After the Ball: How America Will Conquer Its Fear and Hatred of Gays in the 90's
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (946 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385239068 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 398 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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The provocative sample ads included here (together with analyses of their potential impacts) effectively challenge popular assumptions about homosexuality. . Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. To overcome Americans' deep-rooted aversion to gay men and women, psychologist Kirk and ad man Madsen propose a massive media campaign designed to correct stereotypes and neutralize anti-gay prejudice. From Publishers Weekly "The gay revolution has failed," proclaims the first sentence of this punchy c
This is not a "compassionate work"- it promotes mind control. Fiona Ó Dochartaigh A slow and steady manipulation.This author had a very strong desire to affirm and promote homosexuality.He formed an ideology in his head of how the world should work and assumed it was his destiny to impose his ideology on America in order to set everything right.Marshall Kirk was a manipulative operator a man filled with hatred who had very little sympathetic/empathetic understanding- he couldnt 'fully' comprehend why "straights" (as he terms them) reject deviations from the society norm.The author seems to be driven by emotion and revenge he advocates the use of strategically coordinated propaganda and he rationalizes the use of (unethical. The Dekester said A Marketing Plan. After the Ball appears to have been the seminal blueprint for the gay rights movement in the US. Kirk and Madsen lay out their strategy - which has worked quite well - for converting the culture to one that was primary antagonistic toward gays, at the time of their writing, to one that is now much more accepting. I say it worked well, since we are now talking about same-sex marriage with nearly 1/"A Marketing Plan" according to The Dekester. After the Ball appears to have been the seminal blueprint for the gay rights movement in the US. Kirk and Madsen lay out their strategy - which has worked quite well - for converting the culture to one that was primary antagonistic toward gays, at the time of their writing, to one that is now much more accepting. I say it worked well, since we are now talking about same-sex marriage with nearly 1/2 the population being on board.The thing that disturbed me a bit, was that their strategies were based more on marketing concepts rather than arguments from logic. This seems to leave some potential for regression unless the logic portions can be st. the population being on board.The thing that disturbed me a bit, was that their strategies were based more on marketing concepts rather than arguments from logic. This seems to leave some potential for regression unless the logic portions can be st. A Concise Manifesto of the Homosexual Agenda Ever wonder how your disagreement with homosexuals turned you into a bigot and a hatemonger? Read this and discover how Kirk & Madsen used slick Madison Avenue marketing and the latest in psychological warfare to jam homosexuality down the throat of a resistant, but naive American population.
After the Ball is required reading for straights interested in understanding a minority that comprises 10% of the population and for gays who ar learning that the revolution is far from over.. A compelling and compassionate work that never fails to stimulate