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seems to be getting its knickers in a twist about being advertised as a gay tourism destination for Londoners (see the article on http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/jul/16/gay.travel , for example).
For me, the sad thing about it was not that several destinations in the USA chose to appeal to the UK gay market, but the rather poor campaign slogan (I admit, I did look twice at the "It's so gay ..." posters when they first appeared in my local tube station, so perhaps the campaign is working in some kind of way!).
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Lol... what were they thinking? Of course they'd get response like that from the heart of the bible belt. But the thing to remember is that not all South Carolinaians are part of that mindset. I'm sure that gay couples, and even singles, could have a good time there.
As far as the campaign slogan "That's So Gay", the advertising agency did say they were trying to recapture the phrase to lessen it's negative meaning. Perhaps they have a good idea there. If we start using that phrase in connection with things that are positive then perhaps it will catch on 
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Paul Schroder wrote:
> As far as the campaign slogan "That's So Gay", the advertising agency did say they were trying to recapture the phrase to lessen it's negative meaning. Perhaps they have a good idea there. If we start using that phrase in connection with things that are positive then perhaps it will catch on
It looks as though South Carolina Pride is on the case about that - they have volunteered to pay off the debt for the contract that South Carolina state incurred by unilaterally cancelling the contract, and are using the slogan 'South Carolina will be "so gay" '.
http://www.scpride.org
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BEAUTIFUL!!! There will be a roar coming from the pulpits this coming Sunday! 
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Son Allegedly Beaten For Attending Gay Pride
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
(Anderson, County, South Carolina) Police want to question an Anderson, South Carolina man about allegations he assaulted his 18-year old son with a baseball bat when the teen returned home from a gay pride parade.
A police report filed by the teenager and obtained by The Anderson Independent newspaper said that the father yelled, swung the bat and tried to "cast the demon of homosexuality out of him."
The teen claims in the incident report that the 49-year old father prayed as he swung the bat. There is no indication he was struck.
The unnamed teen was then thrown out of the house.
Several days later when the teen returned home to pick up his clothes he alleges he was punched.
The police report said the teen told deputies that his father "has a problem with him being gay and that is why he hit him with the baseball bat Sunday" the paper reported.
Deputies are investigating both incidents but say they have not been able to make contact with the father.
©365Gay.com 2008
http://www.365gay.com/Newscon08/07/071808beat.htm
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