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Post by timhoffman on Apr 15, 2012 10:21:52 GMT -5
1. As with some other posters, I believe the allegations in that article to be unfounded as well as unfortunate. It really is a sad time when people cannot even recite poetry without being accused of mocking the author.
2. This article shouldn't have been written due to the fact that one person's horribly wrong interpretation of one action should not taint the opinions of others.
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Post by seanpalen on Apr 15, 2012 18:05:13 GMT -5
1. The article talks about a recent Nike commercial with Miami Heat star LeBron James may have diminished the meaning of Maya Angelou's poem. The article states that the recent commercial turned Angelou's words into "trash talk and gamesmanship." The author of the article believed the Nike people deliberately took a shot and mocked Maya's poem.
2. I agree entirely with the article The commercial was not making fun of Maya's poem it was only trying to create an entertaining way to sell their product. The only person being mocked in the commercial is LeBron himself. I believe that Staff is widely overreacting. In no way did they try to change the meaning of the poem.
3. Karl's Question: I think Staff is angry at the poetry critic and trying to say that the critic deliberately changed and mocked the meaning of the poem in the commercial. My Question: Do you think the Nike people deliberately attempted to change the meaning of the poem or did they just use the poem to mock LeBron?
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Post by karlpreisner on Apr 15, 2012 19:51:39 GMT -5
Repost: 1.I agree with you Sean. I also think Staff is just angry with the critic and thinks that the critic deliberately changed and mocked the original meaning of the poem for the commercial. 2.Q:What does Staff mean in the last line of the article,"Nike is the poet, not Lebron?"
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Post by alexacevedo on Apr 15, 2012 20:03:53 GMT -5
1. The piece here is an article that discusses the usage of Maya Angelou's 'Still I Rise' in a Nike commercial featuring NBA basketball player LeBron James. In the piece, the usage of the poem is described as undermining the original meaning of the words Maya Angelou used, devaluing them by interpreting various phrases as nothing more basketball slang and branding oppurtunities.
2. Regarding this issue, I feel that corporations should stray away from exploiting artwork in order to boost sales. Advertisement, product placement, and other sales tactics already plague our media, and to take masterpieces and use them to promote a product is another distasteful action. In using Angelou's poem as nothing more than a backdrop to a commercial, the creators of this advertisement reveal the ruthlessness and desperation of large American companies.
3. Answering Abigail's question, the author was probably more concerned with the usage of the poem than a general disdain for basketball. Here, the poem focuses more on the transformation of the words into advertising slogans, and not basketball comparisons. Still, the author does not specify where the 'limit' of such using is, if there is one at all. Is there a 'limit' to the type of media advertisers can exploit? If so, where does the limit lie?
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Post by martinwawszkowicz on Apr 15, 2012 21:06:40 GMT -5
1. I agree with Danny completely. This article is saying that a Nike commercial involving Lebron James does not give enough credit to Maya Angelou because they changed parts of it. The writer criticized Nike for making the poem fit the commercial.
2. This article didn't appeal to me that much. I didn't see a point to the writer criticizing Nike for changing the poem to fit the commercial. Just by shortening it to make it fit, I don't think that the poem is misinterpreted or made much different. I thought that it was cool that they linked a well known poet and a well known superstar athlete together.
3. In response to Karl's question, I think that the author was trying to say that Nike is the culprit here. By making the commercial and just having Lebron in it, does not mean that Lebron is to blame. The writer here feels that somebody is to blame here, and that is Nike.
My Question: Do you think that Maya Angelou has a problem with Nike changing her poem? Or does she appreciate the use of her poem?
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