“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 UNVEILED A 'VERY GAY' TCK RPONSE TO A HOMOPHOBIC COMMENTER
- FORD ACTUALLY BUILT A 'VERY GAY RAPTOR' RPONSE TO AN TER TROLL
- FORD ROLLS OUT 'VERY GAY' TCK RPONSE TO HOMOPHOBIC TROLL
- FORD BUILDS 'VERY GAY' RANGER RAPTOR IN RPONSE TO HOMOPHOBIC COMMENT
- AMID THE BUD LIGHT-DYLAN MULVANEY BACKLASH, FORD’S ‘VERY GAY’ TCKS HAVE RURFACED
- WATCH: FORD HAS ROLLED OUT AN LGBT ‘VERY GAY RAPTOR’ TCK
- FORD’S ‘VERY GAY RAPTOR’ SET TO REFE ‘TOUGH’ AT GOODWOOD
- FORD CREATED A RABOW 'VERY GAY' RANGER RAPTOR IN RPONSE TO AN ONLE TROLL
- NOT THE ONN: FORD’S BIG GAY TCK
FORD UNVEILED A 'VERY GAY' TCK RPONSE TO A HOMOPHOBIC COMMENTER
An onle menter lled the new Ford Raptor Ranger "gay," so Ford created the #VeryGayRaptor time for Berl's Pri celebratns. * ford gay truck reddit *
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. Ford did not release a new “Very Gay Raptor” ad mpaign 2023; the onle vio dat to article was produced by the Rters Fact Check team. While the practice is, luckily, beg more and more a thg of the past, there are sadly still people out there who will e the term "gay" as a pejorative.
That kd of sual, everyday homophobia is ls socially acceptable than ed to be— part due to the fact that now people are more cled to ll out when they see or hear .
One menter om Germany, however, scribed the choice of blue lor as "very gay. The marketg team at Ford adopted a slightly different approach, and stead took the ment as a challenge: What would a "very gay" versn of their tck look like? " Enter the #VeryGayRaptor: a sparkly gold Ranger cked out the lors of the rabow flag.
FORD ACTUALLY BUILT A 'VERY GAY RAPTOR' RPONSE TO AN TER TROLL
Ford builds Very Gay Raptor out of a Ranger Raptor Special Edn a strong stance agast homophobia. It buts at Christopher Street Day Cologne. * ford gay truck reddit *
Ford Ranger Very Gay Raptor 01. Ford Ranger Very Gay Raptor 03.
Ford Ranger Very Gay Raptor 02. Ford Ranger Very Gay Raptor 04.
FORD ROLLS OUT 'VERY GAY' TCK RPONSE TO HOMOPHOBIC TROLL
Ford celebrat Pri Month wh a 2022 Bron Wildtrak rated the same lor scheme as 2021's 'Very Gay' Raptor Ranger. * ford gay truck reddit *
Ford Ranger Very Gay Raptor 05.
FORD BUILDS 'VERY GAY' RANGER RAPTOR IN RPONSE TO HOMOPHOBIC COMMENT
Ford rpond to an ter troll wh a strong statement agast homophobia, creatg a rabow and gltery gold-wrapped tck that parad the streets of Cologne, Germany to celebrate Pri Day. "Very gay" is how one ter nizen scribed the new Ranger Raptor Special Edn pickup a ment on a Ford Europe social media post. The pany noticed and, rponse, took the ncept of a very gay Ranger Raptor and ran wh .
AMID THE BUD LIGHT-DYLAN MULVANEY BACKLASH, FORD’S ‘VERY GAY’ TCKS HAVE RURFACED
-But that blue lor is very Gay!! ‘Very Gay’ was a pliment, right? ✨? #VeryGayRaptor — Ford Europe (@FordEu).
What Ford has dubbed the Very Gay Raptor ma s but at the Christopher Street Day para, a LGBTQ+ celebratn Cologne.
WATCH: FORD HAS ROLLED OUT AN LGBT ‘VERY GAY RAPTOR’ TCK
The ncept never ma to productn, but was later repated rabow lors by Ford's ternal GLOBE (Gay, Lbian Or Bi-Sexual Employe) group for e Christopher Street Day celebratns for many years. This year, 's a new Ford Bron Wildtrak 2-door and wears the same rabow and glter gold livery as last year's "Very Gay Raptor" built rponse to an ter troll.
-But that blue lor is very Gay!!
FORD’S ‘VERY GAY RAPTOR’ SET TO REFE ‘TOUGH’ AT GOODWOOD
In rponse, Ford created the rabow Ranger Raptor, postg on social media, "'Very Gay' was a pliment, right?
— But that blue lor is very Gay!! ” What happened next was a masterclass shuttg down homophobic a vio released on Twter by Ford Europe, the tomaker revealed s new and improved “Very Gay Raptor” cked out rabows and gold glter.
FORD CREATED A RABOW 'VERY GAY' RANGER RAPTOR IN RPONSE TO AN ONLE TROLL
A 60-hour procs saw the vehicle draped rabow and gold glter Alpha foil, then topped wh rabow and heart isn’t even the first time that Ford has cked out a Gay Pri vehicle.
NOT THE ONN: FORD’S BIG GAY TCK
It was also created due to a specific, negative social media menter that lled the Raptor's origal lor of Performance Blue "very gay.