Posted on 12/23/2004 8:06:47 PM PST by nickcarraway
Spread in ‘gay’ magazine lists accomplishments; Avis also vies for ‘gay’ dollar
It’s important to give credit where it’s due. So car buyers should know that Subaru takes its role as the most pro-homosexual car company very seriously.
In fact, the company bought a four-page, four-color pullout section in the December 21, 2004, The Advocate magazine, surrounding a celebration of 11 “People of the Year” selected by the magazine since 1990. Honorees include V. Gene Robinson (December 23, 2003), the homosexual Episcopal bishop; Rosie O’Donnell (January 21, 2003); George Michael (January 19, 1999), following Michael’s arrest for lewdness in a Beverly Hills restroom, and former Gay and Lesbian Task Force leader Urvashi Vaid and the late artist Robert Mapplethorpe (both December 18, 1990). Note: Vaid’s book was endorsed by presidential and vice-presidential advisor Mary Matalin, and Mapplethorpe is known for his homoerotic, X-rated images that engulfed the National Endowment for the Arts in controversy.
As for Subaru, the fourth page includes this summary:
“Subaru of America celebrates ten years of support for the gay and lesbian community.
• First national automaker to sponsor the Human Rights Campaign
• First automaker to extend domestic partner benefits to all employees
• Featured on The L Word [Showtime’s lesbian drama]
• Recipient of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center’s Corporate Leadership Award
• First automaker to insert custom creative in gay media
• Founding sponsor of the Rainbow Endowment, whose Visa Rainbow Card has raised more than $1.5 million for health, civil rights and cultural causes
• Sponsor of numerous gay and lesbian cultural and athletic events
• Presenting sponsor of the 2004 AIDS LifeCycle.”
Sample ads from past campaigns are pictured, including one with a photo of a Subaru wagon with the slogan above it: “It’s Not a Choice. It’s the Way We’re Built.”
In 2001, all three major domestic auto companies – General Motors, Ford and Chrysler – adopted “domestic partner” benefits, with Ford earning a 100% rating this year from the Human Rights Campaign as one of the most “gay-friendly” companies in the U.S.
Not to be outdone, Avis, the rental car agency, purchased a two-page, inside cover ad in the January/February OutTraveler, a companion edition to Out magazine. The ad shows a man with his arms around another man, kissing him on the cheek, with this text:
“For over a decade, Avis has automatically included domestic partners as additional drivers in the U.S. No extra fees charged, no questions asked. And now, we’re coming out in grand style, including domestic partners as additional drivers internationally. So go ahead, take a spin.”
While voters are moving to strengthen marriage laws, and parents are fighting to keep homosexual propaganda out of the schools, many of America’s corporate titans have gone pell-mell for the rich, niche, homosexual market. In fact, the Human Rights Campaign calls corporate America “the driving wheel” of homosexual activism.
Except for Philadelphia, where preaching the Gospel on the street gets you arrested on a felony “hate crime,” America is still a free country, so consumers should be aware of companies’ extracurricular activities when deciding where they spend their money.
You can also respectfully let companies know how you feel about their sponsorship of homosexual activism. It helps the most to contact local dealers, but it’s also good to contact the company.
Customer Service: 1-800-SUBARU3
Eastern Hours: 8:30 - 5:00 Monday-Thursday, 10:30 - 5:00 Friday
Central Hours: 8:30 - 5:00 Monday-Thursday, 9:30 - 4:00 Friday
Mountain Hours: 7:30 - 4:00 Monday-Thursday, 8:30 - 3:00 Friday
Pacific Hours: 7:30 - 4:00 Monday-Thursday, 7:30 - 2:00 Friday
Written correspondence can be sent to:
Subaru of America, Inc.
Subaru Plaza
P.O. Box 6000
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-6000
Attn: Customer/Dealer Services
i suspect most ad execs (like most hollywood/media execs) are gay liberals -- probably worked for volvo before subaru...
Subaru's job is to attract the best work force it can find and maximize return to it's stockholders. It has no responsibility for social engineering. So long as it's actions are legal, I see no room for complaint. Flame away, far away
Now I'm glad that I passed on an STI for an Evo.
Subaboobs are lousy cars. Ten egineering is twisted and fragile.
Boy, am I glad I didn't buy a Subaru. (I was seriously considering it last year) I didn't know about THIS little gem. Of course, the way things are going, I wouldn't be suprised if all car companies "come out of the closet" so to speak soon enough.
Sigh. And the degradation of our society continues.
Half the Subaru's around here have the Rainbow Flag on them, but I never realized that Subaru marketed to gays. I guess I never put 2 and 2 together.
Yep, it's 3. 
My day was not starting out on the right foot, but your post made me laugh out loud. Thank you and God bless.
What are the best drugs to get a high off of? If I have a weird trip I'll let you write about it.
So, Subaru owners really want a 'Hummer' ?????????????????
memo to homos: Subaru doesn't see you as anything but an easy-to-win demographic group.
I guess another clue should have been that one of my Inlaws, a Cornell Prof who lives in Ithaca, the city of Evil, has both a Volvo and a Subaru. It can get tense on occasion since he and his wife are flaming libs. I literally have to leave the room . I once almost got out of the car at in intersection. I was ready to bash his skull in for spouting pure propoganda.
I hope it's not one of those exploding Pintos. LOL!
I hope Ann Coulter's new book on how to speak to liberals (if you must, even if they are relatives!) is under your Christmas tree.
Good point! My dad died of cancer forty two years ago.
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