“Very Gay Raptor”’ (VGR) and Next-Gen Ranger Raptor to appear at the Goodwood Ftival of Speed, reaffirmg Ford’s long-term mment to LGBTQ+ allyship
Contents:
- FORD BUILDS 'VERY GAY' RANGER RAPTOR IN RPONSE TO HOMOPHOBIC COMMENT
- FORD VERY GAY RANGER RAPTOR MAK COLORFUL DEBUT AT GOODWOOD
- FORD’S ‘VERY GAY RAPTOR’ SET TO REFE ‘TOUGH’ AT GOODWOOD
- FACT CHECK: HAS FORD ROLLED OUT AN LGBT 'VERY GAY RAPTOR' TCK?
- FORD ROLLS OUT 'VERY GAY' TCK RPONSE TO HOMOPHOBIC TROLL
- FORD CREATED A RABOW 'VERY GAY' RANGER RAPTOR IN RPONSE TO AN ONLE TROLL
- FORD BUILDS 'VERY GAY' RANGER RAPTOR RPONSE TO HOMOPHOBIC MENT
FORD BUILDS 'VERY GAY' RANGER RAPTOR IN RPONSE TO HOMOPHOBIC COMMENT
Ford is gog beyond last year's Very Gay Ranger wh the new Very Gay Raptor. It drs a Ranger Raptor a Pri flag rabow body and gold accents. * ford ranger gay edition *
It was also created due to a specific, negative social media menter that lled the Raptor's origal lor of Performance Blue "very gay.
FORD VERY GAY RANGER RAPTOR MAK COLORFUL DEBUT AT GOODWOOD
* ford ranger gay edition *
" As such, Ford specifilly named this pickup the Very Gay Raptor. Gallery: Ctom 'Very Gay' Ford Ranger Raptor Regnizg the discrimatory tone of the ment, the tomaker rpond wh an over-the-top image of a rabow Ranger to make the pany's posn very clear.
Addnally, Ford's GLOBE (Gay, Lbian, or Bisexual Employe) work celebrat s 25th anniversary this year, supportg LGBTQ+ employe and diversy the workplace. The Very Gay Raptor will be on display Cologne through Augt 28 and partake the annual ColognePri 2021 para on Sunday.
FORD’S ‘VERY GAY RAPTOR’ SET TO REFE ‘TOUGH’ AT GOODWOOD
Ford celebrat Pri Month wh a 2022 Bron Wildtrak rated the same lor scheme as 2021's 'Very Gay' Raptor Ranger. * ford ranger gay edition *
Jun 21, 2022 at 2:38pm ET Ford is gog beyond last year's Very Gay Ranger wh the new Very Gay Raptor. In addn to takg a n up the hill there, the Very Gay Ranger's rgo bed will be the stage for ssns of what Ford lls "Tough Talks.
" Welsh gby player Gareth Thomas, who is gay, is havg nversatns about how the to dtry n be more clive and foster allyship for the LGBTQ+ muny.
FACT CHECK: HAS FORD ROLLED OUT AN LGBT 'VERY GAY RAPTOR' TCK?
Gallery: Ford Very Gay Raptor For Goodwood Ford has not yet buted the versn of the latt Ranger for the Uned Stat. The origal Very Gay Ranger was a project om Ford of Germany for the Christopher Street Day celebratn Cologne.
Its orig was someone on social media llg the tomaker's Performance Blue lor "very gay. " The pany cid to turn the homophobic plat to somethg worth celebratg by buildg the rabow-and-gold pickup.
FORD ROLLS OUT 'VERY GAY' TCK RPONSE TO HOMOPHOBIC TROLL
The Very Gay Ranger was also a homage to a rabow-lored Ford Ka pickup nversn that Ford build for Cologne's Christopher Street Day 1998.
FORD CREATED A RABOW 'VERY GAY' RANGER RAPTOR IN RPONSE TO AN ONLE TROLL
In the Uned Stat, Ford observed Pri Month this year by buildg a Ford Bron Wildtrak wh the same rabow-and-gold lor scheme as the Very Gay Ranger and Very Gay Raptor. Rters Fact Check has bunked different onle claims targetg the pany followg the partnership (here).The Ford mpaign, however, was shared June 2022, aligng wh Pri month (here).A spokperson for Ford said an email to Rters, “The vio is a year old and was created and ed by the Ford team Europe for a specific purpose – to make somethg posive out of a negative onle ment that a lor of our new Ranger Raptor pickup was ‘very gay.’”A prs release regardg the vehicle and the mpaign n be seen on the pany’s webse (here).VERDICTMisptned.
Ford did not release a new “Very Gay Raptor” ad mpaign 2023; the onle vio dat to 2022.This article was produced by the Rters Fact Check team.
FORD BUILDS 'VERY GAY' RANGER RAPTOR RPONSE TO HOMOPHOBIC MENT
“Very Gay Raptor”’ (VGR) and Next-Gen Ranger Raptor to appear at the Goodwood Ftival of Speed, reaffirmg Ford’s long-term mment to LGBTQ+ allyship. GOODWOOD, UK, June 21, 2022 – Ford will ntue monstratg s allyship wh the LGBTQ+ muny at the Goodwood Ftival of Speed this week, brgg “Very Gay Raptor” and the Next-Gen Ranger Raptor along for the ri.