Posted on 06/05/2012 1:07:55 PM PDT by smokingfrog
On June 28, 1969, gays, lesbians, and their transgendered friends took to the streets of New York, protesting the harassment they'd experienced at the hands of the city's police force. The violence -- now known as the Stonewall Riots -- lasted for several days and altered the way that Americans viewed their LGBT neighbors.
Forty-three years down the road, things have changed dramatically. We have an array of LGBT characters on TV and in movies. We have a president who's come out in favor of marriage equality. And with only a couple of exceptions, most of America's major corporations -- 86% to be exact -- have anti-discrimination HR policies to protect their lesbian and gay workers.
So, it shouldn't really come as a surprise when automakers sign on as sponsors of city-wide LGBT pride events, as Chevrolet did this past weekend for Motor City Pride in Detroit. In fact, it was Chevy's second year on the sponsor board, and it was joined by Ford, Chrysler, and the UAW.
No, what comes as a surprise is that Chevrolet would put so much thought into the advertising they do around such events. Case in point: the above piece for the Chevy Volt, which ran in Between the Lines, a Detroit-based LGBT newspaper.
(Excerpt) Read more at thecarconnection.com ...
Government Motors is setting its sights on winning over the Miata and Subaru drivers.
Ford sponsors fudgepacking.
They were even specifically marketing Jaguars to homosexuals a few years back.
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Well, it does have a bridge rectifier...
Does anyone know if Oblamea has for Drivers License? I mean usually you need a legitimate BC and a SS Card to get your first one.
Does anyone know if Oblamea has a Drivers License? I mean usually you need a legitimate BC and a SS Card to get your first one.
Drive the New 2013 Chevy Volt Sodomite Edition. With extra rear traction and a trunk entrance.
Those kind of folks are rather fond of battery powered stuff anyway, aren’t they? Maybe if they named it the Chevrolet Gerbil it might be more popular.
Those kind of folks are rather fond of battery powered stuff anyway, aren’t they? Maybe if they named it the Chevrolet Gerbil it might be more popular.
Good points!
This would explain why at the past two years’ Dallas auto shows, the Volt was up on a turntable but none of the auto show girls were near it. See, they could tell...
That picture would probably fit in perfectly in “Fabulous” Ferndale.
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