Why did Volvo change their logo to the male symbol

Catch22Dem

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Thu Jun-22-06 06:40 PM
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Why did Volvo change their logo to the male symbol

I mean, WTF?

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951-Riverside

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Thu Jun-22-06 06:43 PM
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1. ....ask them

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951-Riverside

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Thu Jun-22-06 06:45 PM
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2. Oh heck I emailed them I'll keep ya updated when they respond.

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951-Riverside

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Mon Jun-26-06 12:03 PM
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12. Their response HERE!

Hello,

Thanks for your question. We don´t associate the symbol with the male symbol - we associate the iron mark with the symbol for iron.

Best regards

Anica M.

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Radical Activist

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Mon Jun-26-06 12:07 PM
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13. Well, what if their customers associate it with the male symbol?

I guess they're saying your opinion doesn't matter.

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Placebo

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Thu Jun-22-06 06:46 PM
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3. Because the male symbol is cool and projects power & steadfast reliability

Not like the weak, wishy-washy, and might I add, practically unmarketable female symbol.

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Deja Q

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Mon Jun-26-06 12:38 PM
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17. Well, it looks glossy and expensive...

Mind you, so do prostitutes...

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khashka

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Mon Jun-26-06 01:42 PM
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19. Don't be nasty about prostitutes

That's one war you do not want to fight!

Khash.

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Mutley

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Thu Jun-22-06 06:47 PM
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4. It's been like that.

My '80 Volvo had that logo.

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Catch22Dem

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Thu Jun-22-06 06:52 PM
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5. Oh really?

I didn't realize.

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Oeditpus Rex

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Thu Jun-22-06 06:54 PM
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6. To counter the fact

that their product's name sounds like that of an item of female anatomy.

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Catch22Dem

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Thu Jun-22-06 06:55 PM
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7. HAHAHAHA

:rofl:

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AlienGirl

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Thu Jun-22-06 07:31 PM
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8. Also the symbol for the planet Mars!

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Catch22Dem

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Thu Jun-22-06 09:05 PM
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11. And iron (n/t)

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Spider Jerusalem

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Mon Jun-26-06 12:11 PM
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14. It't the symbol for iron BECAUSE it's the symbol for Mars, actually

alchemy recognised seven elemental metals, each of which was represented by the astrological sign of its associated planet...iron was assocated with Mars, gold with the sun, silver with the moon, quicksilver with Mercury, lead with Saturn, tin with Jupiter, and copper with Venus.

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HarukaTheTrophyWife

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Thu Jun-22-06 08:05 PM
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9. To show that...

Latte-drinking, sushi-eating, NY Times reading, VT liberals are TOUGH!

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democracyindanger

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Thu Jun-22-06 08:12 PM
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10. It's not the symbol for 'male.'

I mean, it looks just like it, but:

VOLVO (Sweden) 1927 to date

Volvo means 'I'm Rolling' in Latin, and the arrowed Circle is merely the conventional map sign for steel - Sweden's most famous industry before iKEA came along.

(Text taken from CAR magazine, July 1999. Written by Martin Buckley.)

http://www.cartype.com/page.cfm?id=230&alph=ALL&dec=ALL

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HiFructosePronSyrup

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Mon Jun-26-06 12:14 PM
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15. Weirdest thing since...

Norwegian car maker Penos changed their logo to the Venus symbol.

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Deja Q

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Mon Jun-26-06 12:37 PM
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16. Because changing thier name to "Vulva" would attack the Misogynist crowd?

:hide:

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Neoma

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Mon Jun-26-06 01:37 PM
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18. 0_o

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