Nike made the decision to pull some questionably homophobic ads after Gawker [and many other pop-culture news outlets] published articles similar to this one.
That said, the larger point is that the joke here‚Äîas in other campaigns revolving around ALL OF AMERICA’S MOST POPULAR SPORTS‚Äîis based on the implacable homophobia of straight jocks. That can’t be denied. So Nike should pull the ads. Or rework them to be friendlier to gay basketball fans, at least. Be aspirational, you bastards! The sad part is that this isn’t a new low in homophobic advertising. It’s the sports status quo.
Read the full article HERE at Gawker
Are we over sensitive as a society or was it just flat out offensive?
I mean seriously…this add is funny not homophobic…anyone that knows basketball or knows about dunking on someone understands this ad, whether you are gay or not. America has gotten WAY WAY WAY too sensitive.