You don't see the US advertising for Dodge. Puking on the windshield, childish jokes, toilet humor. Some consumers are amused by it perhaps, but when you create that kind of imagery, you start whittling down your potential buyer group. Morons and idiots are the new target. I worked on the Dodge business for ten years. I hate like hell to see it going down the tube. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > What, other than introducing two of the most interesting larger cars (Magnum, > Charger) in recent memory as well as a rather interesting smaller crossover > hatchback I distinctly don't understand the comment. > > GM on the other hand... > > -Adam > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Since Dodge marketing "experts" have decided that they want to be the brand > for morons and idiots, it probably won't surprise them in the least. They've > already dumped the nameplate in the toilet, a little more crap won't make > much > difference. > > Paul > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >>They probably wouldn't recognize the Stars and Bars. I don't disagree. > >> > >>Ironically, the Battle Flag should be _less_ offensive, not more. But > >>things > >>didn't work out that way. This is going to be a problem for Dodge next year > >>as > >>well, as there will be much demand for one of their new models to come with > >>a > >>Battle Flag on the roof, mostly from people too ignorant to recall what it > >>signifies beyond Bo and Luke Duke. > >> > >>-Adam > >> > >> > >>P. J. Alling wrote: > >> > >>>I stand corrected, I did not realize that the South had adopted a > >>>variation of it's battle flag as a national flag. I therefore withdraw > >>>my statement. I find any flag dedicated to the destruction of the > >>>Union, and the preservation of slavery an abomination. Happy now? > >>>Though I still doubt than most Americans would recognize the original > >>>Stars and Bars if they saw one. > >>> > >>>Adam Maas wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>Which of those? There were at least 3 official flags, and two variants of > the > >> > >>better-known battle flag. > >> > >>>>-Adam > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>P. J. Alling wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Which confederate flag. The official flag, or the battle flag, (which > >>>>>never had an official standing, as far as I know), but was used to > >>>>>minimize confusion between the "Stars and Stripes" and the "Stars and > >>>>>Bars"). I doubt most minorities would even recognize the "Stars and > >>>>>Bars", which as a "Yankee" I would find much more offensive. > >>>>> > >>>>>Christian wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>David Savage wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>Depends which flag & where the fence or building is located. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>I imagine the Confederate flag in a "minority" neighbourhood would be > >>>>>>>considered disrespectful. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>How about flying over the capitol building of a State? (especially > >>>>>>when > >>>>>>that capital was the capital of the Confederate States? (I really don't > >>>>>>understand Virginia... and I work there) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >>-- > >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>[email protected] > >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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