Gay Commercial: AIDS/HIV Awareness

Probably due to the recent controversy on the use of condoms and religion, an austrian foundation (the same of a very nice video of some weeks ago: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/560597.html) launched an high impact print ad. Two sexy guys having sex:

.( close up )

But... there’s an Angel watching them. It's the latest safe sex campaign ‘AIDS Hilfe Wien’ in Austria. When you wear a condom, it’s like the angels watching over you and protecting you. The ads were photographed by Oliver Gast for ad agency PKP with art direction by Daniela Reichmann and creative direction by Roman Sindelar & Erich Enzenberger. The full campaign:

( full version )

And the heterosexual version: 

( het couple )

And since this is usual a "video" appointment, here is a nice AIDS awareness campaign from Chile. The Chilean government released a groundbreaking TV campaign which promote condom use for World AIDS Day in 2003, along with radio jingles, pamphlets and bus-stop posters. Chile, where divorce is illegal, is one of the most socially conservative nations in Latin America.

The commercials feature a married man who has a lover, a teenager having unprotected sex, a housewife whose husband is cheating on her, and a gay couple in bed. All the people look in the mirror and ask themselves why they are not taking precautions against HIV-AIDS.

One of the guy of the gay couple, looking in the mirror, asks, "¿Qué me pasa?...What's happening to me?". "¡Es mi vida!...It's my life!". "¡Me gusta!...I like it!". "¡La paso bien!...I have fun!" He is seen having intimate moments with another man. "¿Si no me cuido yo, QUIEN?...If I don't take care of myself, WHO WILL?. ¿Si no es ahora, CUANDO?...If not now, WHEN?" He is seen on a city street, exchanging glances with someone passing him. At the end of the ad, the text reads: "¡Yo sé como prevenir el SIDA!...I know how to prevent AIDS!". "¿Cómo no me cuido?...How could I not take care of myself?"

Three leading TV channels refused to air the commercials, saying they violated their editorial policies. "The ads fail to address the negative consequences of promiscuous sexual conduct to people and their families. On the contrary, they suggest that such conduct is an option or a model for personal fulfillment," Reuters quoted Channel 13, which is owned by Chile's Catholic University, as saying. Two other channels showed the ads.

The government expressed disappointment at the backlash. "We're talking about people dying here," government spokesman Francisco Vidal told Reuters. "I have my own opinion about infidelity and homosexuality, but they exist. So how do we deal with a problem like this? Looking at the ceiling or dealing with it?"

Commercial Closet Association

Company: Gobierno de Chile Ministerio De Salud/Government of Chile Ministry of Health
Brand: Campaña contra el SIDA
Ad Title: Gay Couple
Business Category: Health Organizations
Media Outlets: Television (unaired)
Country: Chile
Region: Latin/South America
Agency: unknown
Year: 2003
Target: Mainstream

Gay Commercial: AIDS/HIV Awareness

Probably due to the recent controversy on the use of condoms and religion, an austrian foundation (the same of a very nice video of some weeks ago: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/560597.html) launched an high impact print ad. Two sexy guys having sex:

.( close up )

But... there’s an Angel watching them. It's the latest safe sex campaign ‘AIDS Hilfe Wien’ in Austria. When you wear a condom, it’s like the angels watching over you and protecting you. The ads were photographed by Oliver Gast for ad agency PKP with art direction by Daniela Reichmann and creative direction by Roman Sindelar & Erich Enzenberger. The full campaign:

( full version )

And the heterosexual version: 

( het couple )

And since this is usual a "video" appointment, here is a nice AIDS awareness campaign from Chile. The Chilean government released a groundbreaking TV campaign which promote condom use for World AIDS Day in 2003, along with radio jingles, pamphlets and bus-stop posters. Chile, where divorce is illegal, is one of the most socially conservative nations in Latin America.

The commercials feature a married man who has a lover, a teenager having unprotected sex, a housewife whose husband is cheating on her, and a gay couple in bed. All the people look in the mirror and ask themselves why they are not taking precautions against HIV-AIDS.

One of the guy of the gay couple, looking in the mirror, asks, "¿Qué me pasa?...What's happening to me?". "¡Es mi vida!...It's my life!". "¡Me gusta!...I like it!". "¡La paso bien!...I have fun!" He is seen having intimate moments with another man. "¿Si no me cuido yo, QUIEN?...If I don't take care of myself, WHO WILL?. ¿Si no es ahora, CUANDO?...If not now, WHEN?" He is seen on a city street, exchanging glances with someone passing him. At the end of the ad, the text reads: "¡Yo sé como prevenir el SIDA!...I know how to prevent AIDS!". "¿Cómo no me cuido?...How could I not take care of myself?"

Three leading TV channels refused to air the commercials, saying they violated their editorial policies. "The ads fail to address the negative consequences of promiscuous sexual conduct to people and their families. On the contrary, they suggest that such conduct is an option or a model for personal fulfillment," Reuters quoted Channel 13, which is owned by Chile's Catholic University, as saying. Two other channels showed the ads.

The government expressed disappointment at the backlash. "We're talking about people dying here," government spokesman Francisco Vidal told Reuters. "I have my own opinion about infidelity and homosexuality, but they exist. So how do we deal with a problem like this? Looking at the ceiling or dealing with it?"

Commercial Closet Association

Company: Gobierno de Chile Ministerio De Salud/Government of Chile Ministry of Health
Brand: Campaña contra el SIDA
Ad Title: Gay Couple
Business Category: Health Organizations
Media Outlets: Television (unaired)
Country: Chile
Region: Latin/South America
Agency: unknown
Year: 2003
Target: Mainstream

Gay Soap Opera: barrier of language or...

... how my twisted humor can be sometime misinsterpreted?

Today I stumbled upon a post by Carol Lynne: http://ohgetagrip.blogspot.com/2009/05/pros-of-series-writing.html. It was a nice post on how to build a series to "captivate" the reader book after book. I believe Carol Lynne is quite a master in this tecnique, since I'm an eager reader of her two continuous series, Cattle Valley and Campus Cravings. I tagged the series "Gay Soap Operas" and for me it was a big compliment, since every single book is a little story in a biggest overview, and while reading a book you are giving details on the life of the other inhabitants of the community (to work better these series have to be set in a small community, like a village or a small town, where everyone knows everyone). A book could be better than another, but in the end you buy and read all of them since you don't know if something is happened in a specific book to one of your favorite character (that usually makes a small cameo appereance here and there) and above all you don't know if an important detail for the story of a future character is given.

What surprised me is that Carol Lynne at first was hurt from my tagging her books Gay Soap Operas, and I didn't know it, and it wasn't absolutely my aim to offend her... for me it was a compliment! I have tags as "Breeches Rippers" (that actually was not my invention, but it was born from a chat with Erastes); years ago if you said to a romance author that her books were Bodice Rippers, it was a big offense; now historical gay romance authors are happy when I tag their books Breeches Rippers... see how the perception changes?

But what happened with Carol made me think... when you read that I tag a book Gay Soap Opera, you give a negative connotation to my words?

Anyway I wrote this post for two main reason: 1) to reaffirm that I don't post about book I don't like. I have 622 books in my reading list, some of them I haven't had the time to read and some of them I don't like at first impression, and they slid down the reading list. If I post on a book is since I liked it or at least I found something interesting in it. 2) to reassure readers and authors that it's not easy to offend me (even if I had my rants and all of you know how badly I can react to them); but if you don't like something I wrote, please tell me, I'm more than ready to a) explain you my reason b) listen to yours.

Gay Soap Opera: barrier of language or...

... how my twisted humor can be sometime misinsterpreted?

Today I stumbled upon a post by Carol Lynne: http://ohgetagrip.blogspot.com/2009/05/pros-of-series-writing.html. It was a nice post on how to build a series to "captivate" the reader book after book. I believe Carol Lynne is quite a master in this tecnique, since I'm an eager reader of her two continuous series, Cattle Valley and Campus Cravings. I tagged the series "Gay Soap Operas" and for me it was a big compliment, since every single book is a little story in a biggest overview, and while reading a book you are giving details on the life of the other inhabitants of the community (to work better these series have to be set in a small community, like a village or a small town, where everyone knows everyone). A book could be better than another, but in the end you buy and read all of them since you don't know if something is happened in a specific book to one of your favorite character (that usually makes a small cameo appereance here and there) and above all you don't know if an important detail for the story of a future character is given.

What surprised me is that Carol Lynne at first was hurt from my tagging her books Gay Soap Operas, and I didn't know it, and it wasn't absolutely my aim to offend her... for me it was a compliment! I have tags as "Breeches Rippers" (that actually was not my invention, but it was born from a chat with Erastes); years ago if you said to a romance author that her books were Bodice Rippers, it was a big offense; now historical gay romance authors are happy when I tag their books Breeches Rippers... see how the perception changes?

But what happened with Carol made me think... when you read that I tag a book Gay Soap Opera, you give a negative connotation to my words?

Anyway I wrote this post for two main reason: 1) to reaffirm that I don't post about book I don't like. I have 622 books in my reading list, some of them I haven't had the time to read and some of them I don't like at first impression, and they slid down the reading list. If I post on a book is since I liked it or at least I found something interesting in it. 2) to reassure readers and authors that it's not easy to offend me (even if I had my rants and all of you know how badly I can react to them); but if you don't like something I wrote, please tell me, I'm more than ready to a) explain you my reason b) listen to yours.

Brooke Shields & Chris Fawcett: Cougar In Lingerie by Tony Duran

Do you remember man candy Chris Fawcett (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/490563.html)? Well he is most handsome than ever in a photo shot by Tony Duran for Australian Kurv Magazine, with a stunning 43 years old Brooke Shields:



( more pics )

Chris is also with model Mikus Lasmanis by photographer Gigi Stoll, styled and directed by Ryan Davis, in a shot called "Henley and I"



to see the other pics go to the official post:

http://whathewears.blogspot.com/2009/05/henley-and-i.html

Brooke Shields & Chris Fawcett: Cougar In Lingerie by Tony Duran

Do you remember man candy Chris Fawcett (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/490563.html)? Well he is most handsome than ever in a photo shot by Tony Duran for Australian Kurv Magazine, with a stunning 43 years old Brooke Shields:



( more pics )

Chris is also with model Mikus Lasmanis by photographer Gigi Stoll, styled and directed by Ryan Davis, in a shot called "Henley and I"



to see the other pics go to the official post:

http://whathewears.blogspot.com/2009/05/henley-and-i.html