Posted on 08/07/2008 9:06:48 AM PDT by AreaMan
Nissan Ad Has Arabs Calling for Boycott
Last Edited: Thursday, 07 Aug 2008, 2:50 AM EDT
Created: Thursday, 07 Aug 2008, 2:50 AM EDT
Nissan Tiida Commercial
Nissan Ad
The Arab world is fighting mad about a new commercial being aired in Israel by Nissan.
In the commercial, Nissan brags about how fuel efficient their new car the Tiida is by showing how mad it is making Arab Shieks, who start to attack the car and complain about how Nissan is costing them millions of dollars.
The ad is supposed to be funny, but it plays on old Arab stereotypes. In the commercial, the actors playing the Arab Shieks say the car has "destroyed my home," and they direct hatred toward the car saying, "May hawks poke at you day and night," and "May the sun melt you and God take you."
As the ad comes to a close, the announcer declares "when you consume the least fuel, it's obvious they won't like you in the oil emirates."
The Saudi regime, along with other oil-producing Gulf states, is threatening to boycott Nissan -- which is collaborating on the development of the Project Better Place electric car system in Israel -- if the automaker doesn't apologize.
Check out the commercial as it aired in Israel.
“The Arab world is fighting mad about...”
You can pretty much fill in the blank here with any word in the dictionary. Or just no reason at all.
I may have to buy a Nissan. Not like Arabs buy them anyway, isn’t their favorite the Mercedes?
Cue Rage Boy.
“May a camel poop in your tent!”
The cheap Nissan Sunny/Sentra is popular for car bombs. What you lose in markup you get in volume.
Good for Nissan. This just proves once again that muslims have no sense of humor and will attack anything and everyone that makes a joke about them. The aricle, obviously written by someone in sympathy with islam, makes it sound as if the ad is an attack on Arabs, or muslims, when clearly it is not.
The VERY BEST advertising Nissan could possibly have is an arab boycott!
"I swear by Allah, I will never make a car bomb out of a Nissan again!!!"
“The Saudi regime, along with other oil-producing Gulf states, is threatening to boycott Nissan”
LOL!
Well, as there are no new ones to play on....
Is there anything anywhere that doesn’t evoke rage in the Arab world?
Death to Nissan! You get the Worst Car in the World Award!
I saw the ad on FoxNews last night. It’s pretty funny, actually.
Now, THAT was funny!
There is a line from Good Morning Vietnam from Cronauer to SGM Dickerson that applies to their pent up frustrations :-). Someone is need a sense of humor transplant.....
ROFLMAO!
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