FirstCuts: Are the New Nike Ads Homophobic or Simply Being Misunderstood?

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FirstCuts: Are the New Nike Ads Homophobic or Simply Being Misunderstood?
Ball Don't Lie found this 7/24/2008 on www.sportingnews.com [flag]
So yesterday, an ad that was first unveiled by Wieden+Kennedy and produced for Nike back in June finally received some attention here , here and a lot of other places. Here is that ad in question: Now, at the peril of this blog, I’ll ask the question: What do you think of this ad? More than a few people feel that juxtaposing an image of one man’s face being slammed into ... [link]

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The 10-man rotation, starring Nike's controversial new ads
Published 7/24/2008 by J.E. Skeets at Ball Don't Lie
A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C: The Sporting Blog. Question of the day: Are the new Nike ads homophobic or simply misunderstood? PF: YouTube, via TrueHoop. Thanks to Fat Joe, Josh Childress looks to be adjusting to the Greek lifestyle nicely. SF: Cuzoogle. Seven feature films that ...

What’s Wrong With This?
Published 7/25/2008 by redsarmy at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
... We live in a land of hypersensitivity.  So it’s no shock that Nike’s new ad campaign that, among other things, features a player getting a mouth full of scrotum is pissing a few people off.  Apparently, the phrase “that ain’t right” while the red dude is sniffing jock strap is being misinterpreted as homophobic.  If anything, it looks like someone from Penn State with a grudge against Ohio State works at an ad agency.  ...

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