[The Hug Dog]

Originally Posted by SnakeEyes

Hmmm, sometimes I feel like I'm getting really old. Not even ten years ago Nike was fairly well established as a shitty company that hurts poor people and children, and a fair chunk of artists, musicians and sub cultures avoided their shitty products. Now we have Dave Chappelle wearing black power Nike kicks on Block Party as if it's some sort of symbol of emancipation, and people wear old school Nike kicks as if they're "retro" and not just a marketing ploy (I saw tons of visual artist and bands in Montreal fall for this on a regular basis even as they presented themselves as "counter-culture" and "anti-establishment"). I'm not perfect and I'm sure I unwittingly participate in the denigration and oppression of poor people in many aspects of my life, but to me Nike is the number one symbol of Corporations>people and I think it's gay you're celebrating their stupid fucking commercial.

I think you're taking both the commercial and yourself too seriously. I'm not interested in the politics I just like the commercial

[Shin^]

Nice

[SnakeEyes]

Originally Posted by The Hug Dog

I think you're taking both the commercial and yourself too seriously. I'm not interested in the politics I just like the commercial

Well someone's doing their job right, then.

[Fanu]

Originally Posted by SnakeEyes

but to me Nike is the number one symbol of Corporations>people and I think it's gay you're celebrating their stupid fucking commercial.

i admire people behind the commerical

obviously nike didnt do it themselves but they hired some design team to do it for them

that team should be awarded cause this commercial was perfectly executed

[redjako]

Better.

[Lorenz]

Sweet... I kind of hate how they try sometimes to make soccer look like a brutal physical sport though.

[SuperNatural]

Awesome comercial

[Crimsonsabbath]

Soccer sucks but great commercial!

[Gabicho]

Originally Posted by SnakeEyes

Hmmm, sometimes I feel like I'm getting really old. Not even ten years ago Nike was fairly well established as a shitty company that hurts poor people and children, and a fair chunk of artists, musicians and sub cultures avoided their shitty products. Now we have Dave Chappelle wearing black power Nike kicks on Block Party as if it's some sort of symbol of emancipation, and people wear old school Nike kicks as if they're "retro" and not just a marketing ploy (I saw tons of visual artist and bands in Montreal fall for this on a regular basis even as they presented themselves as "counter-culture" and "anti-establishment"). I'm not perfect and I'm sure I unwittingly participate in the denigration and oppression of poor people in many aspects of my life, but to me Nike is the number one symbol of Corporations>people and I think it's gay you're celebrating their stupid fucking commercial.

I agree on what you're saying. I don't buy nike shoes since, well, i started paying for my own shoes. However, i think the commercial is good. Not because it's Nike's. Had it been made by Adidas, Puma, or some hippie that makes ecological sandals, the commercial is good because it shows the sport in a different perspective.