Not The Onn: Ford's Big Gay Tck - We'll Do It Live

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

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.

FORD ACTUALLY BUILT A 'VERY GAY RAPTOR' RPONSE TO AN TER TROLL

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 ROLLS OUT 'VERY GAY' TCK RPONSE TO HOMOPHOBIC TROLL

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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 .

FORD BUILDS 'VERY GAY' RANGER RAPTOR IN RPONSE TO HOMOPHOBIC COMMENT

-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. 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.

AMID THE BUD LIGHT-DYLAN MULVANEY BACKLASH, FORD’S ‘VERY GAY’ TCKS HAVE RURFACED

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!! 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. 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.

It was also created due to a specific, negative social media menter that lled the Raptor's origal lor of Performance Blue "very gay. " As such, Ford specifilly named this pickup the Very Gay Raptor.

WATCH: FORD HAS ROLLED OUT AN LGBT ‘VERY GAY RAPTOR’ TCK

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. The Ford Raptor is very gay. That’s not a middle school joke, ’s an actual vehicle offered by The Ford Motor Company, which created a special edn “very gay” versn of s Raptor pick-up tck two years ago, plete wh a rabow pat job.

FORD’S ‘VERY GAY RAPTOR’ SET TO REFE ‘TOUGH’ AT GOODWOOD

Yet nobody even noticed until recently — which sort of mak the whole thg a lot more May 18, Robby Starbuck tweeted, “Did you know that Ford has a tck they ll their ‘Very Gay Raptor’?

” Did you know that Ford has a tck they ll their "Very Gay Raptor"? Me when the Ford ms guy slis to the DMs cryg that we told the world about their “Very Gay Raptor”… — Raheem. (@RaheemKassam) May 20, 2023While the very gay tck has gaed new promence, or famy pendg on your persuasn, has actually been out of the closet for some time, and Ford Europe was que proud of s Very Gay Raptor (VGR).

FORD CREATED A RABOW 'VERY GAY' RANGER RAPTOR IN RPONSE TO AN ONLE TROLL

“Created 2021, ‘Very Gay Raptor’ was born rponse to a negative ment on social media, wh Ford renrg s most badass nameplate sparklg gold adorned wh rabow graphics, ” a Ford Europe prs release said. ”Somewhere along the le, an tersex dividual or an “ally” felt that dividuals born wh an extremely rare ndn where they have a batn of both male and female parts weren’t reprented on the, the flag has now been updated to clu tersex as seen here, shared by the Uned Stat Secretary of State Antony Blken jt this past Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia we ll for an end to harmful nversn therapy practic, cludg those that attempt to change a person’s sexual orientatn, genr inty or exprsn, or sex characteristics.

NOT THE ONN: FORD’S BIG GAY TCK

Individuals who supported gay marriage ls than 10 years ago, but don’t support radil genr iology are labeled bigots. -- But that blue lor is very Gay!!

" What happened next was a masterclass shuttg down homophobic trolls. In a vio released on Twter by Ford Europe, the tomaker revealed s new and improved "Very Gay Raptor" cked out rabows and gold glter.

"\u201c\u2018Very Gay\u2019 was a pliment, right? \u2728\ud83c\udf08 #VeryGayRaptor\u201d — Ford News Europe (@Ford News Europe).