Creepy marketing

[Rev. Coyote]

This is not a statement about ATVs, but this caught my eye. Polaris makes an ATV called the "Youth Predator," which is marketed to riders as young as six. I got the creeps right away.

What's next, the "Molester?" Someone in marketing must have been on crack for the "name the new ATV" session.

[Scott P]

That is indeed creepy.

[gonzo]

Don't worry, Chris Hansen is on it.

[Rev. Coyote]

Don't worry, Chris Hansen is on it.

Who?

[gonzo]

He's the dude on Dateline that exposes child predators. They setup some jerk online by pretending to be a minor, then setup a place to meet him. But, when he gets there, surprise, it's a camera crew.

I've never actually watched it (I find TV, and TV news magazines in particular, to be a waste of time) but I've read enough about it.

[KillEmAll]

:eek2: You would think that at least one person at Polaris would have thought about it.

[JP]

Maybe because they have a Predator model and they downsized it for yutes model :haha:

[accadacca]

Don't worry, Chris Hansen is on it.
:roflol:

[Sombeech]

http://uutah.com/forum/files/chris_hansen.jpg




Polaris - "I umm, hi."
Chris Hansen - "I see you've got a new product."
P - "umm, yeah. yes, we do."
CH - "what's it called?"
P - "uh, we're not sure, it's like the 'young rider' or someth-"
CH - "the YOUNG RIDER?"
P - "no, I mean, we're not really sure."
CH - "Well, that's not what you say here. You say 'We're going to call it the Youth Predator.' Do you think that's a good name for it?"
P - "I uhh, I'm not sure I-"
CH - "But it was YOU who came up with the name. Isn't this you, 'ridin4fun2007', that's your screen name, right?"
P - (looks at transcript, with disappointed look)"yes, yeah, that's me"

[accadacca]

http://www.wehaitians.com/pedophile_1.jpg
Chris Hansen of "Dateline NBC" filming a segment for "To Catch a Predator" in Pataluma, Calif. www.Perverted-Justice.com, an anti-pedophile site, has collaborated with "Dateline" several times on the program.

[Sombeech]

Polaris makes an ATV called the "Youth Predator," which is marketed to riders as young as six.

Take 'em to the hills and show 'em a good time.

[nefarious]

It's funny, especially the interview. :)

[nefarious]

I can't sympathize with or relate to predators, but why do those guys always go quietly? I would headbutt Cris in the nose and make a mad dash for the nearest fence to do some fancy parkour running. (http://youtube.com/watch?v=uUksaD-JJgI)

[Mtnman1830]

Polaris isn't the only ones... remember Mr. McFeely from Mr. Rodgers? He was creepy.

[epek]

If I took you camping and let you ride a 'youth preditor', would you tell anyone?