These seeking to boycott Ford will not discover many alternate options as BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, Common Motors, Nissan, Stellantis, and Volkswagen have spoken in help of the LGBTQ+ neighborhood
by Michael Gauthier
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by Michael Gauthier
In the event you’ve ventured onto social media up to now week or two, you may need come throughout Ford’s Very Homosexual Raptor. The truck was initially created in 2021 and redesigned for final 12 months’s Goodwood Pageant of Velocity. Nevertheless, it’s again within the highlight because of the tradition wars.
Except you’ve been residing beneath a rock for the previous few months, you’re undoubtedly conscious that Bud Gentle may use some ‘actual males of genius’ as their affiliation with transgender persona Dylan Mulvaney has sparked immense backlash. This has brought about Bud Gentle gross sales to plummet by practically 25% and a few shops are successfully giving the beer away totally free after rebate.
Anheuser-Busch hit a nerve and shoppers responded, and now it seems sure people are in search of different firms to focus on as a part of the Get Woke, Go Broke motion. This seems to be how Ford’s Very Homosexual Raptor entered the fold, regardless of being practically two years outdated and launched in Europe.
Extra: Ford Is Bringing A New, “Very Homosexual” Raptor To Goodwood
Final 12 months’s video selling the redesigned truck, which was created to reaffirm “Ford’s long-term dedication to LGBTQ+ allyship,” has began trending once more and the feedback are decidedly harsh. Amongst them is one one who claimed they “had an appointment with [a] Ford dealership to order fleet autos for my firm, however after one in all my guys confirmed me this video, I feel I’m good. Guess it’s Chevy or Toyota transferring ahead!”
One other person chimed in saying, “As somebody coming from a Ford household of many generations, I’ll by no means purchase a brand new Ford once more.” One other famous the Very Homosexual Raptor “would go actual good with a pair instances of Bud Gentle.”
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There have additionally been movies attacking Ford, which have gathered tons of of hundreds of views on-line. Nevertheless, these threatening to purchase from different automakers gained’t discover many choices as quite a few manufacturers have spoken up in help of the homosexual neighborhood.
Amongst them are BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, Common Motors, Nissan, Stellantis, and Volkswagen. That’s only a temporary listing however, for those who’re planning to boycott automakers for supporting the LGBTQ+ neighborhood, you would possibly need to begin strolling.
