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16 Vintage “Gay” Advertisements That Are Funny Now That “Gay” Means “GAY”

Riese —
Jun 14, 2012

“Gay” is a great word. Here’s why: it rhymes with everything. Also, it’s brief. Therefore it should be no surprise that even before it meant “inverted sinner pervert homosexual” and still meant “happy.” What happened next was that gayness and happiness split up, but they’ve been getting back together ever since and are going strong. Look at ourĀ ancestorsĀ in gayness!

16 Vintage “Gay” Ads That Weren’t Actually About Gay People But Should Be Now

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which makes 4th of july a gay holiday

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the captain is actually waving goodbye to these girls who he hasn’t got a chance with anymore

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before R Family, there were these guys

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as we know it from watching ‘the real l word’!

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we go way back with beer

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if you know what haviland & riese vlog this line is from, you win a pony

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this teapot inspired the romi klinger hit track, “gay in LA”

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it’s a white tank top

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there are a lot of ways to look at this situation, i haven’t picked just one yet

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not as sweet as lesbian sex, but sweet

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but lately we’ve been really into these color-coded bandana things?

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it’s every straight girl’s favorite fantasy

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this paint roller is detachable, p.s.

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every little girl’s dream, every parent’s nightmare

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but what does it mean?