A South Carolina tourism employee has resigned after an outcry over an ad campaign to attract gay tourists.Spokesman Marion Edmonds would not say why the unidentified Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism employee resigned. Did something happen? Oh yeah...last week, the tourism agency dropped out of an ad campaign tied to gay pride week celebrations in London that included ads saying "South Carolina is so gay."
Edmonds said managers didn't know about the promotion until reading a release from an advertising company. Director Chad Prosser said the agency would not pay a fee of nearly $5,000 to participate in the campaign, proposed by the state's London advertising coordinator. Shocking, right? Who knew they even had a London advertising coordinator?
I'm going out an a limb here, but I don't know that a hearty part of the south is excited about an influx of gay tourists, or that there's a group of limey homos who are looking for a redneck adventure. I'm sure Charleston is right up there with West Hollywood, Fire Island, and San Francisco...
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