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SubyDrew
07/12/09

In reply to "Traditional" Camaro Demographic Upset Over GM's Gay Marketing Efforts
Dear auto makers,

I pay attention to where you advertise, and where you don't. I pay attention to what ads insult me and others. I also pay attention to when you pull ads at the request of the "moral right". I am far more likely to buy from companies that respect and value all people. Keep advertising with the gay media, we're watching.

By the way, I'm a straight white southern male and I'd rather be mistaken as gay than be mistaken for one of the above quoted bigots.
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jpech
07/12/09

@SubyDrew: Seconded, wholeheartedly
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LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard
07/12/09

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In Sydney, gay capital behind San Fran, has a strong gay community who like strong cars from yesteryear. Living in a gay area, I've noticed the following old cars in the hands of my happy neighbours...

Ford F100's and 150's. Most popular gay car in Sydney me thinks, Usually from the 70's with V8's, and one that's been lowered with airbags till it's rubbing it's er... behind, in outlandish pink livery.

One 72 XA Falcon 500 wagon, baby shit yellow, 351cu in Cleveland with a 750 double pumper Holley and Single rail 4sp, Double-bed mattress. (I helped jump-start this one one morning),

A lot of A-bodied Valiants (Dodge Dart in America). The odd style of Chrysler cars a real hit with the lads.

A 67' Chevy Impala pillarless 4 door. V8 big pipes, menacing looks to go with the rainbow sticker on the rear window.

A couple of lasses from the Isle of Lesbos with a very tidy 74 VK Charger White Knight Special with a Hemi 6 (My dad had one of these).

They should have a gay car show to go with the next Mardi-Gras. I'll go.

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jesusonthedashboard
07/12/09

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Here's an idea: Keep making Camaros for anyone and everyone who isn't a homophobic nutbar, and start making a new model, dubbed the Camero, for these loons.
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Mobius
07/12/09

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"Catch the gay"? Do you Wert accidentally?

Notice how only 1/7 Homophobes are capable of writing prose correctly, and using stats made up in my head, that means only 1/7 of all homophobes make enough money to buy a Camaro, or otherwise afford a car.

I'm not gay, but I'm not a homophobe either. People can choose. Let them choose.
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DoctorNine
07/12/09

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It's stuff like this, that makes me argue for re-intoduction of large man-eating predators into the Meth Kingdom of Middle America.

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Jim Topoleski
07/13/09

@DoctorNine's D9 Cat: I always loved George Carlins take myself, in turning middle America into one BIG jail split in 4, throwing the lowlifes in there and then opening the gates every so often for a pay per view special.
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Graverobber
07/12/09

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I'm so happy you were able to re-use the image of the trifecta of American testosterroneous.

As to goob who wants to sue GM for turning him gay through marketing, I just have to this to say: HA! In your face Mullettron! Better get one of these to go with it:
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Murilee Martin
07/12/09

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Remember, don't judge Camaro owners based on the rants of a bunch of incoherent homophobes. That would be like hating all Porsche owners because you hate dentists.
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Turkina
07/12/09

@Murilee Martin: Yesterday at auto-cross, there was one Porsche. And yes, it was driven by a dentist. How did we know? He blue taped everything except the 'DDS' on his special issue NY license plate.

Good thing there were 3 or 4 old Minis, a 2nd gen Z28 Camaro and a Caterham 7 in the mix...
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Maymar
07/13/09

@Murilee Martin: My dentist, upon hearing I was looking at a third-gen Camaro, told me I must not buy that car. This was, of course, because he was a Mustang guy, and thought I should get a Fox body instead.
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Super Traction Engine
07/12/09

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Camero (sic) owner: "homosexuals are gay, man, freaking gay!
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diskreet
07/12/09

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This is secretly GM's "No more ignorant rednecks" campaign.
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skitter
07/12/09

@diskreet: Brilliant, though frighteningly cynical. Improve the Camaro's image by getting the people who give it a bad name to disown it.
Now flip that around for the hopelessly idealistic Camaro theory of world peace: We love Camaros, you love Camaros, everybody loves Camaros!
Though even an idealist will admit this plan is lacking for Ford and Mopar fans.
In any case, just when even the V6 Camaro was starting to get respectable, right?

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LBJ's Love Child
07/12/09

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OK Martin, I'm calling BS on this post. Not a single one of those guys you pictured has a mullet.

Wait... aren't those the guys from the "Does it have Hemi™ in it?" commercials? Must be Dodge Challenger drivers. You're mixing your demographics dangerously.
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Murilee Martin
07/12/09

@LBJ's Love Child: These are three gentlemen from Muncie, Indiana, who were arrested for assault on a victim who sliced them up with a sword. I have a friend in Indianapolis who plays a game called "Fuckin' Muncie," in which she vies with the rest of her Indy punk friends to find the most meth-soaked redneck Muncie stories possible (guess it makes more sense if you actually live in the area; we could do the same thing with Hayward here in the East Bay). Sadly, the newspaper story from which I got the image has been pulled from the website.
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jolietjake
07/12/09

@Murilee Martin: I've lived in Japan for quite some time, but grew up in Indiana. I have a close circle of friends here in the same situation. We've been playing "Fuckin' Indiana" for a while. Now that I look back, a large percentage of the crap we send comes from "Fuckin' Muncie". Hat tip to your firend for narrowing the field. I intent to propose this as a rule change.
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Novaload
07/12/09

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So I guess nobody should tell these Yahoos that their car might have been touched by a gay person as it was being made and that their food might have been prepared by a gay person, and their favorite NFL star is gay, and their doctor might be gay, and their mom, dad, sibling or kid might be gay --wow, these guys need to move to Phobiaville, just to be safe.
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Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
07/12/09

@Novaload Misses Murilee: That's right. According to their logic, you can also 'catch the gay' from working on a gay person's car.
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Murilee Martin
07/12/09

@pleco believes in FOTA: There seems to be this weird phenomenon in which some het dudes think that there's a big scoreboard somewhere keeping track of their Gay-O-Meter™ reading, and if they don't buy the right car/hate show tunes/edge away in terror from insufficiently macho guys, a switch will flip and- next thing they know- they'll be wearing chaps with no pants on Folsom Street and registering for the Peace & Freedom Party.
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egoods
07/12/09

@pleco believes in FOTA: Darn, I knew there was something fishy about that Miada I worked on last week. I think I've caught the gay. NOOoooOOOooo... actually it's not that bad, did you see Project Runway last night?
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skitter
07/12/09

@Murilee Martin: It also doesn't help that 'gay' is the default sneer, apparently appropriate for any social situation or age group. My friends used to work as summer camp counselors at the pool: "The kids call everything gay. 'This is gay', 'That's gay', 'You're gay.' And then four of them take a shower together."
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OrionZyGarian
07/12/09

@pleco believes in FOTA: Eh, I caught the gay when I signed the title to my Miata over to myself. In the words of Harry and Lloyd, "Look at the buns on that!" "Yeah...he must work out!"
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Murilee Martin
07/12/09

@skitter: Funny thing is that it takes a lot of balls to come out if you really are gay, so "gay" should really mean "has guts."
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brianesser76
07/12/09

@Murilee Martin: The irony of those who have the courage to come out and being marked as different, being mocked by those trying their hardest to conform. Hasn't been lost on me.
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skitter
07/12/09

@Murilee Martin: Extrapolate that: sub-11 second pass -> *grunt* That's a pretty gay Camaro. *spit*
@brianesser76: I haven't gotten any on my skin, but I'm running scared. I'm terrified that someday one of them will come up behind me, sink its teeth into my neck, and I'll be done for.
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HDC
07/12/09

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It's folks like this that make me secretly root for the gay agenda.
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brianesser76
07/12/09

@HDC: We have an agenda?

I have to bring that up during the next meeting to plan to take over the world.
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skitter
07/12/09

@brianesser76: Gee Brian, what are we going to do tonight?
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brianesser76
07/12/09

@skitter: Same thing we do every night!
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HDC
07/12/09

@brianesser76: That's the point. Asshats like this make me wish there was one.
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Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing
07/12/09

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"not to mention....any and every camaro out there will be targeted to be vandalized!..."

So does that mean that these Neanderthals are taking credit for every New Beetle, white VW Cabrio, and Mini Cooper that has been mysteriously vandalized in the dark of night? Leave it to a closet-case to slash tires and key paintjobs...
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
07/12/09

@Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing: Extremists often act out in cowardly ways. Look at the enviro-nut that was damaging Hummers. Regardless of your views- you should still respect others, and their property.
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MushyHeirloom
07/12/09

@leavethegun-takethecannoli: Very true. If you're going to damage someone else's car, do it for a (tongue-in-cheek) good reason, like taking up four parking spaces. If you disagree with 'em, man up and tell them so, or walk away.
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Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing
07/12/09

@FP - pass the stars, please:

Or, when no one is looking, you could exact vengeance by gently dragoning on it, or pulling (literally) a Sandy Wong on the t-top moonroof...

http://www.quizlaw.com/blog/what_a_minute_thats_not_part_o.php
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
07/12/09

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First of all, I'm betting most of these guys can't afford a new Camaro, and so they're turning their jealousy and frustration into hate speech. Second of all, I'm going to venture to say that most of them can barely read, let alone write, as evidenced by their blurbs. The concept of sentence structure has also managed to escape their grasp. Also, the second blurb is hilarious. What an insecure idiot.
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FrankGrimes
07/12/09

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If 425HP is gay than I don't want to be straight, at least in cars.
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MushyHeirloom
07/12/09

@FrankGrimes: I'd like to promote this, but I don't think I can, and all the buttons that aren't "Edit" are broken anyway.
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