Please revisit Rosa Parks wants you to buy a Chevy!'

October 12, 2006 4:26 AM

Chevy vs Bush : I had a very different reaction to the Chevy ad when I saw it. I saw it during a NASCAR race, and during the race a pit reporter used the Ohio ballots as an example of lying. Paraphrased: 'Within the margin of error of crew chiefs lying to pit reporters.' Later: 'you know, margin of error, the Ohio ballot...' I'm reposting and looking for further discussion on something I think is more important than it appears to be.
posted by dragonsi55 (15 comments total)

This is my (very different) interpretation:

Americana. Rosa Parks {civil rights, black innovator}
Muhammed Ali {black man, lost title for anti-Vietnam war stance as Muslim}
Vietnam War {a mess in everyone's book}
MLK {black man killed for political power}
Peace rallies
Nixon's wave-off as he left office after resigning {failed president}
Moon landing {what is possible with optimism}
'From the east coast' {okay, fishing…}
'To the west coast' {fire, natural disaster}
Storm blowing roof off (hurricane)
Flooded New Orleans {specific hurricane Katrina, failure of government}
Chevy trucks bringing supplies {buy Chevy}
House rebuilding {individuals rebuild when government won't}
Twin tower lights {powerful image, but 'hole in ground' = government failure}
Americana
Chevy

This is an anti-Bush ad!
The world has changed since the Vietnam war:
the Pentagon is undercutting the president's war,
while the churches, which were so powerful in the peace movement then,
are now the power behind this president.
And Chevy is saying:
You have the power to do what government will not.
Note- there were no images of Iraq, which is the single largest issue in America today.
Showing Vietnam, and not Iraq, is a pointed absence.
posted by dragonsi55 at 4:27 AM on October 12, 2006

In the name of GOD!

Scroll down and comment in the < ahref="http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/55447">previous post, you doofus!
posted by jpburns at 4:34 AM on October 12, 2006

Oops... make that:

previous post
posted by jpburns at 4:35 AM on October 12, 2006

This is a deliberate double post. You are an idiot.
posted by kickingtheground at 4:35 AM on October 12, 2006

You forgot to post the little darker blue box explaining the reason for deletion.
posted by srboisvert at 4:35 AM on October 12, 2006

And Chevy is saying:
You have the power to do what government will not.

No, Chevy is saying buy the truck.
posted by matthewr at 4:40 AM on October 12, 2006

Okay, then..
I will try to get this post deleted.
posted by dragonsi55 at 4:56 AM on October 12, 2006

Oh, leave that to us.

*begins perusing local image folder*
posted by BeerFilter at 5:08 AM on October 12, 2006

Any post that starts with "I" immediately makes me think "GYOGDMFB," unless it's by Jonson. I suspect he could get by with it.
posted by beaucoupkevin at 5:20 AM on October 12, 2006

Interesting choice for your first FPP, I unreservedly applaud your cojones. I warn you now never employ them for tea-bagging it could be dangerous.
posted by econous at 5:25 AM on October 12, 2006

dragonsi55, I'm confused why you didn't just post your alternative interpretation in the previous thread. We don't repost the exact same content just to "revisit" something that is a couple posts down the page.
posted by piratebowling at 5:26 AM on October 12, 2006

posted by Rhomboid at 5:26 AM on October 12, 2006 [1 favorite]

beaucoupkevin, you forgot the "FW" at the end.
posted by notsnot at 5:27 AM on October 12, 2006

I'm sorry, I see you did post it in the previous thread's comments, 20 minutes before posting this FPP. I was trying to be nice before, but I'm sorry, this is just fucking rediculous and a bit narcissistic.
posted by piratebowling at 5:30 AM on October 12, 2006

posted by BeerFilter at 5:37 AM on October 12, 2006 [1 favorite]