[CS-FSLUG] Disturbing Ford Commercial

[Ciaran Hamilton]

Hi,

On Wed, March 15, 2006 3:28 pm, Warren Sanders said:
> Ciaran Hamilton wrote:
>> I would like to investigate it. Please email the link to me off-list.
>> I'm
>> fairly sure it can't be real from what you describe; for one thing, I
>> doubt it'd ever have got past the Advertising Standards Agency, who need
>> to approve all the ads over here before they're shown.
>
> I've seen it about a year or so ago and yes it's cruel but also not
> real... I thank God.  There is also another rather humorous Ford
> Sportica commercial that takes to a pigeon (I believe)... as to a tennis
> ball when the bird approached the car to do its business.

I just saw this, which may prove useful:
http://www.snopes.com/photos/advertisements/sportka.asp

It does actually seem to be a real ad. In the page linked, one of the
paragraphs says:

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The alternative concept supposedly chosen by Ford — a clip that shows a
SportKa's hood automatically flying open to deflect (and kill) a pigeon
attempting to land on it — was found scarcely less offensive by animal
rights groups.

For those concerned about the cat depicted in the SportKa clip, Ford
maintains: "The action in the video clip was totally computer generated,
and we would like to assure you that no animal was harmed in its making."
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Make of that what you will. The page also has links to the video clips, so
no need to send me the link after all.

 - Ciaran.