A Merry MultiCultClassics Monologue…
• José Feliciano was seeing red over a parody of his iconic “Feliz Navidad” tune. The spoof version—which appeared on a conservative website—mocked illegal immigrants. Feliciano remarked he was “revolted beyond words,” as the song was intended to be a “bridge” between cultures versus “a vehicle for a political platform of racism and hate.” The website creators apologized and removed the offensive work, which undoubtedly spoiled the holiday cheer for the website’s regular visitors.
• Rapper T.I. is not spending the holidays behind bars, as he was released from a federal prison on Tuesday to serve the remainder of his time in a Georgia halfway house. BET will probably try to create a reality TV series titled, “T.I. In Da Halfway House” or “Halfway House Party.”
• TAG Heuer reset their watches and public statements by deciding to support spokesman Tiger Woods. “TAG Heuer confirms today that it will continue its relationship with golf No. 1 Tiger Woods but will respect his desire of privacy by modifying his role in the coming months’ marketing programs,” stated the advertiser. “Tiger Woods became a TAG Heuer brand ambassador in 2002. The relationship between the leader in prestigious sports watches and chronographs since 1860 and golf virtuoso Tiger Woods has always been extremely professional and productive.” This probably means that Woods was also sleeping with a TAG Heuer female executive.
“Tiger Woods but will respect his desire of privacy by modifying his role in the coming months’ marketing programs.”
ReplyDeleteI saw this earlier and was wondering when’s the last time an athlete went to a brand and said “I know you’re paying me all this money right now, but I need you to cut back on using my image.”
Wtf. Any brand that big would be like “Screw that. We paid for it—we’re using it.”
Actually believe the brands are doing it themselves versus receiving instruction from Woods. Woods probably doesn’t care whether or not his ads are running now. Brands, on the other hand, do not benefit from using him at this time. So they can take the high road by saying they are cutting back out of respect to Woods, avoiding dumping him altogether.
ReplyDeleteGuess that means Hanes will be respecting a lot more of Charlie Sheen’s privacy soon.
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