AFA Ends Ford Boycott, Apparently Didn't See Knight Rider

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EDT

The American Family Association, an organization devoted to protecting families from reason and understanding, started a boycott of Ford for being too friendly to homosexual groups. Ford originally caved to AFA pressure though claimed they continued to support gay social events financially. The AFA claims Ford has reduced such donations and has ceased almost all advertising in gay publications. Ford, to its credit, claimed this was because they'd cut back on buying ads everywhere in light of their ongoing financial troubles and wants to treat everyone fairly. We guess they were having too much fun flipping through gay periodicals to read our Knight Rider live blog, which chronicled the night-long Ford advertisement and included a Lesbian/Bi Surf FBI Agent and a, ahem, close relationship between KITT and Mike (pictured on the left).

AFA is claiming a victory from the boycott, though we find everything they do to be a defeat for sensible Americans everywhere. International Herald Tribune]

Autoextremist on Ford's Dunderheaded AFA Move

Davey G. Johnson — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 18:34:30 EST

Man, we're stoked that Ford's dealings with the American Family Association are starting to garner so much vitriol from automotive pundits. The latest salvo comes from the guns of the good ship Autoextremist, manned by none other than Sweet Peet D. This week, Peter opines:

"Ford has opened a Pandora's box with the way they have handled this situation. Their touchy-feely culture has bit them in the ass this time, and they will now find themselves the target of every two-bit special interest group with an axe to grind from here on out."

Plus, as a reader wrote in, "It s too bad, because Bill Ford is kinda hot, in a closeted daddy way. Not Jeff Gordon hot, but who is?"

Ford sends the wrong message, no matter how they try to spin it. [Autoextremist]

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AFA Ends Ford Boycott, Apparently Didn't See Knight Rider

Autoextremist on Ford's Dunderheaded AFA Move