In Indonesia, some people believe that drinking milk can turn you gay. Well, to be more specific, drinking one specific type of milk from Indomilk can apparently turn you gay.

Recently, the photo of the milk carton above has gone viral online and reported in the media in Medan, North Sumatra, for its “controversial” choice of models.

Instead of the usual photo of a “normal” family consisting of a mother, father, and child, this particular milk carton uses a photo of what netizens are describing as a family with gay parents.

Needless to say, many Indonesian netizens are unhappy and have accused Indomilk of attempting to spread LGBT propaganda in Indonesia.

#INDOMILK <== disgusting milk… those who drink it can turn #HOMOabis (totally gay)

Is this an LGBT mission by Indomilk?

Gambar normal: ayah, ibu dan anak. Kenapa susu Indomilk memilih gambar abnormal? Kampanye LGBT kah? @fahiraidris pic.twitter.com/Z1DE2YW6dd — GS GANDA (@c64d7b749d4d49f) March 3, 2016

Normal photo: father, mother and child. Why did Indomilk choose an abnormal photo? Is this an LGBT campaign?

It’s probably easier to give in to moral panic, especially during this current LGBT scare that’s gripping the nation. But if any of those people would try to verify the photo first before denouncing Indomilk, then they’d know that the company actually has no intention to spread LGBT propaganda.

This photo has actually been around since 2013 and caused a bit of a stir then as well. At the time, PT Indolakto, the producer of Indomilk, clarified that the models in the photo were meant to represent three generations of milk drinkers – a grandfather, a father, and his son. The back of the carton also featured the female side of the three generations.

So really, Indomilk featured one big, happy smiley family in one carton instead of gay parents.

Sadly, even something as innocent as this milk carton can be used to spread even more hate and discrimination against marginalized groups in Indonesia.

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