April 7, 2006, - 4:52 pm

Is This Gay?: New Chrysler Dodge Caliber Ads Feature Fairy, Pink

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Yesterday’s Detroit Spews had an interesting article about the Dodge Caliber’s “Anything But Cute” commercials. The gay community is very upset about them.

Some viewers and gay rights supporters have complained the Chrysler Group commercial — dubbed “Too Tough” and featuring a fluttering fairy zapping buildings and trains into cuter-looking gingerbread houses and toy trains — is offensive and borders on homophobic.
The fairy is unsuccessful at transforming a black Caliber and is mocked by a male passer-by walking a dog. “Silly little fairy,” he says.
As retribution, the fairy turns the pedestrian’s button-down shirt and jeans attire into white shorts and a polo shirt draped with a preppy sweater. His black dog leash becomes four pink ones connected to Pomeranians. The suggestion, some say, is the man was turned into a homosexual.


“It directly finds humor with the term fairy, referring not just to the type that flies around with a magic wand, but also the universally recognizable gay stereotype of an effeminate gay man,” the Commercial Closet said in an online review of the ad. The non-profit organizationmonitors marketing tactics that could be offensive to gays and lesbians.

This raises these questions: Are all fairies gay? Even though the word is often used as a derogatory term for gays, probably not. If so, someone ought to tell Disney and children’s authors, so they can censor them out of kids movies and books. Do all gay men dress preppy and use pink leashes? And are all gay men effeminate?
It will be interesting to see whether or not Chrysler drops the ads.
****UPDATE, 04/10/06: Watch the video of the ad here. After seeing it, the 30 second ad is really not the big deal the gay community is claiming. It’s actually fairly innocent, and funny, too. As for the fairy, she’s a glamorous woman, not a gay caricature.




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45 Responses

I’m going to vote for “Not Gay”. It’s an innocent commercial, and I didn’t even cross my mind that the guy at the end was supposed to be gay. Mainly I was focused on the woman that plays the fairy, though. She’s a total fox.

Manatoch on April 7, 2006 at 7:50 pm

Now I guess if the ad portrayed some good old fashioned hetero guy bashing making the female look brilliant and the guy look like a stereotypical clone of Homer Simpson these groups wouldnt have a problem with it.

wisemonkey on April 8, 2006 at 3:10 am

Deb, I think you meant “ads”, not “adds”.

Henry Jennings on April 8, 2006 at 2:19 pm

it never occurred to me that there was a gay angle in the ad. then again i’m really only on the lookout for good looking women and jewish themes.

shleppy on April 8, 2006 at 3:32 pm

If the purse fits, thweetie, then wear it.
The fags are all upset about how they’re being portrayed in a car commercial?!
LMFAO!
Has anyone ever been to NYC during the Gay Pride Parade or Greenwich Village’s Halloween Parade? Those vile, gay sexual deviants portray THEMSELVES in the most degenerate, perverse, stereotypical and revolting ways with their gross exhibitions of gratuitous nudity, and displays of S&M.
If they’re offended, well, then all I can do to suggest they chill is for them to engage in the tried and true passion of classic gay life; get your hands on some duct tape and your favorite gerbil, sniff some poppers, then let the fireworks begin.

Thee_Bruno on April 8, 2006 at 5:39 pm

Thee-bruno:what’s it like being a hate filled homophobe?

danny on April 8, 2006 at 6:28 pm

Danny, speaking of hate-filled: have you ever witnessed a Gay Pride parade?

Spence on April 8, 2006 at 8:56 pm

debbie i’ve come to suspect that your work is holding you back from marriage. maybe you should pretend to be a country club republican for a while so you can land one of those dan senor type husbands.

shleppy on April 8, 2006 at 9:15 pm

Dearest, Thweetheart Danny,
Danny-Boy, the PIPES, the PIPES are calling.
And, you know darn well what “Pipes” we’re talking about.
😉
Tell me, Danny-Boy, what degenerate costume (or, more than likely, what costume DON’T you wear) in those Gay Pride Parades in Greenwich Village? Hmmmmm? I also hear that those bullwhips are very fashionable this year and always so, so versatile.
😉
Pssssssst…watch out for the NYC Sex Crimes Unit patrolling Washington Square Park.

Thee_Bruno on April 8, 2006 at 9:21 pm

Thee-Ignorant+ Hatefilled-Bruno;I see lots of hate in my rounds on this planet and my relations have seen even more .And you and rank right up there. Ignorant and hatefilled sitting at the keys feeling proud and all knowing .

danny on April 8, 2006 at 10:06 pm

I bet Dannyelle looks pretty hot in a push up bra and high heels making his planetary rounds.
If Thee_Bruno is all knowing, I’d like to know who is going to win the next Super Bowl and a few lottery numbers, Oh Great Bruno.

The_Man on April 9, 2006 at 12:36 am

Dannyelle,
Do you see lots of hate while making your “rounds” on any of the other planets?
BTW, what “relations” are you talking about, hmmmm?
😉

Thee_Bruno on April 9, 2006 at 10:05 am

Ignorant + hate Is all you have little men.Sitting at the keys who relish in a feeling right but are only …..

danny on April 9, 2006 at 1:47 pm

Don’t leave me in suspenders, Dan. “but are only”….what? What? What?!?
LOL. I don’t discriminate against your kind, Dan. You are an alright guy in my book and I do enjoy your posts.

The_Man on April 9, 2006 at 2:00 pm

Discrimination just as well could be a middle name for many of you.

danny on April 9, 2006 at 3:09 pm

Dannyelle must be one of those “tolerant”, “inclusive” LIBERALS I’m always hearing about.
LIBERALS love free speech…that is, until you disagree with them.

Thee_Bruno on April 9, 2006 at 3:27 pm

The same Chrysler that made the following Engine blocks: 340, 383, 426 (wedge), 426 Hemi, 440 (six pack) came out with a faggot commercial? Goddamn!

KOAJaps on April 9, 2006 at 5:04 pm

Leave Danny alone, that aint cool. But I still can’t believe Mopar has turned faggot.

KOAJaps on April 9, 2006 at 5:06 pm

Dannyelle was the first one to throw a hissy fit. In fact, he hit me with his purse – but I must admit it’s a helluva lot better than getting hit with his dead gerbil.

Thee_Bruno on April 9, 2006 at 5:16 pm

I believe today is Debbie’s birthday. [Click on my name if the hyperlink doesn’t work.]

salt1907 on April 9, 2006 at 5:43 pm

I believe today is Debbie’s birthday. [Click on my name if the hyperlink doesn’t work.]

salt1907 on April 9, 2006 at 5:44 pm

Oh, I like Danny, KOAJaps, especially the video performance of you and Dan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1zY_tV5kaQ&search=BSB%20Back%20Street%20Boys%20Backstreet%20Chinese
(Even on braodband it takes a while, but is worth it). BTW, that’s KOAJaps on the left, Dannyelle, er, Danny on the right.

The_Man on April 9, 2006 at 6:34 pm

Bruno: You talk about liberals being tolerant, but why should they be tolerant of intolerance from people like you?

Manatoch on April 9, 2006 at 9:56 pm

True, it’s the conservatives who love free speech, which is why America-hater Bush throws out anyone who disagrees with him from public appearance venues, which is why Limbaugh is too much of a coward to debate anyone who disagrees with him, which is why O’Reilly walks out of a soft-ball interview from Terry Gross and whines like a little girl afterwards, which is why John Roberts votes down Oregon’s euthanasia ruling in a great display of believing in state’s rights…

hqsbud on April 10, 2006 at 2:07 am

…which is why it’s a disservice to call any of these people conservatives, when they’re actually two-bit fascists.

hqsbud on April 10, 2006 at 2:09 am

Euthanasia is a state right?
I’m not sure which Bush public appearance you are referring to, but there is no absolute right to disrupt any meeting you feel like to exercise your free speech rights.
I know nothing about the O’Reilly and Limbaugh situations as I listen to neither.
I wouldn’t care to debate most libs, either. It’s not cowardice, it’s just after a while it gets so silly, just like the people coming here and saying the same thing over and over about Debbie’s Jill Carroll posts.
As for Manatoch’s tolerance question, if it’s the right thing to do, you are tolerant because it’s the right thing to do. If I was only tolerant to those who “deserved” it, that would probably be nobody.

The_Man on April 10, 2006 at 9:13 am

The little man: I see where any thoughts you have are on a child’s level no more no less.As for you being able to debate ,all you have is someone else’s web site to type your crap.Like I said , ” you love the power at the keyboard?”That’s all you have and let alone a tolerant mind.At last we’re safe so just sit there all day and search blogs and type your hate -the man- bruno ..etc.yea right

danny on April 10, 2006 at 9:58 am

90% of Amerikkklan men are gay…PROOF—
Deb, I think you meant “ads”, not “adds”.
Posted by: Henry Jennings

EminemsRevenge on April 10, 2006 at 10:29 am

Oh!, Dannno, you got me. Yes, I am POWER MAD, INSANE with Power, ha ha ha!!!! Oh yes, I am the Master of the Keyboard Universe!!!! Who needs to debate with my All Powerful Keyboard Skills?!? One zap with my Delete Key and my fascist opponents are crying in the Recycle Bin of Life.

The_Man on April 10, 2006 at 11:21 am

Oh, I like Danny, KOAJaps, especially the video performance of you and Dan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1zY_tV5kaQ&search=BSB%20Back%20Street%20Boys%20Backstreet%20Chinese
(Even on braodband it takes a while, but is worth it). BTW, that’s KOAJaps on the left, Dannyelle, er, Danny on the right.
Posted by: The_Man at April 9, 2006 06:34 PM
You sick fuck, you even got our political leaning correct…BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Like I said above though, Mopar was great but they turned faggot, queer, sissy! If this is gay bashing, then I’m a liberal gay basher. I cherish my first amendment and support Thee_Bruno, et al as well as the oother gay bashers

KOAJaps on April 10, 2006 at 1:18 pm

To ManTuckus,
You LIBS are such a bunch of hypocrites.
You LIBS SHOULD be tolerant of “intolerant” people like me because that’s all that I keep hearing from the Left – That it’s you, the LIBERALS, who are “tolerant” and “inclusive” of every viewpoint when, in fact, you are not.
You don’t hear Conservatives always spewing off at the mouth at the drop of a hat about how “tolerant” and “inclusive” they are – it’s always the LIBERALS who do so.
So, once again, your hypocrisy is showing.
Tolerate my viewpoints or shut up.
BTW, with a name like ManTuckus, I can see why you’re so upset about this thread about how offended the gays are about the ad.

Thee_Bruno on April 10, 2006 at 3:39 pm

Bruno+the man…etc.:and with you all that is seen is your hate and ignorant mind.keep on typing it’s all you got.

danny on April 10, 2006 at 4:06 pm

Dannyelle,
It’s not hate nor ignorance when I see hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars annually going to educational programs, scientific research, and medical treatment to stem the rising tide of HIV, AIDS, Hepatitis, etc., and yet all we get to see for it are more such cases. That’s because most of the gay and drug culture are just so irresponsible in their behavior.
But then I get to hear daily the lies about how wonderful the gay lifestyle is and that it’s supposed to be just as equal and moral as heterosexuality.
But then I get to see the push in the state legislatures and the courts to trivialize traditional marriage between a man and a woman – the fabric of society – by legalizing gay marriage.
But then I get to see how kids in grade school are forced to learn about sex and the wonders of gay life, then go home confused to a heterosexual household where they look at their parents as weird.
It’s good money rammed down the old pooper-chute. Money that could go for some really good things like creating more social welfare programs for the impovershed of the world who want to come here legally and illegally in droves and shit upon us. You’re depriving the rest of the planet of their right to come here and really suck us dry.
Now, that’s just being a bit too selfish on your part, don’t you agree?
So, my Sugar Plum Fairy, Is that hate and ignorance, or am I just reporting the facts?

Thee_Bruno on April 10, 2006 at 4:53 pm

Bruno said: “You LIBS SHOULD be tolerant of “intolerant” people like me because that’s all that I keep hearing from the Left – That it’s you, the LIBERALS, who are “tolerant” and “inclusive” of every viewpoint when, in fact, you are not.”
That doesn’t mean that libs can’t call people out for being morons like yourself, fat boy.
And to answer your question to danny: ” Is that hate and ignorance, or am I just reporting the facts?”.
Nope. That’s just hate and ignorance. You’re just a greasy fingered, fat ass that sits all day at his computer waiting to randomly insult people on the internet. To quote all the moronic, mouth-breathing, friendless internet users like yourself, “ROFLMAO LOL!!!!!11!!”.

Manatoch on April 10, 2006 at 6:17 pm

To ManTuckus,
Yup, just as I thought…you ARE one of those “enlightened”, “tolerant”, and “inclusive” LIBERALS you people keep telling everyone else about.
Besides, isn’t it the LIBERALS who tell others not to call other people names because it’s hurtful and damaging to someone’s self-esteem? Sure it is, but, like ALL LIBERALS, you never practice what you demand of others. So, by you calling me names demonstrates your duplicity. Typical LIB.
And, just like a true LIBERAL, you can’t deal with truth and facts, so, you just deny them.
If what I said was not fact, then please refute, point by point, what I said. AND, just don’t pull the typical LIB rhetoric out of your ass – as you normally do – please reference each refutation with a verifiable FACT. A FACT that is established truth – as in “objective” and “historical” data.
Until you do so, you’re just another intolerant, non-inclusive, hate-filled LIBERAL who hates America.
Now, go back inside the basement apartment you rent from your parents, give Bruce a call, smear on the K-Y, put on some Blabra Streisand music, get the bullwhip from under your bed, sniff some poppers, get the noose, lie there naked on the bed in the dark, then let Bruce tie you in knots like a pretzel as the S&M session begins.

Thee_Bruno on April 10, 2006 at 7:20 pm

Why don’t you prove some of your “facts” for me then Bruno? Oh that’s right, you can’t back up any of your claims with proof! Nice try fatty!
I love how this is eating you up inside!

Manatoch on April 10, 2006 at 8:24 pm

By the way Bruno (what a gay name if I’ve ever heard one!), it’s funny how obsessed you are with Barbra Streisand. I enjoyed your 5 page reports about Barbra in the Barbra Striesand newsgroups! I find it quite interesting how you hang out there!
Here are some “proofs” of Bruno being secretly gay:
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.barbra.streisand/browse_thread/thread/90c58a897422166d/9e2ef625efd6ae83?lnk=st&q=Thee_Bruno&rnum=61#9e2ef625efd6ae83
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.barbra.streisand/browse_thread/thread/78fa8c19ca60e7fe/a9ceb658e06c56dd?lnk=st&q=Thee_Bruno&rnum=60#a9ceb658e06c56dd

Manatoch on April 10, 2006 at 8:30 pm

To ManTuckus,
LOL, moron. I DID cite facts. It is YOU who lied and said they weren’t facts. Therefore, since you challenged my facts and called them lies, the burden rests with you to disprove my “lies”.
But, as I said earlier, you can’t disprove the truth because as with all LIBS you just dismiss anything that is proven fact and that with which you disagree as a “lie”.
I actually feel sorry for you. You’re pathetic and weak.
Now, as I asked you to do before, please refute the facts that I posted earlier on this thread. Please refute them, point by point, with verifiable facts and not something that you just pulled out of your ass as you would a bunch of dead gerbils.
Until then, thweetie, the burden of proof is on you.
BTW, did Bruce have his way with you already? Gee, even a heterosexual would have a woman stay the night after he’s just met her in a bar, then have her make him sandwich in the morning before she leaves.
You fags really are prolific and DO have lots of anonymous gay partners who engage in rough S&M sex, don’t you? Are you having another one over tonight, maybe? Where did you meet this one – at a Cub Scout meeting? Make sure you don’t wake up mom with his screams of pain.

Thee_Bruno on April 10, 2006 at 8:44 pm

To ManTuckus,
You really are lame. I haven’t logged onto the Blabra Streisand Newsgroup in years.
I find it VERY interesting how intrigued you are about me.
Now look who’s eating himself alive. You’re so obsessed and intrigued with that you’re spending HOURS researching my every keystroke on the Internet. LOL!
You REALLY ARE lame, aren’t you.
HOURS! LOL!
BTW, I hope everyone logs onto Usenet, a/k/a Newsgroups…in particular;
alt.fan.Rosie O’donnell,
alt.fan.don-imus,
alt.fan.barbra.streisand,
alt.politics.liberalism.
Want more? Nah, I think I’ll just drive you even more insane by being “mysterious”. LOL!
As I said, I haven’t logged into a Newsgroup in 2 years, so knock yourself out. BTW, anyone can use any name in a Newsgroup, however, the server I used to post comments with was “kinetic.com”. Any other user using Thee_Bruno is not this one.
So, Sherlock, keep digging, and eating yourself up good.
LOL!

Thee_Bruno on April 10, 2006 at 8:54 pm

“But, as I said earlier, you can’t disprove the truth because as with all LIBS you just dismiss anything that is proven fact and that with which you disagree as a “lie”.”
Actually that’s what you’re doing. All you ever post are broad claims that you made up. Everyone can see through your BS. I’m not even sure what “facts” you’re talking about. You haven’t said anything that anyone would ever claim as a “fact”. Keep up the hate fatty!

Manatoch on April 10, 2006 at 8:58 pm

Heh…I spent “hours” looking up your username? Ok then, whatever. Last time I checked, Google searches are pretty much instant. I didn’t even read your stupid posts on the newsgroups. I just saw how long they were and noticed the lame insults and knew it was you immediately.

Manatoch on April 10, 2006 at 9:00 pm

Don’t look now, ManTuckus, but the Petco down the street from where you live is closing. They’re marking down all of their inventory by 50%…quick, better stock up on some gerbils.
You posted the following:
“I didn’t even read your stupid posts on the newsgroups. I just saw how long they were and noticed the lame insults and knew it was you immediately.”
Tell me something…How could you NOT read my posts, yet, at the same time, noticed all those “lame insults” IN those posts?
Do you really know what the hell you’re talking about?
LMFAO!

Thee_Bruno on April 11, 2006 at 8:57 am

bruno;What’s it like being a ignorant hate living guy sitting at the computer keys typing crap and feeling so powerfull?But then it sure Must suck in every other part of your day where you are just a punk and every one that comes in contact with you (bruno,-the-man ,and some others)out in te real world know it,because there’s no way this can be hidden. your poor familly,no that’s most likely where you learned it.G_d it would be great to see the crap you float at the other sites you spend your days typing all your ignorant crap at.That whould be the best,how about telling us some of the other sites you crap at!Or are you chicken shit. punk.

danny on April 11, 2006 at 12:06 pm

Hold on, Dannyelle. I’m getting a little jealous as I am beginning to think you like Bruno more than me.
I applaud your imaginative use of the word “crap”, used 4 different times and then one variant.
The Power! The Power!

The_Man on April 11, 2006 at 6:21 pm

To-the man -bruno….etc…as we drop into the time of easter how do you sit and pray with g-d and get by knowing the hate the rest of the time in your heart. piece of crap

danny on April 12, 2006 at 10:44 pm

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