Things that Confuse Me
February 24, 2010
1. Diesel’s latest campaign:
2. Russian figure-skaters Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin at the Olympics:
Confusing, right?
Check out Sociological Images for more on the Diesel Campaign, and Native American Legal Update for more on representations of indigenous peoples during the Olympics.
February 26, 2010 at 11:19 pm
Me too!!! – every time I walk through the long corridor of the “West 4th” subway station, whose walls are literally covered in giant yellow letters extolling the praises of stupidity, I make a pact with myself to never buy another item of Diesel anything as long as I live. It really makes me crazy.
The ice skating thing will boggle my mind for the rest of my life. I just can’t even imagine who the creative director was that was like, “Yeah – this is what they’re going to do.” S/he was probably inspired by the Diesel ad campaign!!!
Thanks for the links!
JB
February 27, 2010 at 5:34 pm
Thanks, Jamie. This post was totally for you!
Still confused.
Naomi
February 28, 2010 at 12:14 am
I know it was for me because of the day you posted!!!
He-he.
jb
February 28, 2010 at 12:16 am
You should make “things that confuse me” an annual column on February 24th.
February 28, 2010 at 1:13 am
Consider it done!
xoxo,
*n