Ford clarifies advertising position -- AFA COMPLETELY WRONG!

[mikeytherat]

http://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/12/we-won.html

According to the AFA and media reports over the past two weeks, in order to avoid a boycott from the extremist gay-hating organization, Ford allegedly agreed to:

1. No longer run ads promoting Jaguar or Land Rover in the gay press.

2. No longer support gay events or organizations.

3. Continue running Volvo ads in the gay press, but no longer tailor those ads to the gay community (i.e., in the future such ads would be the same ads that are run in the mainstream media, rather than the crafting the ads to appeal to a gay readership).

Ford addressed and resolved each of our three concerns regarding the above:

1. Ford announced that it will continue to support gay organizations and gay events in the coming year and beyond.

2. Ford is going to run advertisements in the gay media NOT ONLY promoting the Jaguar and Land Rover brands, but the ads will promote ALL of Fords brands, by name, including Jaguar and Land Rover.

3. Ford states unequivocally that it will continue to tailor its ads for the specific audience it is trying to reach, and then goes one step further. Ford challenges us to keep an eye out on their upcoming ads in order to verify that they will in fact be tailored.

mikey_the_rat

[redqueen]

1. hahahahaha... in your face, fundie scum!

:rofl:

I really don't get why their crusade to force everyone else to adopt their beliefs hasn't been stopped already.

Oh yeah, that's right... the GOP merged with the Christian right in order to get some easy votes... didn't Sun Myung Moon suggest that?

[mikeytherat]

6. Folks who buy Escorts and Taurii vs. folks who buy Jags and Rovers

That's what this battle was and, quelle surprise, money won!

mikey_the_rat

[Kingshakabobo]

2. Not good enough!

I want to see the CEO of Ford in butt-less chaps on a float in the Gay-pride-parade next year.

[mikeytherat]

3. Bill Ford? No, you don't.

mikey_the_rat

[Beaverhausen]

4. Be careful what you wish for

[AlCzervik]

9. must they be assless?

[dusmcj]

5. fuck the sex police

It's a good first step at any rate, from a solid member of the establishment. Solidarity!

[Trillo]

7. Now, is this statement going to receive the same saturation and

repetitive coverage that the AFA received when making it's announcement regarding its agreement with Ford?

My opinion: When Hell freezes over.

[redqueen]

11. That nutty liberal media! Always spreading the rightwing message!

:crazy:

[Trillo]

12. I don't know if "liberal media" "Always spreading a rightwing message"

is the cause of the endless repetition of certain stories, or not.

[redqueen]

14. Ummmmm... what else would be the cause?

:shrug:

[Trillo]

15. A right wing media, or a flawed news distribution system.

If a distribution network comprised of multiple services does multiply right wing media stories more efficiently (or in simple terms of more volume) and effectively than left wing stories, then, by definition, the whole media could be broadbrushed accurately (if there is such a thing as an accurate broadbrush or soundbite) as a preponderantly right wing media.

[redqueen]

16. Well I was being WAY sarcastic with the "liberal media" thing.

:D

[Trillo]

18. My apologies!

:hi:

[Toots]

8. WOW...There is still some sanity left in America

I applaud Ford Motor company...:applause:

[NNN0LHI]

10. Ford can be ass-holes. I worked for them. I know

But their internal policy has been gay friendly for as long as I can remember.

Don

[Maat]

13. Yes, but I'm still wondering what really went on in this incident.

Why would Wildmon be going around bragging that an agreement had been reached? I fail to believe that he would just be out and out lying because, if his contention was untrue, he would have been instantaneously called on it.

What gives?

[donheld]

17. I feel better now

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