FORD to end ads in gay publications

[PHOENIX]

DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. said on Tuesday that its luxury Jaguar and Land Rover brands will no longer advertise in gay publications, but denied that the nation's second largest automaker made the decision under pressure from conservative Christian groups.



"The decisions with regard to advertising was a business decision," Ford spokesman Mike Moran said. He said Ford's Volvo brand would continue advertising in gay publications. Ford hasn't advertised its Ford, Lincoln and Mercury brands in those publications, Moran added.

Moran said Jaguar and Land Rover, which are part of Ford's money-losing Premier Automotive Group, have decided to cut back on their advertising everywhere because of difficult market conditions. The Premier Automotive Group reported a pretax loss of $108 million in the third quarter.

"They feel pressure on their marketing budgets, so they decided to streamline marketing across the board," Moran said. "They're not supporting as many publications and events as before in 2006."

Moran refused to say how much Ford has spent advertising in gay publications such as The Advocate, a biweekly magazine. Mercedes-Benz was advertising on the Advocate's Web site on Tuesday.

Ford's move came nearly a week after the Tupelo, Miss.-based American Family Association canceled a boycott of Ford vehicles that began in May, when the group criticized Ford for being too gay-friendly.

"We are ending the boycott of Ford," association Chairman Donald Wildmon said in a statement Wednesday on the group's Web site. "While we still have a few differences with Ford, we feel that our concerns are being addressed in good faith and will continue to be addressed in the future."

The American Family Association first announced the boycott against Ford and related brands on May 31. The group said Ford gave thousands of dollars to gay rights groups, offered benefits to same-sex couples and actively recruited gay employees.

After a spring meeting with a group of Ford dealers, the association said in June that it was suspending its boycott until at least the beginning of December.

The Human Rights Campaign, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and other gay rights groups expressed concern about reports there was a secret deal between Ford and the American Family Association to end Ford's advertising in gay media.

"If there is an agreement with AFA, we expect Ford to disavow it. We expect Ford to publicly reaffirm its historic support for our community. And, we expect Ford to meet with LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) representatives this week to resolve these concerns," the groups said in the statement, which was posted Monday on the Human Rights Campaign Web site.

Moran said the decision was not linked to the boycott.

"We have no confidential agreement with the AFA," he said.

Moran said Ford made it clear at meetings with the American Family Association that the company would continue its policies recognizing the rights of its gay employees.

Ford is proud of its nondiscrimination policies, Moran said. "Those policies will not change," he said.

In May, the American Family Association ended a nine-year boycott of The Walt Disney Co. over Disney's decision to extend benefits to same-sex couples and promote gay-related events at its theme parks. The boycott appeared to have little effect, since Disney reported higher earnings and increased theme park attendance during that time.

[FORD]

OK, these headlines are getting ridiculous :mad:

[FORD]

Maybe they can change the name of their "Premier Automotive Group" to "Family Automotive Group", just to be sure the "Reverend" Wildmoron approves?

[PHOENIX]

Originally posted by FORD
OK, these headlines are getting ridiculous :mad:


I just thought it was weird.:p

If they wanted to save money why didnt they cut ads in all kinds of publications?

Why just the Gay ones?

I guess they're anit-gay now.

This thread is also gay.

So anyone else who posts in it is gay. :D

[Nickdfresh]

FORD's stock has been devalued to Junk bond status, and these so called Christian (traitors) are worried about WHO's buying FORDs? Idiots! Is this really the greatest issue that we face? Why don't they pick on a foreign corp. for leaving America and taking jobs overseas?

[bastardog]

Hey Ford!
Publishing your anti-Bushit campain in the rotharmy is one thing.......but going on gay magazines?!, that's a bit extreme..
anyway is good to know you stop to appear in gay mags.

[Dr. Love]

Whew. I thought FORD had went and editted something again.

[Ally_Kat]

what's the big deal if they advertize in a gay magazine? Gay people drive cars, too!

But in all seriousness, I could see if a group has an issue with something/someone donating money to groups, but which magazines a company places ads?! And who cares what benefits they give their employees as long as they's not stifing them?

[FORD]

Apparently they think gays will "choose" to be straight if they can't drive?

Who knows what Donald Wildmoron thinks?

[Ally_Kat]

Originally posted by FORD
Apparently they think gays will "choose" to be straight if they can't drive?

Who knows what Donald Wildmoron thinks?

Because being straight and driving a Ford 350 is better than being a gay bus rider.

That so needs to be a new ad campaign.

[FORD]

Originally posted by Ally_Kat
Because being straight and driving a Ford 350 is better than being a gay bus rider.

That so needs to be a new ad campaign.

I'm sure Toby Keith will do it. Even though he likes to write songs about putting things in someone's ass.

[FORD]

Originally posted by Nickdfresh
FORD's stock has been devalued to Junk bond status, and these so called Christian (traitors) are worried about WHO's buying FORDs? Idiots! Is this really the greatest issue that we face? Why don't they pick on a foreign corp. for leaving America and taking jobs overseas?

Ironically, it's the domestic automakers that are outsourcing jobs to Mexico, and Honda & Toyota who are employing Americans. Unfortunately, they aren't union shops though, which means their employees don't have it as good as the old employees of Ford and GM did.

But the current crusades of the religious reich are beyond insane. Between trying to keep queers from driving, and insisting that we all must "celebrate" the commercialization of Christ's birthday, these fuckers have become more a Bizarro world institution than the Chimp Orwellians themselves.

[Ally_Kat]

Originally posted by FORD
I'm sure Toby Keith will do it. Even though he likes to write songs about putting things in someone's ass.

still don't know what all the hype about Toby Keith is. Brad Paisley is ten times cooler.

But I am a city girl, so that might make a difference.

[Angel]

Originally posted by PHOENIX
This thread is also gay.

So anyone else who posts in it is gay. :D

What the hell, I did it at DDLR yesterday, might as well come out here today. ;)

[Dr. Love]

Come out? I thought it was well known you are bisexual?

[Wayne L.]

The gay community will be upset about this since they're the special people in the U. S. more so than heterosexual Americans who deserve all the rights supposedly because of their sexual preference, which is LUDICROUS.

[thome]

Latest Report on the wire.... De.. De ...De ......( sound of the A.P. wire tapping)

The Gay Auto Owners Coalition of America(GA -OC)," ALL IN A TIZZY".News follows.........

.... Size "14 High Heels" stomping holes in the floors across America.....

......."I just cancelled my Chenile and Moave F 350 w Lace Fender Flares
with the Automatic Rear Drop Down Tail Gate w/ Custom Bullseye Paint
Job " .........said, Mr.Happy Pants; Chief Editor of Gay Off Roader Extreem (GORE), Magazine........

more later.......

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by Wayne L.
The gay community will be upset about this since they're the special people in the U. S. more so than heterosexual Americans who deserve all the rights supposedly because of their sexual preference, which is LUDICROUS.

What about "special people" with an irrational foot-fetish?

[thome]

Originally posted by Wayne L.
The gay community will be upset about this since they're the special people in the U. S. more so than heterosexual Americans who deserve all the rights supposedly because of their sexual preference, which is LUDICROUS.

Dear Wayne L. ,

I don't dislike anyone. I am not singling you out (kinda).
I think most people are silly and the Human Condition Constantly
switching back and forth.I am also silly on on on and on...

All in Fun Now, Isn't this the Problem in the acceptance of " Gay "
the facing up to what it is .....

To Quote you;"Heterosexual......... as a preference".??????????????????????????????????

Heterosexual is the Norm....... All ......... Others are preferences
or Deviations.

Jeez, another gay thread in the Army.

Words are tools of Mis-Direction of thought.

[knuckleboner]

Originally posted by Wayne L.
The gay community will be upset about this since they're the special people in the U. S. more so than heterosexual Americans who deserve all the rights supposedly because of their sexual preference, which is LUDICROUS.

really? gay people have more rights? interesting. i did not know that. you have any examples? presumably enough examples to more than counter the rights that straight people have that gays don't.

[Angel]

Originally posted by Dr. Love
Come out? I thought it was well known you are bisexual?

I've come to the conclusion the old saying is true:

A bisexual woman is just a lesbian that hasn't come out of the closet yet...

;)

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by Angel
I've come to the conclusion the old saying is true:

A bisexual woman is just a lesbian that hasn't come out of the closet yet...

;)

Or a heterosexual woman trying to get attention from the guys.:)

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by Wayne L.
The gay community will be upset about this since they're the special people in the U. S. more so than heterosexual Americans who deserve all the rights supposedly because of their sexual preference. I love LUDICROUS.

Finally, somoeone FROM the "gay community" has the cajones to SPEAK UP in here about his brothers.

You go, Wayne.

Don't let the fag bashers in here scare you. You stand proud.

I'm sure your bretheren are "behind" you


:cool:

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by LoungeMachine
Finally, somoeone FROM the "gay community" has the cajones to SPEAK UP in here about his brothers.

You go, Wayne.

Don't let the fag bashers in here scare you. You stand proud.

I'm sure your bretheren are "behind" you


:cool:

So WAYNE likes dudes' feet? Ugh!

[Guitar Shark]

Originally posted by LoungeMachine
Finally, somoeone FROM the "gay community" has the cajones to SPEAK UP in here about his brothers.

You go, Wayne.

Don't let the fag bashers in here scare you. You stand proud.

I'm sure your bretheren are "behind" you



LOL, dude you crack me up :D

[Angel]

Originally posted by Nickdfresh
Or a heterosexual woman trying to get attention from the guys.:)

That's funny Nick! But in this case not true. I actually have made the decision to come out, and in fact it's my husband that made me realize it was time I faced the truth and we both get on with our seperate lives... It's quite "liberating", actually...

[LoungeMachine]

I actually witnessed this first hand....

We were visiting some friends in Hawaii, and they had this same "revelation" over a 3 day weekend while we were there.

I told him, "she sure listens to ALOT of Indigo Girls, dude ......

and then , WHAM-O Out she came.

[thome]

Originally posted by Angel
That's funny Nick! But in this case not true. I actually have made the decision to come out, and in fact it's my husband that made me realize it was time I faced the truth and we both get on with our seperate lives... It's quite "liberating", actually...

Is you Is what you say you is, you are the lucky one, the
bashing of gay people is only in response to the gay
people telling me, i don't accept them, (wich is wrong)
and or telling me I -Must- Accept them or there going
to, -Have a Naked Parade- and therefore i am -Forced- to
accept them -Forcefully- (it aint nesecary).

Self worth is more important than Sex.:)

Those thilly thavages.sorry I had to.....

[ODShowtime]

Originally posted by Nickdfresh
Is this really the greatest issue that we face? Why don't they pick on a foreign corp. for leaving America and taking jobs overseas?

because that might actually be useful

[ODShowtime]

Originally posted by Angel
I actually have made the decision to come out, and in fact it's my husband that made me realize it was time I faced the truth and we both get on with our seperate lives... It's quite "liberating", actually...

so you're just a straight-up dyke now?

[BigBadBrian]

Originally posted by Angel
That's funny Nick! But in this case not true. I actually have made the decision to come out, and in fact it's my husband that made me realize it was time I faced the truth and we both get on with our seperate lives... It's quite "liberating", actually...

He kicked your ass out, huh? ;)

Here's hoping he finally gets a good piece of ass.

:gulp:

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by Angel
That's funny Nick! But in this case not true. I actually have made the decision to come out, and in fact it's my husband that made me realize it was time I faced the truth and we both get on with our seperate lives... It's quite "liberating", actually...

No more men, eh? Just the sisters of Sappho...

Pity.

But whatever makes you happy...

Well, I would like to "come out" as well!



The truth is that...






























I am a...


































...LESBIAN Too! Can I borrow your Melissa ETHERIDGE CDs ANGLE:D?

[FORD]

http://www.indigogirls.com/media/images/photosandvideos/2002/2002-11-17-15.jpg

I'm trying to tell you something about my life
Maybe give me insight between black and white
The best thing you've ever done for me
Is to help me take my life less seriously, it's only life after all
Well darkness has a hunger that's insatiable
And lightness has a call that's hard to hear
I wrap my fear around me like a blanket
I sailed my ship of safety till I sank it, I'm crawling on your shore.

I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountain
There's more than one answer to these questions
pointing me in crooked line
The less I seek my source for some definitive
The closer I am to fine.

I went to see the doctor of philosophy
With a poster of Rasputin and a beard down to his knee
He never did marry or see a B-grade movie
He graded my performance, he said he could see through me
I spent four years prostrate to the higher mind, got my paper
And I was free.

I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountain
There's more than one answer to these questions
pointing me in crooked line
The less I seek my source for some definitive
The closer I am to fine.

I stopped by the bar at 3 a.m.
To seek solace in a bottle or possibly a friend
I woke up with a headache like my head against a board
Twice as cloudy as I'd been the night before
I went in seeking clarity.


I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountain
There's more than one answer to these questions
pointing me in crooked line
The less I seek my source for some definitive
The closer I am to fine.

I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountain
There's more than one answer to these questions
pointing me in crooked line
The less I seek my source for some definitive
The closer I am to fine.

We go to the bible, we go through the workout
We read up on revival and we stand up for the lookout
There's more than one answer to these questions
pointing me in a crooked line
The less I seek my source for some definitive
The closer I am to fine
The closer I am to fine
The closer I am to fine

[ELVIS]

Originally posted by Nickdfresh















I am a...


































...LESBIAN Too! Can I borrow your Melissa ETHERIDGE CDs ANGLE:D?


No, you're a queer...

[ELVIS]

ANGLE ??

An illiterate queer, at that...

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by ELVIS
No, you're a queer...

Yeah, whatever FLORENCE...Don't you have an enema to perform?.:rolleyes:



Originally posted by ELVIS
ANGLE ??

An illiterate queer, at that...

Oh, well ELVIS, your a hypocritical douche bag --since you make errors all the time, but your the first to call everyone out. Funny how that works....

Sort of like your religious beliefs...

[ELVIS]

umm hmm...

[ELVIS]

Confusing your and you're is a sure sign of illiteracy...

I would never make that mistake...

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by ELVIS
Confusing your and you're is a sure sign of illiteracy...

I would never make that mistake...

No. Writing in terse, lacking in polysyllable word sentences is a sign of stupidity...

That's becuase YOUR an inbred, monosyllabic fuck wit. You make plenty of mistakes you fag.

But I don't focus on every one, because quite frankly that the gayest thing of all...

[ELVIS]

Originally posted by Nickdfresh

That's becuase YOUR an inbred, monosyllabic fuck wit.

Dude!

It's YOU'RE...

As in You are !!

Fuck, you're an idiot...

You try to come off as being so fucking intelligent...

[FORD]

Galileo’s head was on the block
The crime was looking up for truth
And as the bombshells of my daily fears explode
I try to trace them to my youth

And then you had to bring up reincarnation
Over a couple of beers the other night
And now I’m serving time for mistakes
Made by another in another lifetime

How long till my soul gets it right
Can any human being ever reach that kind of light
I call on the resting soul of galileo
King of night vision, king of insight

And then I think about my fear of motion
Which I never could explain
Some other fool across the ocean years ago
Must have crashed his little airplane

How long till my soul gets it right
Can any human being ever reach that kind of light
I call on the resting soul of galileo
King of night vision, king of insight

I’m not making a joke, you know me
I take everything so seriously
If we wait for the time till all souls get it right
Then at least I know there’ll be no nuclear annihilation
In my lifetime I’m still not right

I offer thanks to those before me
That’s all I’ve got to say
’cause maybe you squandered big bucks in your lifetime
Now I have to pay
But then again it feels like some sort of inspiration
To let the next life off the hook
But she’ll say look what I had to overcome from my last life
I think I’ll write a book

How long till my soul gets it right
Can any human being ever reach the highest light
Except for galileo God rest his soul
(except for the resting soul of galileo)
King of night vision, king of insight

How long
(till my soul gets it right)
[til we reach the highest light]
How long
(till my soul gets it right)
[til we reach the highest light]
How long

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by Nickdfresh


Oh, well ELVIS, you're a hypocritical douche bag --since you make errors all the time, but you're the first to call everyone out. Funny how that works....

Sort of like your religious beliefs...

You've noticed that too?

ELVIS has a keyboard different from us Heathens, I guess :rolleyes:

[LoungeMachine]

FORD

STOP

POSTING

INDIGO

GIRL

LYRICS


I have a sudden urge to wear baggy flannel and see a WNBA game

[FORD]

Originally posted by LoungeMachine
FORD

STOP

POSTING

INDIGO

GIRL

LYRICS


I have a sudden urge to wear baggy flannel and see a WNBA game

...and drink vaginal yeast beer? :gulp: :D

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by ELVIS
Dude!

It's YOU'RE...

As in You are !!


Really, well YOUR A DICK BAG, so shut YOU'RE chicken hawk mouth, mmm'kay?



Fuck, you're an idiot...

Pot tea kettle bub...



You try to come off as being so fucking intelligent...

"Sir, you're talking to a ******!" And I AM MOTHER FUCKING INTELLIGENT. Pure mother fucking unadulterated GeNIuS©...

No, I just sometimes know what I'm talking about and try not to talk out of two sides of my mouth...

I actually have some standards of truth and integrity..

Try it sometimes, I think that supposed to be a Christian value, but then again I don't know what warped little two-faced cult off-shoot YOUR in...

Oh, I meant YOU'RE as in YOU ARE (an asshole).;)

[ELVIS]

Hahaha...


:D

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by ELVIS
Hahaha...


:D

Peace brother.:D

[rustoffa]

http://images.sportsline.com/images/fantasy/ford/splash/toby_keith.jpg

I’m a Ford Truck man, that’s all I drive

I ain’t got no boundaries, I don’t compromise

I rather walk ten miles, and be down on my luck

Than ride around the block in any other pick up truck.


You can see me in the highway in the left-hand lane

Lost out on a back road in the pourin’ rain

And I’ll pass that center line when the ride gets rough

Ain’t not doubt my king of the moutain’s built Ford tough

[thome]

Originally posted by thome
Is you Is what you say you is, you are the lucky one, the
bashing of gay people is only in response to the gay
people telling me, i don't accept them, (wich is wrong)
and or telling me I -Must- Accept them or there going
to, -Have a Naked Parade- and therefore i am -Forced- to
accept them -Forcefully- (it aint nesecary).

Self worth is more important than Sex.:)

Those thilly thavages.sorry I had to.....


How about transposing -There- instead of -Their-.... Am I Gay

Oh, Crap, Thanks for heads up dudes! . Gayness is My new ................Thing.Awesome .....Is Cats in town? I should already know that it's automatic isn't it ?...........

Wait a Minuet........... I used a big 9 dollar word like transposing Properly
in a sentence DAMN... DAMN.... that means I'm not Gay, Oh well ,Fun
while it lasted.Got an clues on how I can get this chair leg out of my Ass .

:eek:

[Angel]

Originally posted by ODShowtime
so you're just a straight-up dyke now?

Yes. I am now the token dyke of the Roth world. ;)

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by Angel
Yes. I am now the token dyke of the Roth world. ;)

You'd jump on DAVID LEE in a second, and you know it.;)

[thome]

Originally posted by Angel
Yes. I am now the token dyke of the Roth world. ;)

Lipstik Lesbian or Dyke to be Feared,,,?

I must Know these Things or is it just too early .? ;)

[Angel]

Originally posted by Nickdfresh
You'd jump on DAVID LEE in a second, and you know it.;)

Are you kidding? It has nothing to do with my preference, that dick has just been too many places for my liking... ;)

[Angel]

Originally posted by BigBadBrian
He kicked your ass out, huh? ;)

Here's hoping he finally gets a good piece of ass.

:gulp:


Actually, he offered to leave, but I don't want to stay in the community we're in, so he gets the house and the cat.

I hope he gets laid really well too, he hasn't since our last threesome and that was almost 4 years ago!

:gulp:

[ELVIS]

You're giving us too much information...

[Angel]

Originally posted by thome
Lipstik Lesbian or Dyke to be Feared,,,?

I must Know these Things or is it just too early .? ;)

Only women have to fear me. Bwahahahahaha!!!

If you're wondering if I'm a bull dyke, no way.... I'm still soft and curvy, and I like my women that way as well. ;)

[Angel]

Originally posted by ELVIS
You're giving us too much information...

What, I have something to hide?

If anything, you should know, ask me a question, I'll answer it straight up.... :)

[ELVIS]

I don't want to know...

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by ELVIS
I don't want to know...

I don't want to know about your three Louise-anna' chicks, and your mistaken belief that the condom goes on a cucumber...

[ELVIS]

It's Lousy-ana...

[ELVIS]

One is black, BTW...

[LoungeMachine]

LMMFAO

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by ELVIS
It's Lousy-ana...

:D

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by ELVIS
One is black, BTW...

One of your cucumbers?

You may want to throw it out :cool:

[ELVIS]

Hahaha...

[FORD]

Originally posted by ELVIS
One is black, BTW...

Nobody tell those racist shitheads over in "Non".

I don't feel like dragging out the weedeater tonight.

[ELVIS]

:D