Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Is this ad homophobic?
This ad by Wieden+Kennedy for the new Nike Hyperdunks seems unobjectionable to me, but Nike has abandoned the billboard campaign due to assertions that it was insensitive to gay men and African-Americans. Via.
Meanwhile, here's Wieden+Kennedy's new commercial for Coca-Cola (and the Olympics) featuring Lebron James and Yao Ming. Looks cool to me, but with a little imagination, I'm sure someone can work up some mock outrage. I mean, just look at all these stereotypes:
*Find Nike posters at eBay.
Labels:
advertising,
basketball,
gender,
nike,
outrage,
sports
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