Gayt of the Run: Ford Mtang | Vany Fair

Contents:

• FORD BUILDS 'VERY GAY' RANGER RAPTOR IN RPONSE TO HOMOPHOBIC COMMENT
• FORD ACTUALLY BUILT A 'VERY GAY RAPTOR' RPONSE TO AN TER TROLL
• FORD ROLLS OUT 'VERY GAY' TCK RPONSE TO HOMOPHOBIC TROLL
• GAYT OF THE RUN: FORD MTANGBY BRETT BERKOCTOBER 23, 2008SAVE THIS STORYSAVESAVE THIS STORYSAVETHERE ARE A NUMBER OF VEHICLE NAMEPLAT THAT HAVE BEEN NTUO PRODUCTN FOR S, BUT FEW ARE AS INIC AS THE MOL WE SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK'S GAYT OF THE RUN FEATURE: THE FORD MTANG. CREDED WH CREATG, AND GIVG NAME TO, THE "PONY R" CLASS OF AFFORDABLE, SPORTY, YOUTH-ORIENTED TWO-DOORS, THE MTANG WAS AND REMAS AN EXEMPLAR OF TRADNAL AMERIN MASCULY: LOUD, UNREFED, AND NOT PARTICULARLY AGILE. HOWEVER, DURG S NEARLY 45-YEAR TENURE, WAS EVABLE THAT SOME OFFSPRG OM THE HYPER-BUTCH EQUE LE WOULD E OUT A LTLE…LIGHTER THEIR GOODYEARS THAN THE RT OF THEIR SIBLGS. WHY ELSE WOULD WE HAVE CHOSEN THE STANG AS OUR OFFICIAL STICK SHIFT MAST? (SEE UP THERE, ALL RABOW HUED, AND HORNILY MOUNTG 'S CLONE?) ANYWAY, HERE ARE OUR CHOIC FOR THE FIVE GAYT MTANGS EVER MA, ONE OM EACH OF THE R'S FIVE BASIC GENERATNS. VOTE OUR POLL FOR THE ONE YOU THK IS THE GAYT OF THE RUN.GENERATN 1 (1964-1969): 1966 SHELBY GT-HTHE SHELBY GT-H WAS AVAILABLE AS A RENTAL OM HERTZ, AND WAS OFTEN ED BY PEOPLE TERTED DOG DRAG ON THE WEEKENDS. (OKAY, DRAG RACG, BUT STILL.)AT ONCE BULGG AND TIGHTLY WRAPPED, LIKE A 1950S PHYSIQUE MOL.WATERED DOWN A TOUGH, ASPIRATNAL BRAND WH A POOR ANCHISG CISN—KD OF LIKE MTANG COLOGNE. (NOTE THE PRENCE OF A SIAR VEHICLE THIS AD.)GENERATN 2 (1970-1973): 1973 MTANG GRANWOULD YOU LOOK AT THE LENGTH OF THAT HOOD? INCH WERE ADD UP ONT FOR THIS RE-SIGN MAKG THE LONGT (AND THICKT) MTANG TO DATE. TLY A SIZE-QUEEN'S PARADISE.OVERVELOPED LTOIDS RISG UP ABOVE THE HOOD LE, FORESTG THE 'S CIPIENT HOMO-DRIVEN GYM CULTURE.MAYBE THE LEAST GAY OF OUR GAY MTANGS. (I ACTUALLY FD SORT OF GROTQUE AND MENACG.) BUT THE EPICENTER-OF-EVIL—SARAH PAL—HAD ONE HIGH SCHOOL, AND I THK WOULD BE HILAR IF THE R SHE DROVE THE 80S WERE VOTED GAYT OF THE N.GENERATN 3 (1974-1978): 1977 MTANG II GHIAWHEN THE MTANG WENT MANOREXIC ( RPONSE TO ABOVE-MENTNED BLOAT OF THE PREV GENERATN.)THE "STEREOTYPILLY" GAY PONY CAR: WIMPY, WEAK, UNRPOWERED, FEME.BASED ON THE PTO PLATFORM—FAMO FOR "GOG OFF" WHEN TAKEN OM THE REAR.MOST POPULARJENNA ORTEGA REILS AT JOHNNY DEPP DATG RUMORS BY EVE BATEYDONALD TMP SPENDS LABOR DAY WEEKEND PLANNG A REVENGE TOURBY JACK MCCORDICKCHRIS ROCK AND JOEL KNAMAN FLEE BURNG MAN FTIVAL IN WAKE OF FLOODG, DEATHBY EVE BATEYGENERATN 4 (1979-2004): 1987 MTANG GTCOVERED LOUVERS, EXTENSNS, OPENGS, FLAR, AND SKIRTS LIKE SOME SORT OF ECSTASY-ED OUT, 80'S CLUB-KID.SHREDD, PEEK-A-BOO REAR-TAIL-LIGHT TREATMENT, SEEMGLY MOLED ON THE ASS OF GEE MICHAEL'S PANTS DURG THE SAME ERA.ITS WORKG NAME SI FORD WAS "FOX BODY" MTANG.GENERATN 5 (2005-PRENT): 2008 MTANG "BULT"INSPIRED BY THE R THE 1968 FILM BULT STARRG STEVE MCQUEEN, MY GAY STYLE IN. (P.S. MCQUEEN!)SPORT EXHST PUTER-TUNED TO MATCH THE SOUND OF THE R THE ORIGAL FILM. ONLY A GAY R WOULD RE THAT MUCH ABOUT SUCH A SUBTLE ASPECT OF S REAR END: 'S THE ANAL BLEACHG OF THE TOMOTIVE WORLD.BULITT? IT'S LIKE A LAME JOKE OF A BAD GAY PORNO TLE.VOTE YOUR CHOICE FOR GAYT OF THE RUN: FORD MTANG(POLLS)BRETT BERK IS A DETRO NATIVE, A LIFE-LONG R NUT, A GAY, AND THE THOR OF THE GAY UNCLE'S GUI TO PARENTG. VIS HIM AT BRETT BERK
• GAY AUGTA

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

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.

In 1996, Ford did somethg unheard of at any large-sle pany Germany: tablished an -hoe group for Gay, Lbian or Bisexual Employe – GLOBE. “Homophobia was wispread. 2010 – Ford of Germany sponsors the Gay Gam Cologne.

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

2015 – All-new Ford Mtang ws “Gay Car of the Year” Award Europe. On November 25th, 2019, Instagram[4] er c10movement posted the first known meme based on the rtoon, replacg the image on the shirt wh a Ford logo and an image of a red Ford Mtang r, wh the ptn altered to "I like your gay pri shirt. 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. Ford Ranger Very Gay Raptor 01. Ford Ranger Very Gay Raptor 03.

FORD ROLLS OUT 'VERY GAY' TCK RPONSE TO HOMOPHOBIC TROLL

Ford Ranger Very Gay Raptor 02. Ford Ranger Very Gay Raptor 04. Ford Ranger Very Gay Raptor 05.

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.

GAYT OF THE RUN: FORD MTANGBY BRETT BERKOCTOBER 23, 2008SAVE THIS STORYSAVESAVE THIS STORYSAVETHERE ARE A NUMBER OF VEHICLE NAMEPLAT THAT HAVE BEEN NTUO PRODUCTN FOR S, BUT FEW ARE AS INIC AS THE MOL WE SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK'S GAYT OF THE RUN FEATURE: THE FORD MTANG. CREDED WH CREATG, AND GIVG NAME TO, THE "PONY R" CLASS OF AFFORDABLE, SPORTY, YOUTH-ORIENTED TWO-DOORS, THE MTANG WAS AND REMAS AN EXEMPLAR OF TRADNAL AMERIN MASCULY: LOUD, UNREFED, AND NOT PARTICULARLY AGILE. HOWEVER, DURG S NEARLY 45-YEAR TENURE, WAS EVABLE THAT SOME OFFSPRG OM THE HYPER-BUTCH EQUE LE WOULD E OUT A LTLE…LIGHTER THEIR GOODYEARS THAN THE RT OF THEIR SIBLGS. WHY ELSE WOULD WE HAVE CHOSEN THE STANG AS OUR OFFICIAL STICK SHIFT MAST? (SEE UP THERE, ALL RABOW HUED, AND HORNILY MOUNTG 'S CLONE?) ANYWAY, HERE ARE OUR CHOIC FOR THE FIVE GAYT MTANGS EVER MA, ONE OM EACH OF THE R'S FIVE BASIC GENERATNS. VOTE OUR POLL FOR THE ONE YOU THK IS THE GAYT OF THE RUN.GENERATN 1 (1964-1969): 1966 SHELBY GT-HTHE SHELBY GT-H WAS AVAILABLE AS A RENTAL OM HERTZ, AND WAS OFTEN ED BY PEOPLE TERTED DOG DRAG ON THE WEEKENDS. (OKAY, DRAG RACG, BUT STILL.)AT ONCE BULGG AND TIGHTLY WRAPPED, LIKE A 1950S PHYSIQUE MOL.WATERED DOWN A TOUGH, ASPIRATNAL BRAND WH A POOR ANCHISG CISN—KD OF LIKE MTANG COLOGNE. (NOTE THE PRENCE OF A SIAR VEHICLE THIS AD.)GENERATN 2 (1970-1973): 1973 MTANG GRANWOULD YOU LOOK AT THE LENGTH OF THAT HOOD? INCH WERE ADD UP ONT FOR THIS RE-SIGN MAKG THE LONGT (AND THICKT) MTANG TO DATE. TLY A SIZE-QUEEN'S PARADISE.OVERVELOPED LTOIDS RISG UP ABOVE THE HOOD LE, FORESTG THE 'S CIPIENT HOMO-DRIVEN GYM CULTURE.MAYBE THE LEAST GAY OF OUR GAY MTANGS. (I ACTUALLY FD SORT OF GROTQUE AND MENACG.) BUT THE EPICENTER-OF-EVIL—SARAH PAL—HAD ONE HIGH SCHOOL, AND I THK WOULD BE HILAR IF THE R SHE DROVE THE 80S WERE VOTED GAYT OF THE N.GENERATN 3 (1974-1978): 1977 MTANG II GHIAWHEN THE MTANG WENT MANOREXIC ( RPONSE TO ABOVE-MENTNED BLOAT OF THE PREV GENERATN.)THE "STEREOTYPILLY" GAY PONY CAR: WIMPY, WEAK, UNRPOWERED, FEME.BASED ON THE PTO PLATFORM—FAMO FOR "GOG OFF" WHEN TAKEN OM THE REAR.MOST POPULARJENNA ORTEGA REILS AT JOHNNY DEPP DATG RUMORS BY EVE BATEYDONALD TMP SPENDS LABOR DAY WEEKEND PLANNG A REVENGE TOURBY JACK MCCORDICKCHRIS ROCK AND JOEL KNAMAN FLEE BURNG MAN FTIVAL IN WAKE OF FLOODG, DEATHBY EVE BATEYGENERATN 4 (1979-2004): 1987 MTANG GTCOVERED LOUVERS, EXTENSNS, OPENGS, FLAR, AND SKIRTS LIKE SOME SORT OF ECSTASY-ED OUT, 80'S CLUB-KID.SHREDD, PEEK-A-BOO REAR-TAIL-LIGHT TREATMENT, SEEMGLY MOLED ON THE ASS OF GEE MICHAEL'S PANTS DURG THE SAME ERA.ITS WORKG NAME SI FORD WAS "FOX BODY" MTANG.GENERATN 5 (2005-PRENT): 2008 MTANG "BULT"INSPIRED BY THE R THE 1968 FILM BULT STARRG STEVE MCQUEEN, MY GAY STYLE IN. (P.S. MCQUEEN!)SPORT EXHST PUTER-TUNED TO MATCH THE SOUND OF THE R THE ORIGAL FILM. ONLY A GAY R WOULD RE THAT MUCH ABOUT SUCH A SUBTLE ASPECT OF S REAR END: 'S THE ANAL BLEACHG OF THE TOMOTIVE WORLD.BULITT? IT'S LIKE A LAME JOKE OF A BAD GAY PORNO TLE.VOTE YOUR CHOICE FOR GAYT OF THE RUN: FORD MTANG(POLLS)BRETT BERK IS A DETRO NATIVE, A LIFE-LONG R NUT, A GAY, AND THE THOR OF THE GAY UNCLE'S GUI TO PARENTG. VIS HIM AT BRETT BERK

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.

GAY AUGTA

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 RaptorWhen Ford Germany recently unveiled s new blue Ford Ranger Raptor, got plenty of praise, but there was one piece of feedback the pany said “stopped our tracks. — 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. Are you sayg that you are gay?