GM Pulls Ad That Labels Transit Riders 'Creeps And Weirdos'
31 March 2003 - 5:00am
General Motors Canada has pulled an ad campaign suggesting that transit buses are full of "creeps and weirdos."
An ad for a Chevy Cavalier that appeared in the The Georgia Straight, a Vancouver weekly magazine, has generated a firestorm of complaints. See the original ad here:http://vancouver.indymedia.org/uploads/creeps.jpgLocal citizens "noticed that the ads promoted GM's support for Vancouver's 2010 Olympic bid -- which favours effective and environmentally sustainable transportation like buses."
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The Vancouver Sun, March 28, 2003
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