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GM advertising

2011-10-17 14:25:27.258294+00 by Dan Lyke 1 comments

I'd seen this a few days ago, and it didn't quite hit my "post this" threshold, but Shadow reminded me: LA Times: GM pulls advertisement that offended cyclists.

I guess the reason I didn't post this previously is that I'm not sure where to go with it. Yeah, car advertising is generally crass and base and unfunny (see, for example, truck ads during any televised sporting event). However, unless we who are promoting alternatives can, for instance, suggest that cyclists get laid more often, we're up against... well... spit... humanity.

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#Comment Re: made: 2011-10-17 19:30:41.278667+00 by: petronius

GM's next ad: "Our cars actually stop at redlights!"