tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22457519.post115038522554710162..comments2024-01-31T03:27:57.254-06:00Comments on homo escapeons: Romeo Morningwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10826410608415260786noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22457519.post-1150691064145258712006-06-18T23:24:00.000-05:002006-06-18T23:24:00.000-05:00**Tiger represents the best in the common man..yes...**Tiger represents the best in the common man..<BR/><BR/>yes, but that very BEST is the part thats not common. Its that very BEST that many want to be and consider 'hot' in the ad :)<BR/><BR/>Keshi.Keshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147250771662427208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22457519.post-1150659698323258552006-06-18T14:41:00.000-05:002006-06-18T14:41:00.000-05:00Good post --- and both of you are right and wrong ...Good post --- and both of you are right and wrong based on the individual. <BR/><BR/>However, I think it's a win win situation for everyone. Every child dream of having a wonderful father, and seeing such a positive thing, knows that it's possible. With so much of the negative bull going on, it good to see something positive. And Tiger so loved his father.Linda Jones Malonsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08717614683200565056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22457519.post-1150469160007904722006-06-16T09:46:00.000-05:002006-06-16T09:46:00.000-05:00within,When you see the ad you will cry like a bab...within,<BR/>When you see the ad you will cry like a baby!<BR/><BR/>Amara,<BR/>You are a dear. Thank you.<BR/>I must confess that I am pulling everyone's golf knickers here but so far no one has let them drop down around their ankles.<BR/><BR/>benjamin,<BR/>Advertising is filling a huge GAP in our society. Homo escapeons need to know HOW to think about stuff because we're too busy tryin' to keep up with the Jones and the Woods to think about the WHY!Romeo Morningwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826410608415260786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22457519.post-1150467352613740522006-06-16T09:15:00.000-05:002006-06-16T09:15:00.000-05:00I suppose the point Nike are trying to make is tha...I suppose the point Nike are trying to make is that you can strive to achieve in your field and become successful and rich and famous and still love and feel emotionally attached to people, if you wear Nike.<BR/><BR/>The implication of the advert is that father-son relationships and the Nike brand are not mutually exclusive. These things are connected, says the advert. So we see a guy on the street with a pushchair. He is wearing Nike sneakers. Ah, doting dad, we think.<BR/><BR/>This is how advertising tells us what is right and wrong.<BR/><BR/>Whether it is crass commercialism on the part of Nike or Tiger is, imo, beside the point.Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569723790804783220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22457519.post-1150465454895982192006-06-16T08:44:00.000-05:002006-06-16T08:44:00.000-05:00very expresive, very expressive no ur not naive, o...very expresive, very expressive no ur not naive, only very expressive.Amarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10777479859761167329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22457519.post-1150459937767040572006-06-16T07:12:00.000-05:002006-06-16T07:12:00.000-05:00Hey, Bud, we haven't even seen the ad yet (or I ha...Hey, Bud, we haven't even seen the ad yet (or I haven't). I might get choked up at it too.<BR/><BR/>If Tiger and Earl had a fantastic relationship (beyond his dad pushing him or moulding him into becoming the world's best golfer and single most known "athlete"), if it was THE kind of father/son relationship we all hope to have with our fathers and with our sons, that's a fantastic story worth telling and paying tribute to and getting choked up about.<BR/><BR/>But the two things -- father-son relationships and marketing the Nike brand -- are mutually exclusive. Just like in Sesame Street, two of these things don't go together.WithinWithouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545398587099834271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22457519.post-1150458784575563642006-06-16T06:53:00.000-05:002006-06-16T06:53:00.000-05:00grumblefish,OMG not you too! Well I guess that the...grumblefish,<BR/>OMG not you too! <BR/>Well I guess that there isn't even one other person out there who still believes in Santa or the slogan "the customer is always right." <BR/>I thought that surely the grumbly one would feel sorry for NIKE (hehehe) and we could chalk one up for the little guy.<BR/><BR/>w/w,<BR/>You are WITHIN <BR/>putting distance of winning this argument. How much did you pay these people to comment??<BR/>WITHOUT any help from all of the other Huckleberrys out there in the blogosphere I fear that I must ride this cart alone....<BR/><BR/>keshi,<BR/>WHAT? <BR/>Tiger represents the best in the common man, in all of us, in You and ME. <BR/>If you can be the best in the world at anything and STILL be nice to your dad. man oh man. Wait a second I'm choking up again...it's just so beautiful..and everybody is just so mean to Mr. NIKE...a little part of me died today..sob..where is the love...oh the humanity!<BR/><BR/>You're all so bloody clever aren't you!Romeo Morningwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826410608415260786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22457519.post-1150435020504173682006-06-16T00:17:00.000-05:002006-06-16T00:17:00.000-05:00If it wasnt abt sales only, why wud Nike make an A...If it wasnt abt sales only, why wud Nike make an AD out of it? Also they cud have just got any common person to do it, why Tiger? Think abt it :)<BR/><BR/>Keshi.Keshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147250771662427208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22457519.post-1150430635226018232006-06-15T23:03:00.000-05:002006-06-15T23:03:00.000-05:00Nike is the only one pulling the wool over anyone'...Nike is the only one pulling the wool over anyone's eyes here...<BR/><BR/>If Nike was truly not doing this merely to sell and capitalize on Tiger's tale, they'd design and market a sneaker in his dad's honour and pour all the profit (after cost) back into those Asian places where they set up sweat shops, or into not for profit programs run by Tiger.<BR/><BR/>Fore!WithinWithouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545398587099834271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22457519.post-1150430024819362782006-06-15T22:53:00.000-05:002006-06-15T22:53:00.000-05:00keshi,et tu brutus? Am I the only Huckleberry in t...keshi,<BR/>et tu brutus? <BR/>Am I the only Huckleberry in this world that can see how brilliantly Tiger pulled one over on the corporate giant????<BR/><BR/>(PS I can't stifle my snickering much longer..somebody please, please take the bait.....)Romeo Morningwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826410608415260786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22457519.post-1150429770226907452006-06-15T22:49:00.000-05:002006-06-15T22:49:00.000-05:00Classic "Carrot and Stick" appeal, down here. On o...Classic "Carrot and Stick" appeal, down here. On one hand, it<BR/>is a tad gauche, on the other hand,<BR/>imagine the royalty checks. It's not like his target audience does<BR/>not understand what talks, versus<BR/>what walks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22457519.post-1150428427481316752006-06-15T22:27:00.000-05:002006-06-15T22:27:00.000-05:00**that NIKE was abusing the emotional content to s...**that NIKE was abusing the emotional content to sell sneakers. <BR/><BR/>thats all there is to a marketing campaign. Trust me cos I majored in Marketing for my Masters.<BR/><BR/>yes u r naive matey :):)<BR/><BR/>Keshi.Keshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147250771662427208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22457519.post-1150417145475975572006-06-15T19:19:00.000-05:002006-06-15T19:19:00.000-05:00reysputin,So if I am reading in between the lines ...reysputin,<BR/>So if I am reading in between the lines here I think that what you are inferring, ever so subtley mind you, is that it is crass commercialism? I'm shocked by your assumption that NIKE may not have put aside corporate greed for the betterment of mankind!<BR/>Are you sure?Romeo Morningwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826410608415260786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22457519.post-1150404146735455002006-06-15T15:42:00.000-05:002006-06-15T15:42:00.000-05:00good grief...i'm in w/w's camp on this one.if tige...good grief...<BR/>i'm in w/w's camp on this one.<BR/><BR/>if tiger wanted to show how much he loved his dad, why did nike have to foot the bill for it? why didn't tiger just go out and put an ad in the NYT like everyone else, with one of those crappy poems? okay, maybe he could afford a full page ad, or maybe the NYT would just give it to him cuz he's tiger, and maybe he could have hired a writer to come up with something original because he's too busy making money to do it himself. why not make a multi million dollar donation to a real charity instead of putting out more chocolate coated swill to remind us that people will do anything to sell an image?<BR/>it's all bull, man.<BR/>they spent hundreds of hours putting this together, making sure it would hit all the right notes, and not piss anyone off, except those of us who remember that nike rose to the top on the backs of asian children making running shoes....because nike could.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22457519.post-1150392437923519332006-06-15T12:27:00.000-05:002006-06-15T12:27:00.000-05:00Oh YEAH!It is a love letter to wonderful Dad and a...Oh YEAH!<BR/>It is a love letter to wonderful Dad and a feel good message for all of us about how wonderful life can be....<BR/>especially if your son makes $100 Million a year!Romeo Morningwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826410608415260786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22457519.post-1150392057617577762006-06-15T12:20:00.000-05:002006-06-15T12:20:00.000-05:00En garde!The point is, no matter how touching the ...En garde!<BR/><BR/>The point is, no matter how touching the story is about Tiger and his dad, this is an ad, nothing more, with the Nike swoosh written all over it.<BR/><BR/>Touche!WithinWithouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545398587099834271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22457519.post-1150390727900177482006-06-15T11:58:00.000-05:002006-06-15T11:58:00.000-05:00sissy!I win!sissy!<BR/>I win!Romeo Morningwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826410608415260786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22457519.post-1150389803495816612006-06-15T11:43:00.000-05:002006-06-15T11:43:00.000-05:00Yes.Snicker snicker. Wouldn't want to take up too ...Yes.<BR/><BR/>Snicker snicker. Wouldn't want to take up too much of your space...WithinWithouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545398587099834271noreply@blogger.com