Well, they did a lot more than that...
Those advertisements were specifically aimed at kids, whether it be Fred Flintstone hawking Winstons or Joe Camel being a cute cartoon character.
Not quite the same as telling a kid who thinks they might be gay that there's nothing wrong with that.
Racism is wrong.
Homophobia is wrong.
This isn't complicated....
The thing is, those who used to preach against inter-racial marriages used the exact same arguments that the homophobes use today.
It's against' God's Will. Its against Nature.
Same shit, different assholes.
Discrimination based on immutable traits is always wrong and makes one a bigot.
Discrimination based on non immutable traits is up to the individual, but does not make one a bigot.
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