Posted on 09/23/2006 9:00:43 AM PDT by jdm
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A car dealership's tongue-in-cheek radio advertisement declaring ``a jihad on the automotive market,'' will not be changed, the company said, despite drawing sharp criticism that the ad's content is offensive.
Several stations rejected the spot from Dennis Mitsubishi, which boasts that sales representatives wearing ``burqas'' head-to-toe traditional dress for Islamic women will sell vehicles that can ``comfortably seat 12 jihadists in the back.''
The Columbus chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations decried the ad as disrespectful.
``Using that as a promotional pitch when so many are dying from the criminal activity of suicide bombers, that's not funny,'' chapter president Asma Mobin-Uddin said. ``I don't think it's appropriate when it causes real pain. It exploits or promotes misunderstanding in terms already misunderstood or misused.''
In the ad, Keith Dennis of Dennis Mitsubishi talks about a ``launching a jihad on the automotive market.''
The ads will begin airing next week, dealership general manager Aaron Masterson said, although it was unclear whether any radio stations had accepted the spot. A message was left seeking additional comment at Dennis Mitsubishi on Saturday.
Awesome.
Bad Taste.
I think it's funny and CAIR should shut up.
They know that real jihadists prefer airplanes.
To clarify....bad taste because of the victims of Jihad not because of what CAIR thinks.
LOL
Bad taste, but ROFLMHO anyway!
A CAIR rep said this??? Is there a full moon tonight?
If CAIR policed belt bombers as much as they try to stifle criticism of jihadists, the world would be better off.
I love riding in my burqa buick and my jihad jeep.
I wonder if the dealship adverstises which models are best used as sucide bombing mechanisms!!!
why is cair so upset and outraged? which part of the the muzzies not using cars as suicide bombs is not true???
they probably will declared a fatwah on ford Gm and all others and only use the vehicles manufactured in the muzzie lands...
oh wait...nothing is manufactured in those countries except for bombs!!!!
Here's a picture of a typical Taliban truck, which has been captured by Northern Alliance troops shown in the picture:
Our own special forces troops in North Africa also use Toyota trucks with machine guns mounted in the back, I believe.
I find CAIR disrespectful. It's called free speech baby, you use it all the time to insult us. Why not a little in return? What are you going to do about it? declare another Fatwa? Clowns.
People need to know that a jihad on high prices means that those prices are going to have to come down, or be decapitated.
Declaring Jihad on high prices-well, like it or not, if the point of advertising is to get your name out there-I think they've hit a home run.
BTW, I see actors portraying Catholic Priest and Nuns in ads, and I don't remember any brouhaha over that.
"You'll LOSE YOUR HEAD Over this deal!!!"
"Buy this car or I'll push the detonator button!!!"
Excellent!
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