General Motors pulls gay themed commercials from the internet

[WillParkinson]

General Motors pulls gay themed commercials from the internet
By 365gay Newswire
07.10.2009 8:36am EDT

General Motors has ordered all videos created for their Chevrolet “Gay Day at the Movies” promotion be removed from You Tube. The videos, which featured amateur footage of two “go go boys” washing a Camaro, were deemed inappropriate by GM.

“The video was not appropriate and not in good taste,” said GM spokesman Dave Barthmuss. The videos were seen as a bad representation for the company by GM executives said Barthmuss.

In the videos, two men washed a Chevy Camaro wearing nothing but yellow underwear with the word CAMARO on it. The boys were nicknamed the Bumble Bee Boys after a character from the recent Transformers movie, a yellow Camaro named Bumblebee.

The videos are no longer available online.

On June 28, Chevrolet held a “Gay Day at the Movies” promotional event and screening of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen for their gay customers.

http://www.365gay.com/news/general-motors-pulls-gay-themed-commercials-from-the-internet/

Sadly I can't find the ad, only some pictures.

[saltpoint]

1. Two guys washing a car. Why, that IS abominable.

[Ian David]

3. Everyone knows washing cars is women's work.

Gene Simmons (Republican) Family Jewels: Bikini Car Wash
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/gene-simmons-family-jewels-bikini-car-wash/1750867218

[saltpoint]

4. LOL!

:thumbsup: :hi:

[GodlessBiker]

2. I saw the video before they pulled it. It was lame.

[jeremyfive]

5. Only GM Ad I Ever Liked

Boy, do they have misplaced priorities. I see why they are not selling cars.

[Orsino]

6. Out of bankruptcy and into the closet. n/t

[tbyg52]

7. Bingo.

It just goes to show what being under the gun, in the cross hairs, behind the 8-ball *won't* do for free speech and tolerance. Very similar to the golden rule - them that has the gold rules.

Edited for inevitable stupid typo.