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Nike does Minor Threat
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| moron User Info... | Some shameless corporate pillaging of punk's cultural heritage: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/05-06/23.shtml Here's Nike's apology after a stink was raised: http://www.nike.com/nikeskateboarding/v2/letter/index.html No sure what I think about it. . . Is Nike's reference to Minor Threat any different really than folks ripping off Marvel comics for gig posters, bands stealing the Metallica or AC/DC logo outlines or corporate spoof logos that are on shirts all over town? I've no love for Nike, just not sure how to say justify this is being wrong when I've been just as guilty of appropriating other's symbols for my own purposes. Cheers http://industrial.org - Thu, 30 Jun 2005 11:40am | ||
| ROSS B AY User Info... | who cares. - Thu, 30 Jun 2005 12:26pm | ||
| Fenton User Info... | iran mckay is gonna freak if he hasn't already - Thu, 30 Jun 2005 7:25pm | ||
| MURDALIZER User Info... | iran has nukes. - Thu, 30 Jun 2005 7:58pm | ||
| Tdizzle User Info... | Not yet, they want the uranium tho... - Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:24pm | ||
| Brendan User Info... | - Is Nike's reference to Minor Threat any different really than folks ripping off Marvel comics for gig posters, bands stealing the Metallica or AC/DC logo outlines or corporate spoof logos that are on shirts all over town? - I would say yes. Not that plagarism is cool, but when you borrow/steal a theme from a logo or comic book, etc, it's a different reason. When that's done, it's done for the reason that this is a like minded entity that has similar ideals to another. In some cases it's more like a tribute. Nike is simply co-opting yet another target demographic that they feel they haven't yet conquered. I would compare it to a tribute band like Power Clown or BC/DC vs. Green Day just blatantly ripping off Oasis (who, by the way, also sucks). - Fri, 1 Jul 2005 9:08am | ||
| noncommercial User Info... | There was a follow-up post where people submitted some other artwork (mainly album covers) that could be "stolen" by evil corporations... some are really good. http://ilx.p3r.net/thread.php?msgid=5942033 - Fri, 1 Jul 2005 2:37pm | ||
| Chris Logan User Info... | All images are ripe for co-opting - when situationists do it, it's detournment. The problem is that the situationists were right, and the commodity spectacle now uses their methods to sell 'culture' back to 'the kids.' In 1982, Minor Threat and skate culture was radical; in 2005 skate culture, and even punk rock (as a musical style), is completely mainstream. I think the lesson is to continue to critique one's own 'style,' or accept that 'style' itself is reactionary. - Fri, 1 Jul 2005 4:45pm | ||
| Brian VIHC User Info... | "is Nike's reference to Minor Threat any different really than folks ripping off Marvel comics for gig posters, bands stealing the Metallica or AC/DC logo outlines or corporate spoof logos that are on shirts all over town?" Yes; one Nike is trying to fool people into thinking they're something they're not, with no ironic intent. The other is a joke, since I'm pretty sure when I stick "The Thing" yelling "it's clobberin time" on a poster no one thinks I'm trying to sell them superheroes, cosmic radiation or comic books. - Mon, 4 Jul 2005 6:11pm | ||
| Tambo User Info... | I thought I was getting cosmic radiation :(. - Mon, 4 Jul 2005 6:34pm | ||
| Brand X Media User Info... | I think Chris is my hero of the day for bringing situationst theory into livevictoria. - Mon, 4 Jul 2005 8:00pm | ||
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