06-22-2011, 05:32 AM
Jesus, i hate to agree with "mumbles" Menino. he is such a schmuck usually.
what is your opinion?
Boston Herald
A defiant Hub Niketown refused to remove its controversial window front T-shirt display yesterday despite a plea by Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino to take it down because it appears to promote drug use.
The Herald reported yesterday that Menino fired off a letter to the Newbury Street store this week after he and his wife spotted the T-shirts, which brazenly carry the words “Get High” and “Dope” along with pill bottles and the company’s “Just Do It” mantra.
A pair of shirts also said “F Gravity” with the letters u and c obscured by a graphic.
Yesterday, the T-shirts remained showcased in the Back Bay store’s front window.
The store’s general manager wouldn’t talk to a reporter who showed up at the shop and referred inquiries to the company’s media relations.
Nike spokesman Derek Kent confirmed yesterday that the company has received Menino’s letter but wouldn’t comment beyond its initial statement, which said Nike doesn’t condone the use of banned or illegal substances and the T-shirts are part of an action sports campaign.
“We maintain our position that they’re not appropriate for the city of Boston. They’re not appropriate for anywhere as far as we’re concerned,” said Menino spokeswoman Dot Joyce.
“Nike should be compelled as an athletic apparel manufacturer to promote health and fitness — rather than drug use,” Joyce said yesterday.
what is your opinion?
Boston Herald
A defiant Hub Niketown refused to remove its controversial window front T-shirt display yesterday despite a plea by Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino to take it down because it appears to promote drug use.
The Herald reported yesterday that Menino fired off a letter to the Newbury Street store this week after he and his wife spotted the T-shirts, which brazenly carry the words “Get High” and “Dope” along with pill bottles and the company’s “Just Do It” mantra.
A pair of shirts also said “F Gravity” with the letters u and c obscured by a graphic.
Yesterday, the T-shirts remained showcased in the Back Bay store’s front window.
The store’s general manager wouldn’t talk to a reporter who showed up at the shop and referred inquiries to the company’s media relations.
Nike spokesman Derek Kent confirmed yesterday that the company has received Menino’s letter but wouldn’t comment beyond its initial statement, which said Nike doesn’t condone the use of banned or illegal substances and the T-shirts are part of an action sports campaign.
“We maintain our position that they’re not appropriate for the city of Boston. They’re not appropriate for anywhere as far as we’re concerned,” said Menino spokeswoman Dot Joyce.
“Nike should be compelled as an athletic apparel manufacturer to promote health and fitness — rather than drug use,” Joyce said yesterday.