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Mercedes uses mass murderer in ad! WTF?
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[quote:Epic Beard Guy:MV8xNzU0MDc0XzI5MDg2MjY5XzU1RjhFRUE=] [quote:Sophy's Choice:MV8xNzU0MDc0XzI5MDg0MTM5X0QwNjcwQzdE] seriously would anyone be surprised if mercedes started using Hitler? I remember my history teacher mentioning that during WWII they used jewish skin to make car seats not sure if its true or he was just joking or I misheard. but yeah, they are German. [/quote] Hitler loved Mercedes. He gave Mercedes a lot of slack to make the cars he wanted. Hitler thought everyone else should drive a VW, but he was a Benz man. As far as the jewish skin thing, I doubt that. Not that he wouldn't, but it just wouldn't be a good material for cat interior. [/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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