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Blackspot sneaker launch: Death to Nike!

category international | consumer issues | news report author Saturday July 24, 2004 15:24author by Ms Lux - Personal capacity Report this post to the editors

Headfuck free footwear!

Feeling sad and slimy in your shiny runner shoes?
Man I feel your pain you got the corporate logo blues............

Made in an airy family run warehouse in Portugal, fully unionised, providing free medical care, paid annual leave, and a decent wage. Guaranteed worker, earth, and animal friendly.

Summer 2004 sees the launch of the ethical sneaker 100% prime guilt free tofu fillet urban footwear....

Adbusters have launched their "Blackspot Sneaker" modelled on the converse original a la Joey Ramone with the demise of Nike foremost in mind!

The rethink the cool anti swosh campaign seeks to do as much damage as possibly to the already ailing public image of Phil Knights sordid and stinking multinational empire of shame and revolutionise capitalism.

When the day comes we can step out and over the rotting corpse of corporate control in grassroots style! Check out the link below for info..........

Related Link: http://adbusters.org/home/
author by armchair tiredpublication date Mon Jul 26, 2004 17:15author address author phone Report this post to the editors

From the adbusters website:

"After 10 years of whining about the world, Adbusters changed tactics and broke out of the lefty mold. Now, we’re making change happen. We decided to build a shoe to defeat the king of logo culture and the biggest turbo-capitalist shoe company at their own game. "

 
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