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Never mind "Asians"; how about "pansies"?

by drpruner. Jul 10, 2007 8:19AM PDT

Just heard a new Dodge commercial for a 'guy's car that says the competition offers "cute" cars for "pansies" who "love Broadway musicals" and "live with their mothers". (Double quotes intended.) I think it's meant tongue-in-cheek, but it would cross the line for me if I were any kind of gay man or had a friend who was. Stay tuned for public backlash ...

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About 10 years ago....

by Angeline Booher Jul 10, 2007 9:17AM PDT

..... a guy called re: a survey on autos.I decided to answer the questions.

On down the line a question was.... "Which car do you think looks sexy"?

When I stopped laughing I said the only time I had heard anything about a car being sexy was when reclining seats first came into being. Now they all seemed to concentrate on looking like they were going 100 mph while standing still.

For the commercial you noted, I agree that it was meant tongue-in-cheek, but I think it missed the mark in that regard, I don't think it's funny, and I think it went too far and did cross the line.

Besides, pansies has long been another term used for those not considered to be "manly".

Angeline
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(NT) So which car did you tell him? Rambler?

by Edward ODaniel Jul 10, 2007 9:34AM PDT

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The Studebaker Avanti was reported

by drpruner. Jul 10, 2007 10:43AM PDT

as sexy via first-hand experience of magazine test drivers- men and women. (Men drivers checked out women driving the Avanti, and so on.)

I noted at least three major codes for "gay", including the pansies, I don't know any other way to take that one, in context.

I got the t-i-c impression only at the end.

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