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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (13 children)

I'm not on Israel's side in the current conflict, but if you're going to reference the 1972 Olympics and the killings use a model that isn't from a country that's part of the conflict.

...but honestly what the hell are you doing referencing a terrorist attack to sell shoes?

[–] BeatTakeshi 38 points 2 months ago (12 children)

The only reference made is that something called Olympics took place in 1972. It's ridiculous as she wasn't even born

[–] jeffw 14 points 2 months ago (11 children)

Right but what happened in the 1972 Olympics? If you release a 1972 Olympic sneaker, you have to think about how you contextualize the release.

[–] gmtom 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So do you think they would get the same backlash for using a south African person in an advert because Oscar Pistorious was from SA and did atrocious?

[–] jeffw 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

SA didn’t do something though, he did. So that logic doesn’t really work. We’re talking about someone who has been an outspoken advocate about the war and she’s in an ad for the 1972 Olympics

A more appropriate analogy would be a 9/11 memorial sneaker. Who would you put in that ad?

[–] gmtom 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And Palestine didn't do something, a few people did.

And this isn't a sneaker in memoriam of the massacre it's a throwback to the event. It has nothing to do with the massacre.

[–] jeffw 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nothing to do with the massacre? Google 1972 Olympics and read a few articles. How many don’t mention what happened? They are inextricable

[–] gmtom 0 points 2 months ago

Yes? I know you're acting in bad faith, but Yes. They released an iconic shoe that year for that Olympics, that is the only thing they are Referencing.

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