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By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:28:05 +0000

FYI people upset with Nike, the advertisement was a student submission and is not a real advertisement. No advertising agency would ever produce anything that ugly. Also they said so:

http://chuvachienes.com/2009/01/14/nikes-controversial-ad-nope-its-not-nikes/

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:28:18 +0000

That Nike ad makes me feel sick to my stomach. I danced competitively and did tumbling, as does my brother now, and he’s only 10. I can’t imagine how it would make him feel to see this ad. I’m horrified this got past anyone at Nike. Do they really want to shame kids and parents that way? Sure, play up your stereotypical masculinity all you want, but that’s downright mean.

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By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:19:45 +0000

Here today when children in the U.S. are becoming obese at an alarming rate, boys that are engaging in physical activity are going to be berated for engaging in team jump roping. This is one of stupidous ideas I’ve ever heard of. Some churches have even declared it as “devil homosexual” activity with gross repudiations attached and sanctioned by the church.
Jumping rope, team or otherwise, is far from engaging in transgendered or homosexual activity. I mean are the boys putting on dresses to jump rope, or are the boys kissing each other for high score. Not only is this activity being frowned upon, but the simple childhood game of hopscotch is also being placed into the same classification. If allowing boys to play hopscotch or to jump rope is going to turn them gay, then the statisticians should get out their calculators to refigure the number of homosexual boys and men there are here in the U.S.

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By: Jonathan Jonathan — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:45:13 +0000 I’ve noticed that our society defines sports and non-sport physical activities on the level of male homoeroticism inherent in the sport. By: L Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:48:57 +0000 The US’s soon to be Chief of Staff used to do ballet, I think he might want a word with the people from Nike. By: Al Al — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:26:04 +0000 I think a major line between what society considers sport and non-sport is the use of judges versus officials. In almost every Sport I can think of, officials make binary decisions and the scoring is very clearly defined. Golf counts strokes, football and rugby have a goal line, lacrosse, ice & field hockey, basketball and the like have a net. Skateboarding, jumprope, gymnastics, diving, etc. have judges and the scoring is more arbitrary and complex. The football player Felicity is thinking of that took ballet lessons is Lynn Swan, Hall of Fame receiver for the Steelers, and it was an appearance on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, not Sesame Street. By: Felicity Felicity — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:57:41 +0000 Hmmph. When I was a kid, Sesame Street had a segment with an NFL player who took ballet classes for conditioning and agility. He was very matter-of-fact about it and said many football players did ballet. I guess Nike never watched Sesame Street. I’d be willing to bet some of their signed male athletes do ballet. By: LP LP — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:10:25 +0000 I was on a jump rope team for 9 years. Of those nine years, there were five or six guys on the team (out of about say 15). We did double dutch. I guess, however, this is more in relation to double dutch being a kid’s recreational activity rather than a sportish/team type activity. Also, some of the hottest straight guys are ballet dancers! By: DncrMm DncrMm — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:08:32 +0000 I’m going to point out (as a person who took dance classes for many years) that there was always a shortage of qualified male dancers – one of my best teachers was a man, a professional dancer – it is hard to perform many pieces without enough boys in class… so I’d love it if my son were a ballet dancer ;) And my husband wouldn’t mind, being a traditional Hungarian folk dancer. (Let me tell you, any one who’s tried that wouldn’t say dancing is for sissies!) By: Nike and A-1 Steak Sauce « SAMMY LIF blogblogblog Nike and A-1 Steak Sauce « SAMMY LIF blogblogblog — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:46:02 +0000 [...] Links AdGoodness Feministing Superman Wears Rob Long Underoos Tau Beta Sigma – Eta Alpha The Curvature Nike and A-1 Steak Sauce January 12, 2009, 5:45 am Filed under: Uncategorized found in CMYK Magazine, whose tagline is “inspiring visual communication” via feministing, via sociological images [...] By: Alexis Alexis — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:32:44 +0000 That Nike ad is so…well, blatant in its promotion of gender norms. Wow. By: LittlePunk LittlePunk — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:59:16 +0000 First off, those jump ropers are amazing! I remember watching them on sesame street as a kid, I thought they had super powers :D Secondly, in regards to the nike ad, BALLET IS HARD CORE!!! I took ballet for about 10 years, and it is physically and mentally challenging. My ballet coach talked about the time she helped train some footballers, and they found it very difficult >:) So eff you nike! This former ballet dancer would be proud to watch her hypothetical son at a dance, as he would be both physically strong, and emotionally secure and brave enough to say “no” to stupid societal hangups! By: avon avon — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:42:57 +0000 “…and of course there is the time-honored tradition of calling boys who participate in “girly” activities sissies.” girly? er, skipping like this would probably kill me. also: yes, genderkid, (“I think boxers from all over the world jump rope as an exercise. Or is that just in movies?”) boxers do skip in the real world. it is physically demanding and builds co-ordination