A new commercial from Denmark contains a heartwarming message for the holidays about acceptance and the power of familiar love.
HelloGiggles.com said that the ad is for electronics company Elgiganten and is called “Let the gifts speak.”
It begins with a family at Christmas opening presents. One member of the family, a teenaged trans daughter looks uncomfortable and ill-at-ease until her father hands her a gift.
She opens it and smiles. The gift is a mini hair straightener, a sweet sign of her father’s acceptance of her identity.
“What we love so much about this ad is how real it is,” wrote Karim Kheraj at Hello Giggles. “Not only does it showcase how difficult it can be for some people during the holiday season, but it’s a realistic portrayal of how families deal with transitions in their lives, whatever they may be.”
This is also a timely reminder of how difficult this time of year is for so many people, and a little love and acceptance can go a very long way. It’s the season to reach out.
Via Raw Story.
I was just going to post this <3
That’s sweet.
BUt I still wished we lived in a world where a hair straightener were not a sign of femininity. But until then: good!
Shiv:
You should! Everyone needs to see things like this, you can’t spread the message of love and acceptance enough. I thought this ad did an incredible job -- just watching the expressions on the faces of dad and daughter, melted my heart.
That’s well done.
In about 1976, in a fit of adolescent rebellion, I got my ear pierced (not realizing that a left-lobe single pierce was assumed to be a gender preference flag, at that time, in that place) and I got some static from it. And that christmas my dad gave me a lovely gold earring. I’m pretty sure he was just telling me that my little rebellion wasn’t working, but I’ve always been incredibly thankful that I had supportive and patient parents. One of my friends said “my dad would have beaten my with a belt if I did that” -- and meant it -- that was when I started to realize how lucky I’ve been.
Marcus:
The smallest acts of acceptance have such reach, they last a lifetime, and they can make the biggest difference in the world.