Nike is pulling “specific executions” from its Hyperdunk campaign after concerns were raised last week that the ads were homophobic.
Nike statement via ESPN: “Nike is strongly opposed to discrimination of any kind and has a long history of supporting athletes regardless of their sexual orientation. The advertisement in question is based purely upon a common insight from within the game of basketball — the athletic feat of dunking on the opposition, and is not intended to be offensive. However, after listening to concerns expressed around specific executions, we have decided to drop them from the campaign to underline our ongoing commitment to supporting diversity in sport and the workplace. Nike has a strong record of support for diversity and is proud to have been honored with a 100 percent score over several consecutive years in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index.”
Hey guys — just wanted to say a quick THANKS for sending my Lindsay Lohan + Samantha Ronson YouTube video over the 1,000 view mark in under a week!! Ow-ow!
My new fav jam of the day… is… Katy Perry’s “I Kissed A Girl”. For some reason, I can’t post myspace videos on this blog… LAME — I KNOW! — but a link to the video is *HERE*
GURRRLLL… I’ve been playing this YouTube video nonstop for the past week. The YouTube channel it’s posted on describes it as a “rare version live remixed by Pietro Salzano from It in Rome (4th January 2008)”. All I know is that it’s the shiznit.
Something smells fishy… Doctors treating a 14 year old boy from India were shocked to find a 2cm long fish had “slipped” up his penis and into his bladder. The patient, who was admitted to hospital with complaints of pain, dribbling urine and acute urinary retention spanning a 24-hour period, gave an interesting explanation. Details of the […]
