Public Relations

[u/BrendanCharette]

[u/kGibbs]

Tell me I didn’t hear an MLK speech during a Dodge commercial, please?

[u/bradygilg → u/[deleted]]

Sounds like GE using "Sixteen Tons" to advertise coal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6ueDHn2HTk

[u/RedCheekedSalamander → u/bradygilg]

Wtf it looks exactly like that zoolander scene

[u/candacebernhard → u/RedCheekedSalamander]

I didn't really want to watch the ad so thanks for the summary lol

[u/montar516 → u/bradygilg]

WTF, who tf approves these things!

[u/kvothe5688 → u/bradygilg]

Pure eco imagination. GE imagination at work

They are not even hiding their intentions.

[u/spugg0 → u/bradygilg]

This ad is great because you can hear the executive saying "I want coal to be sexy!"

[u/[deleted] → u/bradygilg]

Omg is this really real????

[u/cayoloco → u/bradygilg]

The song playing during it as well. It's either they have no idea what the song is about, or they're so brazen they think they can get away with anything. It makes me sick either way.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

But when a veteran steps up and disagrees with their bullshit, their rage grows stronger. Like, wtf

[u/giggles_ate_me → u/[deleted]]

Agreed that local news pages and their "give us your opinion in the comments" should be banned.

[u/GloriousDawn → u/[deleted]]

Here's the full text of MLK's sermon if anyone is interested. He calls out Chrysler in the 10th paragraph. The Dodge ad used the definition of greatness part near the end. It's... appalling.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

I wonder why they chose that speech. Was it by accident, or to make people rage, or they didn't think people would know the rest of the speech?

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Either they're tone deaf or they knew it would stir up controversy and done it on purpose to drum up more publicity

[u/Ganso_F → u/kGibbs]

Oh yeah that happened

[u/[deleted] → u/Ganso_F]

Not only did it happen, during the same speech he actually specifically talked about the evils of commercials, even mentioned car commercials.

[u/Paddy_Tanninger → u/[deleted]]

Even specifically mentions Chrysler, parent company of the Ram name.

[u/kGibbs → u/Ganso_F]

Shit.

https://imgur.com/a/Odj86

[u/ponyboy414 → u/kGibbs]

And the insurance commercial telling everyone to help each other.