IKEA's inic "Dg Room": the first mercial to show a gay uple - RBA

HOW IKEA MA HISTORY 1994 WH THE FIRST GAY COUPLE AN AD
WORLD’S BT ADS EVER #74: IKEA AIRS FIRST MERCIAL FEATURG OPENLY GAY UPLE
IKEA’S “DG ROOM” FEATUR FIRST OPENLY GAY COUPLE COMMERCIAL
THIS 1994 IKEA AD WAS TV'S FIRST-EVER AD WH A GAY COUPLE
IKEA’S INIC “DG ROOM”: THE FIRST MERCIAL TO SHOW A GAY UPLE
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THIS IKEA AD WAS THE FIRST MASTREAM TV COMMERCIAL TO FEATURE GAY PEOPLE

HOW IKEA MA HISTORY 1994 WH THE FIRST GAY COUPLE AN AD

On this new episo of our Tagle podst, we close out Pri Month wh a look back at the 1994 Ikea mercial that was the first mastream ad ever to feature a gay uple. The Dtsch-produced spot is wily regard as the first ad the US to feature an openly gay s release, ‘Dg Room Table’ ma headl around the globe, havg been released s before gay marriage beme legalized the US. Whereas many prev ads hted at homosexual them, the Ikea spot leav no room for doubt that the men featured are partners, th markg a pivotal moment the ad the two men, who we learn have been together for three years, fish each other’s sentenc.

And this go back to 1994, well before beg openly gay was monplace, ” Dtsch NY chief executive Val DiFebo famoly said about the mercial. Dtsch’s 1994 ad “Dg Room” for Ikea marked a pivotal moment advertisg as the spot shar TV’s first gay uple.

WORLD’S BT ADS EVER #74: IKEA AIRS FIRST MERCIAL FEATURG OPENLY GAY UPLE

And this go back to 1994, well before beg openly gay was monplace. It was an IKEA mercial that Dtsch produced, showsg the first openly gay uple, buyg furnure.

Lookg back, the 1990’s emerged as a of niche marketg, and a number of advertisers targeted gays, as surveys showed they often enjoyed a higher disposable hoehold e.

IKEA’S “DG ROOM” FEATUR FIRST OPENLY GAY COUPLE COMMERCIAL

Never one to shy away om a sndal, ntroversy or unorthodox marketg scheme, 1994, Ikea aired a mercial featurg two men shoppg for a dg room table, the first major natnal TV ad to portray a gay uple, well, ever. Tim article, Fred Danzig, then-edor of Advertisg Age said, "It is one small step for Madison Avenue, but is one giant leap for the gay muny.

Tim that the ad showed "an aspect of gay life that people never see: our daily liv. Instead of showg gays and lbians marchg at gay rights ralli or sufferg om AIDS, the Ikea ad humaniz . S., Ikea's pro-gay stance is still fflg feathers elsewhere; was only a uple of years ago that Ikea's pro-gay ads ced wrath Italy, after all.

THIS 1994 IKEA AD WAS TV'S FIRST-EVER AD WH A GAY COUPLE

· Ikea's Groundbreakg 1994 Commercial [Buzz Feed]· TV Commercial Featurg Gay Couple Creat a Madison Avenue Uproar [L. In 1994, IKEA aired their TV ad “Dg Room” and beme the first brand to release a mastream mercial featurg a gay uple. Fast forward to 2022, and gay upl featured advertisg no longer seem radil.

It was hard to be openly gay, which n be seen by the sheer amount of backlash that IKEA faced bee of this advertisement. Still, the cultural difference between Swen and the US uld be the reason behd IKEA’s “long history of cludg gay and transgenr them s advertisg”. What’s groundbreakg and unique about this ad is that portrayed a gay uple a posive light durg a tumultuo time perd.