

... are being made in entertainment media, marketers are still lagging behind. Ads depicting same-sex couples have only recently gained momentum, but we expect that their acceptance will soon open the doors for more progressive, LGBT-friendly brands to finally and fully acknowledged the transgender community. - TRANSGENDER VOICES: TV - The Sundance Channel is developing a scripted drama called T about a former lesbian activist who goes through gender reassignment surgery to become a man. Amazon’s ...

Pro-LGBT

... was making the trip to get married, three JETBLUE flight attendants delivered a beautifully wrapped basket of snacks and a congratulations card with handwritten notes to the two men’s seats. One of the flight attendants even stepped in to serve as the witness at the ceremony. GENERAL MILLS and BETTY CROCKER were championed by consumers for their vocal opposition to the Minnesota Marriage Amendment. STARBUCKS endorsed a Washington state bill to legalize same-sex marriage by issuing an official ...

Transgender Activists

... Highly open-minded and inclusive, Zs are leading efforts for transgender equality and acceptance. Gen Ys helped make great strides as strong and vocal advocates for the gay community. Most states now allow gay marriage and the unprecedented open-mindedness Ys brought to the fore prompted the entertainment industry and marketers to feature more gay characters and same-sex couples in their content and advertising. With the battle for gay rights and representation having progressed significantly ...

POP Global

... with the Chinese cultural tradition of giving presents to favorite performers, fans can buy credits to send online entertainers virtual gifts. Broadcasting sites offer performers a revenue-sharing deal to split the proceeds from these presents. SLASH FAN FIC FORBIDDEN IN CHINASlash fan fiction, which centers on same-sex relationships between the authors’ favorite fictional characters (regardless of their sexual orientation in the original content), has grown extremely popular in China as a way for ...

Parenting 101

... with a married set of biological parents. With Ys’ open-minded nature, they welcome the idea that families can define themselves however they like, whether that be same-sex parents and their children; parents, grandparents, and children under one roof; unwed partners with kids; single parents with sons and daughters; or traditional nuclear families. As Ys are achieving adulthood on their own terms—and reserving judgment as their peers choose their own paths—it follows that they would ...

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Modern Parents Brands And Marketing

... the entertainment I enjoyed when I was a child 24% of UK parents and 22% of those in the U.S. try to limit their child’s exposure to advertising and marketing.FAMILY ADVERTISINGThe majority of parents don’t think brands are doing a good job portraying any type of family life accurately in advertising. Only 31% of U.S. parents and 26% of UK parents think family life overall is realistically portrayed. Moreover, fewer than 10% of parents think ads accurately portray same-sex parents, and fewer  ...