ferrousoxide66 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 http://wkstudio.typepad.com/studio/2008/06...dunk-print.htmlAt best, they're in poor taste. At least in my opinion. At worst, they feed into some pretty nasty misogyny and homophobia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshawaggie Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Just another example at people itchin for something to complain about, IMO. Could you form some kind of case against it? Sure, I s'pose, but it's pretty pointless, and I'm sure there was no intent there. @josh_j12 CFA- Fargo Bobcats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 That's been goin on on the courts as long as I can remember. It's just a bunch of pictures of guys getting 'posterized' with what would be the vocal reactions of some folks to such 'posterization.' No big deal there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I'm a bit torn on this, I guess. (And I can't believe I read that entire thread.)On first glance, I don't really feel the homophobia. It's guys getting dunked on. It's meant to be aggressive and humiliating.But I guess I can understand some of the problems. "Punks jump up" is okay on its own, but the song it was likely taken from is filled with homophobia and violence.Overall, I like the idea of the campaign, but there were some questionable choices made. Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Like most ads aimed at the 16-24 crowd, they're just stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbreadmann Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 So it takes 15 people to come up with that ? Excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigga Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I'm not a baller by any means, but when you play streetball, there are two things that can happen to you that will get your ass thrown off the court for the rest of the day (and maybe longer).1) Getting your layup attempt "pinned." When instead of just smacking your off the backboard, they momentarily trap it against the backboard--with one or two hands--and then grab the ball.2) Getting "nuts." When you are dunked on in such a fashion that you are left flatfooted with your face at about the same level as the crotch of the man embarrasing your ass.Ask your streetball playing friends, if you have any, about how mercilessly you will be joked on should you get pinned or get nuts. The terminology may be different dependent on your region, but trust me, they'll eventually concur with what I stated above.Anyway, I damn sure don't want to offend anyone here, but I just don't see the misogyny or homophobia here. I really don't. Like one of the posters on the linked page said, those who seem to have such a problem with it (and from what I've read from our friend Mr. ferrousoxide66, I'm lumping him in) didn't/don't play, enjoy, or understand basketball enough to get the reference.SIDE NOTE: I'm on the same wavelength as you, Kev. I might have the song incorrect, but when I see "Punks Jump Up" on a poster, I think of the song "Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down" by Brand Nubian. That song has several pretty damn blatant homophobic lines throughout the song. Maybe they weren't referring to the song at all but still...there are so many other things they could have said without conjuring up that type of imagery. On January 16, 2013 at 3:49 PM, NJTank said: Btw this is old hat for Notre Dame. Knits Rockne made up George Tip's death bed speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
averyj Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I'm a bit torn on this, I guess. (And I can't believe I read that entire thread.)On first glance, I don't really feel the homophobia. It's guys getting dunked on. It's meant to be aggressive and humiliating.But I guess I can understand some of the problems. "Punks jump up" is okay on its own, but the song it was likely taken from is filled with homophobia and violence.Overall, I like the idea of the campaign, but there were some questionable choices made.Was that the best choice of words for a topic about, well, groins? You know, I rarely visit ccslsc anymore. I really should fix that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I'm a bit torn on this, I guess. (And I can't believe I read that entire thread.)On first glance, I don't really feel the homophobia. It's guys getting dunked on. It's meant to be aggressive and humiliating.But I guess I can understand some of the problems. "Punks jump up" is okay on its own, but the song it was likely taken from is filled with homophobia and violence.Overall, I like the idea of the campaign, but there were some questionable choices made.Was that the best choice of words for a topic about, well, groins? You're reaching pretty hard for that "joke", son. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I like to be offended, but I don't see it here. Also, where is the "firestorm"? All I saw in the link was just the ads. If there's a controversy, where is it? 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Below the ads there's a long string of comments. Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Below the ads there's a long string of comments.So there are. I would imagine this is a case of one website with a large following linking to another. Is that real outrage? Or manufactured?Either way, to each his or her own, I guess. I would imagine many of the people making the comments aren't in the target audience. If there is real homophobic content implied that doesn't make it okay. But still... 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagan696 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 ... The terminology may be different dependent on your region, but trust me, they'll eventually concur with what I stated above."cuz got tea-bagged!!" Carolina Dreamin' ΓΔΒ ΓΔΒ ΓΔΒ When a robotic Nixon is on the loose, we have a duty to take action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrousoxide66 Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 I like to be offended, but I don't see it here. Also, where is the "firestorm"? All I saw in the link was just the ads. If there's a controversy, where is it?Well, I got it from the TrueHoop blog itself, which seems to indicate as such - at least in his comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Another take on this, from gay sports site Outsports (and, yes, it's safe for work). Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I'm much more appalled at the idea of a white guy dunking on a black guy. Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 When seen individually and taken out of context, the "that ain't right" ad could be taken as homophobic. But when you view the whole series of ads, you can see that it wasn't meant that way at all. Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrousoxide66 Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 So it takes 15 people to come up with that ? Excellent.So far, this has to be the most outrageous thing about the ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easter Cholo Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 http://wkstudio.typepad.com/studio/2008/06...dunk-print.htmlAt best, they're in poor taste. At least in my opinion. At worst, they feed into some pretty nasty misogyny and homophobia.Wow... You are really ridiculous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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