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Mercedes uses mass murderer in ad! WTF?
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 8875645:MV8xNzU0MDc0XzI5MTA2NDYxX0Y0MjVFMjBF] [quote:Anonymous Coward 1309522:MV8xNzU0MDc0XzI5MDgwMjczX0Q5RkEwOTY5] I agree, way to tarnish the image of a good revolutionary by associating him with some scummy car company. [/quote] Fuck you, and the horse you rode in on, Commie-Pinko scumbag! [/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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