Reply #13: poor taste? [View All]

[iverglas]

I can't think of anything to describe it except racist filth.

Volkswagen was at least concerned that others might think so.

http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,14173,1398826,00.html

VW to sue Polo bomb ad duo

Stephen Brook, advertising correspondent
Wednesday January 26, 2005
MediaGuardian.co.uk

Volkswagen is to take legal action against the mystery duo who made the controversial suicide bomber short film that apparently shows an Arab blowing himself up in a Polo car.

After a week of prevarication, the car giant has decided to go ahead and sue the people behind the advert on the grounds that it was damaging its reputation around the world and falsely linked the VW with terrorism.

"We are taking legal action but because it's early stages we cannot comment further," a Volkswagen spokesman said.

But the company privately admitted that it cannot locate Lee and Dan, the London based advertising creative partnership who dreamed up the film, which has been seen around the world via the internet.

Rather old news. But just like so much of the shit hereabouts these days, something I'd expect to see somewhere else and hope not to see here. I'm just a moronic optimist, I know.