South Carolina ‘So Gay’ advert pulled from London run
”[Employees] exercised extremely poor judgment in approving participation in the program.”
Parks, Recreation and Tourism director Chad Prosser explaining the cancellation of an gay-friendly overseas ad campaign that had been sign-off on already. An ad for Amro Worldwide that was to be paid for with tax dollars, had the headline, “South Carolina is so gay.” (The State)
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