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   From: super70s@super70s.invalid   
      
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    Mitchell Holman  wrote:   
      
   > Governor Swill  wrote in   
   > news:3ael8khtrts481aqtaip8a388qe6bpjv15@4ax.com:   
   >   
   > > On Tue, 29 Jul 2025 02:51:12 -0000 (UTC), "P. Coonan"   
   > >  wrote:   
   > >   
   > >>On 28 Jul 2025, pothead  posted some   
   > >>news:1068mkk$2ad4v$3@dont-email.me:   
   > >>   
   > >>> On 2025-07-28, super70s  wrote:   
   > >>>> On 2025-07-28 10:29:51 +0000, Larry Parker said:   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>>> American Eagleâ•Â˙s stock is soaring after the retailer   
   ditched   
   > >>>>> its "woke" marketing misstep and returned to a straightforward,   
   > >>>>> pro-America ad campaign featuring Sydney Sweeney. When the brand   
   > >>>>> first adopted identity politics and featured an overweight model in   
   > >>>>> an attempt to check woke boxes, sales and stock took a hit, proving   
   > >>>>> once again that going woke often means going broke. But as soon as   
   > >>>>> American Eagle refocused on classic, relatable American values and   
   > >>>>> popular culture icons, the market responded positively, showing   
   > that   
   > >>>>> customers want quality and connection, not virtue signaling.   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>> https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/07/27/popular-   
   > clothing   
   > >>>>> -   
   > >>>>> store-stock-soars-after-ditching-woke-ads-for-pro-america-campaign-   
   > n2   
   > >>>>> 660923   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> Their Aerie sub-brand discontinued using supermodels to encourage   
   > >>>> postitive self-image and they sponsor programs to spread awareness   
   > >>>> about eating disorders. But never mind any positive actions taken by   
   > >>>> companies to help their customers be psychologically and physically   
   > >>>> healthy.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> You and "townhall.com" really have a bad case of WDS (Woke   
   > >>>> Derangement Syndrome).   
   > >>>>   
   > >>> Yawn.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> Do you think Rosie O'Donnel in a bikini is going to sell more   
   > >>> bikini's? How about Ru Paul in a Corvette commercial?   
   > >>>   
   > >>> That being said, I do agree that more average people should be used   
   > >>> in commercials especially those aimed at younger people.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> Still the bottom line is sales.   
   > >>> Ask Jaguar how their move to woke went for them.   
   > >>   
   > >>Waving hand, let's ask Stellantis how Jeep is doing under their woke   
   > >>"luxury" remake and price increases.   
   > >   
   > > The price increases are probably the more relevant issue.   
   >   
   >   
   >     All the US car companies have been   
   > losing sales in the Trump economy.   
   >   
   >   
   > Car sales plummet following pre-tariffs   
   > panic buying: "The party is over"   
   > July 1, 2025   
   >   
   > https://nypost.com/2025/07/01/business/car-sales-plummet-following-pre-   
   > tariffs-panic-buying-the-party-is-over/   
      
   People aren't even considering new cars and their $50K price tag   
   anymore, they're going straight to the used market.   
      
   I understand the new strategy is "sneakflation," the price increases   
   will be introduced gradually.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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