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Mercedes uses mass murderer in ad! WTF?
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 1229139:MV8xNzU0MDc0XzI5MDg0MDcxX0JCMTIyQjdD] those pigs can't afford Mercedes,cuban's are not their target market. so really get over it."stupid is as stupid does" however I was kind of impressed with the improvised boat-truck thing that brought a dozen illegals to Florida a few year's ago. quarto sinko or so.:s226: [/quote]
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Merdedes Benz used Che Guevara, the mass murdering psycopath in their car ad. What demographic was that supposed to reach?
Cuban-Americans Infuriated After Mercedes-Benz Uses Che Guevara to Promote Cars
Using a Che Guevara reference or image to sell a product is one rapid way to get a rise out of people – especially Cuban-Americans, many of whom fled their homeland when the revolutionary leader helped Fidel Castro gain power back in 1959. Somehow, Mercedes-Benz’s parent company, Daimler AG, overlooked this fact when it used Guevara to promote its cars in a recent presentation.
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