In honor of LGBT Pride Month,
American Apparel debuted its first-ever transgender model, former "America's Next Top Model" contestant Isis King. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation praised the clothing company for its decision to include King, and hopes that it will help promote the phrase "Gay is OK." We wanted to know if the public thinks the campaign is a great idea, or just a gimmick.
Naturally, this is a controversial issue. We'll leave politics alone in the demographics this time, because it's clearly a determining factor, but in the end most people feel American Apparel's decision to use a transgender model was a good thing. Some respondents were uncomfortable with it, but others saw it as a step forward. One commenter wrote, "People need to not care what someone else's preference is, and worry about something worth while."
The Straight Stats
Homosexual voters were all for the use of a transgender model, as would be expected, but how did straight voters respond? Filtering out the LGBT vote, we found that straight voters were less than thrilled about the ads. It was still close, but 53% of the straight vote suggested American Apparel's use of King was just a gimmick.
Females Are Fine With It
Gender was almost as divisive as sexuality. While men were largely unimpressed with the ad, female voters strongly supported it, with more than two-thirds of the vote in favor. In the past, our polls have shown that women are typically much more comfortable with homosexuality, while men sometimes tend to be grossed out by it.
Older Voters Are Against It
Usually, when there's a stark difference between younger and older voters, the shift occurs somewhere around 45. However, in this case, the age difference was a little bit young. The vast majority of people over 35 voted against the ad, while a large number of voters under 35 were impressed. The difference was enormous -- approximately 43%.
If you'd like to vote on this question, dig deeper into the demographics, or engage in existing discussion about the topic, visit our poll about Isis King. We'd love to hear from you!
I have made no judgement of anyone, as Christians we are called to be as you might say professional fruit inspectors. Is it more loving to call to attention the sins of one that they might turn from their ways and enjoy eternity in heaven or more loving to permit them to continue to their eternal separation from God? One does not make judgement by recognizing a sin, nor does one make judgement by calling another's attention to it.
To your other misguided point, Jesus did and does care an awful lot about anything that takes the focus of someone away from God, especially wealth. Race had nothing to do with much but he did distinguish between Jew and Gentile alike, and, contrary to what you may believe, he fulfilled the Abrahamic law (in it's entirety, which is more than just the 10 commandments its actually over 600 laws) and would have echoed it's morals (he even stated that he did not come to replace the law but to fulfill it) which included strict penalties against homosexuality as it is an abomination of the creation of man.
Grace to you, Glory to God!
As I've stated before. Everyone sins, and all sins are equal. All but one sin can be forgiven. Homosexuals and transgender folk aren't bound for hell like everyone thinks.
Take a more passive approach? You'd like that wouldn't you? Free from accountability, funny thing about sin; everyone wants to be free to do it and nobody wants to be held accountable. I again state that it is more of a loving thing to bring someone to the understanding of their wrongful and sinful decisions so that they may correct their choices and seek repentance, while they have a chance, instead of waiting to get to judgement where they no longer do. It has been said that the greatest kind of evil is the indifference of good men and backing away when someone has an opportunity to turn their life and destiny toward God instead of a path to eternal destruction would be the most un-Christian thing I can think of. Jesus died on a Cross to pay that wage for you and for me but that gift has to be accepted.
Just because everyone sins does not mean 1st that they should, 2nd that it's ok, 3rd that you shouldn't be repentant and seek to change your ways and heart with the help of the Lord and 4th be permissive (let alone foster) the active sinning of others.
Rom 6:23 clearly outlines for us (thanks to Paul) that "the wage of sin is death"....t...
Take a more passive approach? You'd like that wouldn't you? Free from accountability, funny thing about sin; everyone wants to be free to do it and nobody wants to be held accountable. I again state that it is more of a loving thing to bring someone to the understanding of their wrongful and sinful decisions so that they may correct their choices and seek repentance, while they have a chance, instead of waiting to get to judgement where they no longer do. It has been said that the greatest kind of evil is the indifference of good men and backing away when someone has an opportunity to turn their life and destiny toward God instead of a path to eternal destruction would be the most un-Christian thing I can think of. Jesus died on a Cross to pay that wage for you and for me but that gift has to be accepted.
Just because everyone sins does not mean 1st that they should, 2nd that it's ok, 3rd that you shouldn't be repentant and seek to change your ways and heart with the help of the Lord and 4th be permissive (let alone foster) the active sinning of others.
Rom 6:23 clearly outlines for us (thanks to Paul) that "the wage of sin is death"....this is not a physical death by a spiritual death, eternal separation from God.
Last, you are absolutely right that all sins CAN be forgiven, but this requires a repentant heart, the seeking of forgiveness and the walking away from that sin! Continuing to live in sin unrepentantly and in a way that has been demonstrated by God to be undesired and even echoed by Jesus and later Paul to be an abomination of God's design and will is equivalent to violating the will of God meaning that one who so lives in this way will pay the wage for that sin.
Grace to you, Glory to God!
Grace to you, Glory to God!
And anyway, they couldn't just have her model their own clothes? Last I heard, transgender and homosexuality are two completely different, separate things.
Other than that, transgenders are tied in with the LGBT community. I think that's the only reason they're promoting "Gay is OK."