“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 ACTUALLY BUILT A 'VERY GAY RAPTOR' RPONSE TO AN TER TROLL
- FORD BUILDS 'VERY GAY' RANGER RAPTOR IN RPONSE TO HOMOPHOBIC COMMENT
- FORD’S ‘VERY GAY RAPTOR’ SET TO REFE ‘TOUGH’ AT GOODWOOD
- FORD VERY GAY RANGER RAPTOR MAK COLORFUL DEBUT AT GOODWOOD
- IS THE FORD 'VERY GAY RAPTOR' TCK REAL?
- FORD UNVEILED A 'VERY GAY' TCK RPONSE TO A HOMOPHOBIC COMMENTER
- FORD ROLLS OUT 'VERY GAY' TCK RPONSE TO HOMOPHOBIC TROLL
- FORD BUILT A ‘VERY GAY’ RANGER RAPTOR RPONSE TO A MENT
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. * ranger raptor gay pride *
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.
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FORD BUILDS 'VERY GAY' RANGER RAPTOR IN RPONSE TO HOMOPHOBIC COMMENT
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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 . -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.
FORD’S ‘VERY GAY RAPTOR’ SET TO REFE ‘TOUGH’ AT GOODWOOD
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. * ranger raptor gay pride *
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.
FORD VERY GAY RANGER RAPTOR MAK COLORFUL DEBUT AT GOODWOOD
An onle menter lled the new Ford Raptor Ranger "gay," so Ford created the #VeryGayRaptor time for Berl's Pri celebratns. * ranger raptor gay pride *
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.
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.
IS THE FORD 'VERY GAY RAPTOR' TCK REAL?
“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. The appearance of “Very Gay Raptor” at the event near Chichter, UK, will be ed to further iate important discsns and aimed at drivg out discrimatn the tomotive dtry, and beyond. As part of this, Ford will be prentg live ssns of s new “Tough Talks” seri at Goodwood om the tck bed of “Very Gay Raptor”, hosted by Welsh gby legend Gareth Thomas, the first openly-gay gby unn player.
FORD UNVEILED A 'VERY GAY' TCK RPONSE TO A HOMOPHOBIC COMMENTER
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. In a vio teasg the appearance of “Very Gay Raptor” and Next-Gen Ranger Raptor at the event, both vehicl speed through off-road trails vered mud – at tim takg different paths, facg off, yet displayg their equally imprsive and tough abili, regardls of their differg inti. The Next-Gen Ranger Raptor, appearg for the first time as “Very Gay Raptor”, will make s European dynamic but at Goodwood, tacklg the challengg off-road track between ns up the famo hill, powered by a tw-turbo 3.
FORD ROLLS OUT 'VERY GAY' TCK RPONSE TO HOMOPHOBIC TROLL
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Jun 21, 2022 at 2:38pm ET Ford is gog beyond last year's Very Gay Ranger wh the new Very Gay Raptor.
FORD BUILT A ‘VERY GAY’ RANGER RAPTOR RPONSE TO A MENT
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.