Ford pulls LR/Jag GLBT support due to American Family threat

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

I predict we'll see a hybrid car sticker of Calvin praying at a cross while peeing on the Ford logo.

lol!
[derail]Did you know that the creator of 'Calvin and Hobbes' doesn't get a cent from those stickers? That stinketh.[/derail]

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

lol!
[derail]Did you know that the creator of 'Calvin and Hobbes' doesn't get a cent from those stickers? That stinketh.[/derail]

He publicly denounced all of those stickers - they're not things that Calvin would do.

[Fab]

It's amazingly smart: appease AFA, then appease those the AFA hates, while telling AFA "Honest, we tried, but we'd be ruined financially."

[Fab]

Yes, I always thought it was funny they were stealing intellectual property to promote what good Christians they are.

[Alex]

Hey, I have no problem with it really. I made that point way above (that it might make more sense for Ford to target gays reading Time than The Advocate.

I'm just saying that it doesn't appear to be a return to the type of advertising that was done before. And that it might still be a net reduction in paid advertising at those magazines (I don't know what they bought before but it is easy to imagine that two ads, one each for Land Rover and Jaguar, will now be replaced with one ad).

[wendybeth]

Sorry, Alex- I wasn't mocking the messenger, just the message! (The fact that Ford is going to advertise in a less stereotypical manner). You have a good point- I wonder if they plan on expanding the ads to compensate.

[BarTopDancer]

Front page of Yahoo

We had an agreement with Ford, worked out in good faith. Unfortunately, some Ford Motor Co. officials made the decision to violate the good faith agreement," AFA Chairman Don Wildmon said in a news release. "We are now considering our response to the violation and expect to reach a decision very soon.

SNIP

All we wanted was for Ford to refrain from choosing sides in the cultural war, and supporting groups which promote same-sex marriage is not remaining neutral," Wildmon said.

[innerSpaceman]

Gays have more disposable income than rednecks.

End of economic battle.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Gays have more disposable income than rednecks.

End of economic battle.

But I'll bet there are a lot more Bible-thumpers than there are gays.

[Not Afraid]

All we wanted was for Ford to refrain from choosing sides in the cultural war, and supporting groups which promote same-sex marriage is not remaining neutral," Wildmon said.

Does the word "oxymoronic" come to mind for anyone else?