SimpleG Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 Cherokee Nation's Chief Says 'It's Time' Jeep Stops Using Name WWW.CARANDDRIVER.COM Jeep has been using Cherokee as a model name since the mid-1970s, but its next generation of vehicles arrives during a heightened national discussion of racial and social justice issues. "Our vehicle names have been carefully chosen and nurtured over the years to honor and celebrate Native American people for their nobility, prowess, and pride. Cobb-Greetham, who is a member of Chickasaw Nation and stresses the Cherokee Nation's sovereignty in choosing how to respond to the use of its own name, takes a different view: "If you're going to honor somebody, give them an award. If you're going to name a product after them, you're selling." 2 Quote
CitizenVectron Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 Yeah, products shouldn't be named after groups of people. Imagine the Ford Jew, or the Chevrolet Chinese. Quote
Keyser_Soze Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 Just be like Peugeot and name them all after numbers. Quote
SuperSpreader Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 Kia Anglo Honda Caucasian Suzuki Protestant Quote
SimpleG Posted February 26, 2021 Author Posted February 26, 2021 The Toyota Irishmen "The most fuel efficient car today that runs on pure alcohol !" Quote
SuperSpreader Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 A car that honks "WELL I'm a CHRISTIAN." Quote
SuperSpreader Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 Fiat 2A Suzuki Stars and Stripes Quote
Bloodporne Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 50 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: Yeah, products shouldn't be named after groups of people. Imagine the Ford Jew, or the Chevrolet Chinese. They would've renamed the Ford Pinto the Ford Jew to honor Henry's raging anti-Semitism. Quote
GeneticBlueprint Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 Would they be saying this if they were named after a Ferrari?! They should be honored to be named after such a truly-shitty-I-honestly-don't-understand-why-people-like-that-SUV American icon! MAGA! Quote
LazyPiranha Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 I just don’t understand bullshit like this. Does brand loyalty actually vanish when you rename something and change nothing else? Would previous Cherokee owners become confused and disoriented? Who fucking cares what it’s called? Quote
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, LazyPiranha said: Would previous Cherokee owners become confused and disoriented? almost definitely. If they had the ability to think their way through a situation logically they wouldn’t own a Jeep. 3 Quote
LazyPiranha Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 7 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: almost definitely. If they had the ability to think their way through a situation logically they wouldn’t own a Jeep. 1 Quote
Brick Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 2 hours ago, CitizenVectron said: Yeah, products shouldn't be named after groups of people. Imagine the Ford Jew, or the Chevrolet Chinese. The Toyota German The Kia Anglo Saxon The Tesla Mexican Quote
CitizenVectron Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 47 minutes ago, LazyPiranha said: I just don’t understand bullshit like this. Does brand loyalty actually vanish when you rename something and change nothing else? Would previous Cherokee owners become confused and disoriented? Who fucking cares what it’s called? A large amount of people place a disturbing amount of their identity in the brands they use. Quote
SuperSpreader Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 13 minutes ago, Brick said: The Toyota German The Kia Anglo Saxon The Tesla Mexican Leave Mexicans out of this! Quote
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 My dad is like an msnbc lib and only has jeeps Quote
Greatoneshere Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 34 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: A large amount of people place a disturbing amount of their identity in the brands they use. It really is disturbing. Quote
Xbob42 Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 55 minutes ago, Brick said: The Toyota German The Kia Anglo Saxon The Tesla Mexican I would buy all these cars. Quote
ort Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 Every brand or sports team that uses a Native American name (or any other stereotype) should see the writing on the wall and be preparing for the day they have to change... and/or just do the right thing and change yourself. It's going to happen eventually, just rip off the band aid. Quote
Keyser_Soze Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, ort said: Every brand or sports team that uses a Native American name (or any other stereotype) should see the writing on the wall and be preparing for the day they have to change... and/or just do the right thing and change yourself. It's going to happen eventually, just rip off the band aid. Are the Redblacks next? @CitizenVectron Quote
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Brick said: The Toyota German The Kia Anglo Saxon The Tesla Mexican If they wanted maximum carnage they’d go with the Kia US Marine Quote
CitizenVectron Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Are the Redblacks next? @CitizenVectron lol. I think that team just chose the colours? Super boring name. Edmonton Eskimos are changing, though. Quote
Mercury33 Posted February 27, 2021 Posted February 27, 2021 Putting Jeep owners into the “right wing MAGA” camp is pretty bizarre. Jeep and it’s image isn’t anywhere close to that and outside of the Grand Cherokee being kind of a soccer mom vehicle they most closely associate with the extreme sports out door crowd. That group is about as far from MAGA as you get for the most part. Quote
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted February 27, 2021 Posted February 27, 2021 57 minutes ago, Mercury33 said: Putting Jeep owners into the “right wing MAGA” camp is pretty bizarre. Jeep and it’s image isn’t anywhere close to that and outside of the Grand Cherokee being kind of a soccer mom vehicle they most closely associate with the extreme sports out door crowd. That group is about as far from MAGA as you get for the most part. Wrangler owners though are the chuddiest chuds that you ever did Q Quote
SuperSpreader Posted February 27, 2021 Posted February 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Mercury33 said: Putting Jeep owners into the “right wing MAGA” camp is pretty bizarre. Jeep and it’s image isn’t anywhere close to that and outside of the Grand Cherokee being kind of a soccer mom vehicle they most closely associate with the extreme sports out door crowd. That group is about as far from MAGA as you get for the most part. SoCal says otherwise Quote
cusideabelincoln Posted February 27, 2021 Posted February 27, 2021 Indiana needs to change its name. Quote
Brick Posted February 27, 2021 Posted February 27, 2021 How long before the Apache helicopter is renamed or retired? Quote
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