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I can see how these nike ads could be misunderstood.. but my first take on it was that violence demeans sportsmanship or something similar.. not until it was suggested that they could be homophobic ads that I thought.. hmmm.. could be.
Regardless, Nike pulled them and thats very commendable.. and they are kinda hot :P
 
Those Nike ads were not homophobic in my mind. When I saw them I was thinking the line "that ain't right" was referring to the obviously awkward position of having someone's crotch in your face, I mean it doesn't have to do with sex or homosexuality, it's just an awkward position and I think that's what they were getting at. But maybe they weren't.
 
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i think it its completely out of context. and the "thing" on her thigh its just so "classy", like it wasnt provocative enough.
 
I think the first Nike ad could easily be construed as homophobic. It's the combination of the image and the wording. The image does have a pretty homo-erotic look to it, so the wording "That ain't right" juxtaposed with the image of one guy's crotch on another guy's face....well, I can understand why people would see it as offensive. If the wording was different or the image was altered to say, one guy's elbow in another guy's face it'd be a totally different story.
 
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The ads are just tasteless. Just because sex sells doesn't mean they have to go with that kind of direction :sick:
 
Yes, not actual promotional material used by Puma :) Part of a rejected marketing proposal that leaked :lol:

I guess "fake" wasn't the right word -- more like "unofficial."
 
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:rofl: It looks like this campaign has another message than my sig, though. Guess you can't have your cake and eat it to :lol:
 
I'm surprised no one cares to mention the obviously offensive new "mother nature" Tampax commericals which depict a woman (mother nature) giving a box to another woman stating it's her 'monthly gift'. The entire commerical is so ridiculous:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3kugHmbNgQ

From beginning to end the whole commerical makes periods seem like something "mother nature" uses to torture women. The entire purpose of having a period is to inconvience them and cause discomfort. In the end mother nature says "Newlyweds!" in which we're left to deduct that mother nature wants to cause the couple distress due to the woman having her period.

Excuse me, but as a woman I am very happy to have my period. Yes there are bad sides to it, but if the choice of having cramps or the ability to have children, I'd of course choose children. There is no "being" that "creates" periods to cause pain for women, and that is not the purpose. I hate how this commericals tries to portray it as nothing but a painful experience to be avoided and hated.

When a women loses her period (before menopause) that's a sign that's something wrong with her body. Anorexics can lose their period from near starvation, having your periods is a sign of health, it's a good thing.

And what's even more offensive and a total slap in the face is that they try to make it to be a joke! How comical it is that women experience pain during their period, how comical it is that women even have a period. That commerical is totally disgusting and offensive.
 
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