Sara,
So, this whole discussion was because your son saw two dads? I would think your son has a viewpoint that can cause him to see that. I would even suspect that other children of gay parents may not even see that. Your son is special.

But, I don't see any proof that this was Honda's intention and I'm not willing to jump to that huge of a conclusion. It could be two brothers with the son of one. It could be two neighbors, one with his son. I can create fantasy in my fictional writing, but I refuse to live there. Circumstantial evidence doesn't play in court, and it don't play here. Nice try, though.

Sara has a point: it's really, really easily interpreted as two dads and a kid. And in America, that's a big deal. I don't think I've been to another country where people have more fear of being labeled gay than in the US, and as a result we're pretty mindful about never even giving others the chance to think that. The marketing team and/or director here must have known what message two men and a kid would send.

But there's a more troubling issue at play here, and that's the demonization of wild assumptions. It's easy to poke fun at wild assumptions, but where would we be without them? Monica, would you be living in Atlanta now if someone didn't make the wild assumption that sending prisoners to the US was a sustainable way to deal with criminals? Daniel, would there even be car commercials if someone didn't make the wild assumption that a horseless carriage could transport people?

I know that sometimes wild assumptions might be wrong, but, goddammit, sometimes you have to stand up for what you don't know! What have wild assumptions done for any of you besides sustain the American way of life? They're as much a part of this country as anyone else in this room, and I won't have people maligning wild assumptions! That, ladies and gentlemen, just isn't the America I believe in.

*tear in my eye* I'm sorry. I just love my country — and I fear for it.