Thursday, January 15, 2009

What in the Hell did we ever do to you, NIKE?

Nike's ads department SUCKS! Y'all remember last year, they did this "That Ain't Right" ad. They were quickly attacked for their foolishness. However, they didn't learn their lesson.

Their new ad says: "The only thing worse than going to the ballet is going to the ballet to see your son."

Please, "The only thing worse than going to the ballet is seeing your son strung out some enhancement drugs trying to hit the 4567th home run, while suffering from small nuts due to more self-destructive drugs, sweetie." That's my ad.

But turns out, it wasn't a Nike ad, it was a part of student ad design competition. The ad was selected by a "leading professional" as one of the best ads submitted for the quarter, and won a spot in the CMYK magazine.

Still, it's interesting the "leading professional" allowed this to happen, considering the mess from their last anti-gay-like ad. That's not a professional's style. And how did they get to use the Nike logo? Something ain't right, alright.

Advocate.com has more on the story.
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4 comments:

  1. Eric ArvinJanuary 15, 2009 at 11:40 AM

    I saw this and did a double take.

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  2. Son of BaldwinJanuary 15, 2009 at 5:20 PM

    Homophobia is so pervasive in our culture. I say we boycott Nike.

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  3. Jonathan PizarroJanuary 16, 2009 at 5:53 AM

    How ridiculous. It's the mentality like this that made me feel like a hopeless failure at school.
    Whether you're into football or ballet, it's still sport/exercise and should be enjoyed and appreciated. Not every man needs to run around chasing balls in order to feel like a man.

    It's the boys that are raised into this that become the fearful men who rape, kill and hate.

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  4. FreD_DerFJanuary 16, 2009 at 3:29 PM

    Thought it was funny.

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