More on ‘Slasher’ Ad’
In the letters responding to the pulling of Nike’s “Slasher” commercial, the word “hypocrisy” came up [“Nike ‘Slasher’ Commercial a Loser at the Olympics,” Letters, Sept. 24].
Sure, the commercial can be seen as making light of violence toward women. Then again, it can be seen as empowering by showing how a woman can survive an actual attack.
What was missed is the fact that the “Slasher” commercial was pulled, while Nike’s “Gladiator” commercial still airs.
I guess it’s OK to depict violence against a man (specifically, a gladiator trying to decapitate, skewer and otherwise dismember a man on a skateboard). At least as long as the violence is accompanied by cartoon-like background music.
DAVID BRANT
West Los Angeles
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