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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe New Chevy Ad That Will Make Conservatives Heads EXPLODE (VIDEO)
February 7, 2014
So, if the Coca-Cola Super Bowl commercial that featured America the Beautiful sung in 7 different languages set off a firestorm of criticism from the xenophobes on the right, just wait until they get a glimpse of this new commercial by Chevrolet.
Its almost as if the company is taunting the bigoted segment of American society. In promoting its new vehicle the Traverse, the commercial features a visual tapestry of multi-ethnic and same-sex families with children, and includes the voice-over;
while what it means to be a family hasnt changed, what a family LOOKS like, has. THIS, is the new us.
Ending with a hashtag #TheNewUs, the voice-over touts the vehicle as the highest overall score for safety, for whatever shape your family takes.
It might be interesting to note that Chevrolet has a huge presence and a long history of support in the world of NASCAR racing, long rampant with racism and bigotry. While clearly this is a marketing stunt by the automaker, it also sends the message loud and clear that Chevrolet is ready to embrace the changing face of American demographics, most likely because they recognize that is they want to remain a brand that is perceived as American, they have no other choice.
http://www.theeverlastinggopstoppers.com/2014/02/new-chevy-ad-will-make-conservatives-heads-explode-video/
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The New Chevy Ad That Will Make Conservatives Heads EXPLODE (VIDEO) (Original Post)
napkinz
Feb 2014
OP
As long as everyone shows up at dealerships with green money it should not matter.
Thinkingabout
Feb 2014
#5
progressoid
(50,011 posts)2. When corporations start spending millions on ads like this
things have started to change. Finally.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)3. Ha ha , don't they just adore captialism! LOL, the free market has spoken.
Poor stupid bastards, I do hope some will change their minds.
Chevy, under the bus.
hootinholler
(26,449 posts)11. I'm still waiting for the invisible hand
reacharound.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)12. It'll come, lol. n/t
sheshe2
(84,031 posts)4. I don't care why they did it.
I only care that it was done!
While clearly this is a marketing stunt by the automaker, it also sends the message loud and clear that Chevrolet is ready to embrace the changing face of American demographics,
Thanks for a great OP, napkinz.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)8. first Coke, now Chevy ...
This is just the beginning. I think a wave is coming. A tidal wave. And it's going to DROWN the Teabaggers and Freepers.
sheshe2
(84,031 posts)9. You got that right, napkinz!
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)5. As long as everyone shows up at dealerships with green money it should not matter.
kwassa
(23,340 posts)6. Since my family is like that ....
it is good to see us finally represented on TV.
Movies and television lag so far behind what is actually happening in America that any progress in catching up with reality is to be applauded. The irony is that the film business, and Los Angeles, where most of this originates, is full of families like this.
RichGirl
(4,119 posts)7. Poor dumb asses...
Acceptance! Oh the horror...the horror of it. Their worst nightmare is coming at them like a tidal wave they can't stop.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)10. re like a tidal wave they can't stop.
I had the SAME thought!