"Electric Cars are gay" The Dilemma (movie)

[vfx]

So says the Vince Vaughn character in the trailer for the new Ron Howard film, "The Dilemma" .

Gay rights groups are up in arms and the trailer has been pulled but maybe EV groups should say something as well. What exactly does he mean by this?

http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10...iref=allsearch
http://www.thewrap.com/movies/articl...-trailer-21569

It may be no big deal. All of Vince Vaugn's movies are about him being a jerk -and then not. The end.

This scene is probably from the "before" part of the movie.

[doug]

Actually, if you watch the trailer, I think the point of his "presentation" was to make electric cars with the "muscle of the Dodge brand." (Or something like that.) Ala the now defunct Dodge Circuit EV, I suppose.

[stopcrazypp]

This was on Jalopnik. I think they cut that part from the trailer after the reaction.
http://jalopnik.com/5661131/vince-va...nfunny-trailer
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/dai...t-or-both.html

Full quote here:
"electric cars are gay. Not homosexual gay. But my-parents-are-chaperoning-the-dance gay."

I can't imagine a movie like this making much of an impact on people's perception of EVs, so I don't think it warrants much attention, although the gay rights group is understandably concerned about "gay" being used as a slur.

[vfx]

Gay review of the Roadster

Like any good gay, I love nothing more than a game of cat-and-mouse played with an unsuspecting young bit of trade, so I planned to use my time in the Roadster to test out these capabilities.

[doug]

Any fans of The Office? You might have noticed the mention of an "electric car dealership" at the end of this clip:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/185845/the...ion#s-p1-sr-i1

[Jaff]

So what's the verdict then...are we dealing with an industry-wide, EV perception problem promulgated by some mal-informed Hollywood ink-stained wretches?

Might have to call on TM (TeslaMan) to vanquish this lot.

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[TEG]

Then there was this too:
http://www.planetvids.com/funny-vide...-electric-car/

[vfx]

Then there was this too:
http://www.planetvids.com/funny-vide...-electric-car/

Can't help but smile with the opening saying it's sponsored by the Gasoline producers and that the car makes a sputtering gasoline engine sound.

Aslo the movie script seems less original now too.

[TEG]

http://darrenewing.blogspot.com/2010...s-are-gay.html