>From RUNNERS WORLD http://www.runnersworld.com/ (text below)
Lets see, thirty wealthy, insulated, angry, white lesbians are now
protesting and demanding an apology from Nike for the "Horror" TV
advertisement featuring Suzy. Can't remember if Suzy was dehydrated and fell
down in that ad, too.
QUESTION? Why aren't they protesting the HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS who made the
films from which the ad parody was based? Seems to me the logical target.
malmo
Nike asked to apologize by Bob Wischnia
A group of 30 high-profile women activists and entertainers have written an
open letter to Nike founder Phil Knight, asking him to apologize for a TV
advertisement that showed Olympic 1500-meter runner Suzy Favor Hamilton
chased by a chain-saw wielding intruder.
The letter says that the commercial, which was pulled from NBC after
airing during Olympic telecasts is "insulting to women and horribly
disrespectful to the many who have suffered and died in just such violent
ways as this commercial portrays." The letter also says that the
advertisement reduces the issue of violence against women to "a pitch for
corporate sales" and asks for "an apology to the women and girls of America
for such reckless use of images of violence perpetrated against us."
Signers of the letter include authors Isabel Allende and Erica Jong,
comedian Ellen DeGeneres, actress Shirley MacLaine, singers Bonnie Raitt and
the Indigo Girls and activists Gloria Steinem and Rita Smith, who is the
executive director of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Nike spokesman Scott Reames said that Nike does apologize to those who
were offended by the ad. Reames added that so many people complained to Nike
about the ad that it ranks among the top three for viewer response to Nike
commercials.
The advertisement - called "Horror" - showed Favor Hamilton getting
ready to take a bath in a remote cabin when a slasher with a chain saw
bursts in and chases her. Favor Hamilton outruns the attacker.
