GM Pulls Ad That Labels Transit Riders 'Creeps And Weirdos'

General Motors Canada has pulled an ad campaign suggesting that transit buses are full of "creeps and weirdos."

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March 31, 2003, 5:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

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."

Thanks to Patrick McDonough

FULL STORY: GM pulls 'weirdo' ads

Friday, March 28, 2003 in The Vancouver Sun

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