Ford sux

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 9:03pm

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Ford Motor Co. faced sharp criticism from gay and lesbian advocacy groups for agreeing to stop advertising in gay-themed publications in the face of a boycott by the conservative American Family Association, according to a report Tuesday.

http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/06/news/fortune500/ford_ads/index.htm?cnn=yes

[Plum]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 9:28pm

Well, you know what this calls for, don't you?

A boycott, of course. Rock, meet hard place.

[Marlene]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 9:30pm

So do I need to slap a gay pride bumber sticker on the family ford focus to make a statement?

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 9:30pm

Seriously, I wonder who has more money, the fags or the fundamentals?

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 9:31pm

Exactly! I could understand MAYBE if fundamentalists had a problem with gay ads in People magazine, but in gay mags????

Mind your own damn business!

[Plum]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 9:32pm

And you know that's what it'll come down to in the end. So much bigotry moves in economic patterns.

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 9:34pm

I'm going to call this one "New York Homos beat Trailer Park Charismatics 5-3."

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 9:36pm

John Aravosis at AmericaBlog is all over this.
AmericaBlog

[wexy]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 9:41pm

I'm straight but this is ludicrous. Gay people have more discretionary income and alot more taste that to buy a Ford.

The new Ford commericials come on how committed they are to making society better, What a bunch of cowards.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 9:43pm

Thanks, wexy. I nominate you for CEO of Ford Motor Co.

[Yawper]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 10:12pm

Hate to break it to you, kiddies, but Ford hasn't pulled all of their advertising, just Landrover and Jaguar. Volvo will still be present.

Nor has Ford done anything like rescind benefits for same sex couples.

Some people would just like you to think their boycott won.
Updated On: 12/6/05 at 10:12 PM

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 10:13pm

And that changes the fact that Ford gave into bigotry? No.

[Yawper]

Posted: 12/6/05 at 10:18pm

There's absolutely no reason to believe Ford gave in to anything other than their bottom line.

As I added above:

Ford has not done anything like rescind benefits for same sex couples.
and
Some people would just like you to think their boycott won.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 8:42am

John Aravosis put together today's media coverage of the Ford mess
Wednesday's media coverage of Ford

[Calvin]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 1:03pm

Ford DID cave. The Volvo ads will just be the same ads they run everywhere else -- they'll no longer be targeted to the gay community, according to AmericaBlog. And they're not going to support gay events anymore. At least they were sweet enough not to rip away partner benefits from people who were already dependent on them.

Question -- isn't the AFA the same group that wants to boycott companies that DON'T cater their advertising to them by plastering "Merry Christmas" all over the place? Because even if you're not Christian, you shouldn't be offended by them advertising to Christians? Hypocrisy much?

[DayDreamer]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 1:09pm

I'm just glad that when it came to my final choice of car last year, I ended up not buying the Escape.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 1:20pm

Jesus' General has come up with their NEW campaign:


The 2006 Ford Klansman

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 1:49pm

O M G, PJ---HYSTERICAL!!!!

My last car was a Honda CRV. My next car will NOT be a Ford.

[cheezedoodle]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 2:20pm

"Hate to break it to you, kiddies, but Ford hasn't pulled all of their advertising, just Landrover and Jaguar. Volvo will still be present."

Hate to break it to YOU but I heard this morning that the Advocate is considering telling FORD to take ALL of their ads out of the magazine. Volvo and all. And I think that's great!

[suzycat]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 2:26pm

What I'd like to know is what were the fundamentalists doing reading the gay mags anyway?

[Yawper]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 2:32pm

has it ever occurred to you that you drive support away from your causes with knee-jerk reactions like this?

[cheezedoodle]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 2:34pm

Yeah - Just like riding in the front of the bus, interracial marriage and the right to vote right?

Posted: 12/7/05 at 2:38pm

Oh Jesus. I have no further comment.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 2:39pm

So, Yawp, are you saying that it's ok for the fundies to have a knee jerk reaction, but not us queers?

[Yawper]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 2:40pm

what are you being denied here? => specifically by a failing company reducing advertising dollars, that is




Updated On: 12/7/05 at 02:40 PM