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uh. did anyone happen to see the other ads in the campaign? anyone understand the context? so one ad has some nuts in the face with the line "that ain't right" and you're gonna call it homophobic? are you out of your skull? how hard to you have to try to make this ad homophobic? in what world is it "right" to have nuts in your face when you're playing basketball? or an elbow? or an knee? or a ... [link]

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Is Nike's Hyperdunk ad homophobic?
Published 7/23/2008 by Playbooks and Profits blog at Playbooks and Profits - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
... against gays in in work, housing and public places? Or is it much ado about marketing, as W+K suggests ? Critics started sounding off on the blog of the Portland ad agency, which created the ad, early Tuesday morning. Later in the day, ...

Brog: SbB Ready To Hit The Hollywood Club Scene
Published 7/29/2008 by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... : 2004 called, they want their story back. How many straights do you know associated this with homosexuality ? Nike Hyperdunk Ads accused of being insensitive to gays OK, maybe John Amaechi’s marketing agent. Greg Bishop of the NEW YORK TIMES touts new computer software that some football coaches are trying to use to their advantage: The program, called Huddle, was conceived a couple of years ago by three Nebraska students whose obsessions were technology and Cornhuskers football. The result is part video library, part picture montage, part video game, part instant ...

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