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How stupid!
More BS from Polaris
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How stupid!
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Can't say I'm surprised. But I don't think it will really matter. This was news to me so I'm sure it would be for most.
As for the guy in the video? He says Polaris is finally making good bikes. That shows me how little he knows about Polaris and what they've made.
As for the guy in the video? He says Polaris is finally making good bikes. That shows me how little he knows about Polaris and what they've made.
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Yea, I heard about this at breakfast this morning. My ‘guess’ is that a large portion of Polaris sales are military and government contracts. Under the current regime, making this move is likely to maintain those types of contracts.
Once again, another top tier leadership team at the Polaris Widget Company doesn’t have a clue who their actual motorcycle customers are.
#FPI; Forget Polaris Industries
Once again, another top tier leadership team at the Polaris Widget Company doesn’t have a clue who their actual motorcycle customers are.
#FPI; Forget Polaris Industries
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I just had an idea. Why don't they just change the name all together. Something not offensive to any group.
Maybe something like Victory?
Is that taken? Lol!
Maybe something like Victory?
Is that taken? Lol!
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I have a feeling Victory will be back someday.
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Maybe they're looking to sell or close the doors like they did with Victory. Sales plummeting would give them the reason. Maybe then they'll go back to Victory and just sell/drop indian name for wokeness. That would be nice.
How about Indian you just use my name that I posted years ago on here of " Native American ". Perhaps use the Turkey as the symbol, a mythical story that Ben Franklin suggested the Turkey.
Or better yet just make the head dress RAINBOW! Wait would BOW be offensive???
I know since I've been seriously looking to list my Vision I wouldn't even consider Polaris anything again, especially Wokian !
How about Indian you just use my name that I posted years ago on here of " Native American ". Perhaps use the Turkey as the symbol, a mythical story that Ben Franklin suggested the Turkey.
Or better yet just make the head dress RAINBOW! Wait would BOW be offensive???
I know since I've been seriously looking to list my Vision I wouldn't even consider Polaris anything again, especially Wokian !
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"Taking this next step is imperative for the continued stewardship of our brand". .............. That's like saying cutting my d!ck off to preserve my fertility. ......WHAT???!!!
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This was the dealer letter that got posted on the Indian forum. Mentions a coinciding sale going on that “offensive“ merchandise is included in.
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Seems an odd thing when they keep the black and white logo. Googling it there are plenty of small businesses still making the multicolor logo until Polaris stops them.
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No that demographic would determine that the word "Victory" is too aggressive and as such needs to be neutered to the brand name, "Entitled." With models like Save Spacer and Transer available with all tires to be white with black sidewalls. In addition, the color red will dropped for purple... No strike that, as that may upset the birds as Barney the Dinosaur would object, then there is that colored feather thing that caused this in the first place.
The Irony is that the Minority they are playing to is not even Native Americans, they are Woke Karens...
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Probably rides a Harley...
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That monotone logo is still on the letterhead from corporate even. Only thought I had was it’s a skin color thing on the multicolor headdress.
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I would bet the people who are upset aren’t the people that would buy a motorcycle or Polaris product anyways.
If in fact there are people who really are upset that is, meaning it’s just Polaris trying to get out in front of being “cancelled “
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Polaris, also the north star, is offensive to the entire southern hemisphere, and movie-stars are not stars so they can't be called that to avoid altercations with real stars spread throughout the universe I would petition Polaris to change their name as well. Don't do it half-assed.
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They will have to stay away from some star names like Scutum, Urania, Cygnus . Not to mention other lights in the sky from moons and planets like, Mercury, Ganymede as they have been adopted by the alternate lifestyle group (not judging don't give a damn what they do behind "closed" doors). I mean the thought of just anyone straddling the saddle will be offensive to someone. Probably just a non-specified Woke Punk, as Bikers were already associated with a specific political lean...
Some of those stars were always intended to be gay by those doing the naming, but that was then and one must apply "today's" standards to yesterdays generations and situations... It is the rule of the Woke!
Maybe a name like " Bewildered Motorcycles" as the buyers of their products seem to end up there...
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Might upset other types of non-motor cycles
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So, when did we become afraid of the language or the opinions of others anyway?! If you want to be offended, then go ahead and be fu(#!ng offended. I don't care.
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