In an effort to go beyond their already diverse customer reach, McDonalds has a new ad where they touch on homosexuality. The ad is currently airing in France. In the spot, a teenage boy sits in a McDonald’s booth, looking at his class picture, when his phone rings. “I was just thinking about you,” he says, with obvious affection. “I miss you, too” he replies, and then says that he has to go. His dad is coming to the booth with their food. Father sits across from son and comments that he was “quite the ladies’ man” when he was his son’s age. Dad then looks at the class picture and remarks that “it’s too bad” that his son’s class is all boys. The son can only smile. The point, of course, is that the son is gay. Following that reveal, a tagline reads “Come as You Are” in French.

I can already see the activists having something to yammer about over this one. I can hear them complaining that McDonalds is promoting homosexuality when they are supposed to be a family friendly company and restaurant. Personally, I thought it was clever and even funny. Shrugs. No since in ignoring gays as if they do not exist in our society. Hell, they like McDonalds too.

Via: Yahoo Buzz