Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 09:03:16 -1000
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From: "Imua Camper Co." <elua@INTERPAC.NET>
Subject: Re: FW: Offensive Nissan ad triggers complaints to stations, FTC,
Attorney's General
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Or how about the one where all of the Pathfinders are tearing up an
otherwise pristine cliff top by playing "polo"- how irresponsible is
that?!...
and to a soundtrack by 'The Who'- that damn rock and roll never goes
away... ;-)
>VW friends-
>
>I am yet again in "No Mail" mode on the lists...
>
>However, I know most of you are irked by aggressive driving. Here is a bit
>you may want to take action on in your home town/state. You be the judge.
>
>Peace,
>
>G. Matthew Bulley, Principal Consultant
>Bulley-Hewlett Corporate Communications
>Mount Olive, NC USA
>877.658.1278 Tollfree
>www.bulley-hewlett.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bulley [SMTP:gmbulley@bulley-hewlett.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 10:59 AM
>To: 'webmaster@www.nissan-usa.com'
>Cc: 'pednet@flora.ottawa.on.ca';
>Subject: Offensive Nissan ad triggers complaints to stations, FTC,
>Attorney's General
>
>Dear Nissan Motors Corp.-
>
>TV stations nationwide are currently airing your commercial for the 2001
>Nissan Frontier pickup truck. It ends with these words by Nissan Chief
>Designer Jerry Hirschberg: "The new Frontier makes a statement. "I believe
>what it says is: 'Get out of my way!'"
>That is an outrage. There is enough implicit encouragement of aggressive
>driving in society; your ad crosses the line. Your ad is an explicit
>approval from Nissan Motors Corp. of aggressive driving. Your ad (and the
>visual design of the vehicle) implies, "The Frontier is for the driver who
>thinks other people's safety is secondary in importance to his own needs or
>desires. We at Nissan like this driver. We build cars for him to live out
>this belief."
>Today, complaints have been filed (by concerned citizens like myself) with
>the Federal Trade Commission in regard to this ad. Following this note, I
>will lodge a complaint with Mike Easley, the state attorney general of
>North Carolina. Further, each station that airs the ad is being targeted
>for similar complaints. I am a member of internet news groups that are
>rapidly circulating information regarding your ad, including steps citizens
>can take against Nissan and the stations airing the ad.
>I would respectfully ask that you pull this and apologize to the American
>public for Nissan Motors Corporation's serious misdeed.
>
>G. Matthew Bulley, Principal Consultant
>Bulley-Hewlett Corporate Communications
>Mount Olive, NC USA
>919.658.1278 Direct
>www.bulley-hewlett.com
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