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> We have significant segments of the population for whom their choice of car is tied into their identity and ego. And that identity is in many cases pathologi
by dionidium 5y ago
> We have significant segments of the population for whom their choice of car is tied into their identity and ego.
And that identity is in many cases pathological. It’s amazing how irresponsible our culture is about this. Practically every car commercial depicts a driver doing something in an urban area that is not only plainly illegal, but extremely negligent and dangerous. This is how they market and sell the cars. And then the young men who buy them are told never to exceed the speed limit. Give me a break.
We are selling machines designed to break the law using marketing that emphasizes their law-breaking properties to people who with total certainty will use them to break the law.
It’s honestly wild.
- mikepurvis 5y agoOh for sure. It's nuts that this kind of advertising is allowed— Streetsblog does a semi-regular feature where they recognize America's most toxic car ads, and Dodge in particular is called out as being consistently awful: > “Automotive ads are generally really bad, but Dodge is, above and beyond, worse than any other car company,” said Harris. “There’s not even a hint that a speed limit even exists, much less that a driver might abide by one. They’re inciting road violence in every single one of their commercials.” https://usa.streetsblog.org/2021/10/26/americas-most-toxic-car-ads-semi-finals-dodge-vs-chevy/ https://usa.streetsblog.org/2021/10/26/americas-most-toxic-c...