On the list of things not to associate with the glorious Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, gratuitous violence is at the top. So NBC did the right thing when it pulled a Nike athletic footwear ad from future broadcasts of
On the list of things not to associate with the glorious Summer Olympics in
Sydney, Australia, gratuitous violence is at the top. So NBC did the right
thing when it pulled a Nike athletic footwear ad from future broadcasts of the
Games.
The ad, which debuted Sunday and was archived Monday after the
television network reported receiving thousands of complaints, depicts a
distance runner fleeing a homicidal maniac hellbent on attacking her with a
chainsaw.
Nike officials said the ad used ironic humor. In reality, the ad
was stupid and in poor taste. Leave the horror genre in the theaters and
late-night cable TV where it belongs.
