A gay-friendly ad has been released by McDonald's in France. With the tagline "Come As You Are", the ad shows a high school student sitting in a McDonald's booth gazing at his boyfriend in his class picture, then calling him to tell him he misses him. The teenager's father then returns with a tray of food and says "Is this your class picture? You look just like me at your age. Let me tell you I was quite the ladies' man! Too bad your class is all boys ... you could get all the girls." The high school student responds with an ironic grin. It finishes with the slogan "venez come vous etes," meaning "come as you are." McDonald's says the ad is intended to show that it welcomes people from all walks of life. A subtitled version of the video on YouTube has already attracted more than 245,000 hits. Aside from the typical outpouring of small minded YouTube comments, a number of viewers are supportive of the ad, saying they wish it would show in the US, the home of the fast food chain. Watch the gay McDonald's ad released in France:
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First published: Wednesday, 2nd June 2010 - 10:43am