tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19408862.post5060972216671769799..comments2023-10-29T04:36:52.733-05:00Comments on elle, phd: Co-opting the Languageellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867952598756889997noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19408862.post-4747536383452511142006-12-09T22:11:00.000-06:002006-12-09T22:11:00.000-06:00I think it tells a lot about our culture, that eve...I think it tells a lot about our culture, that everything is seen to be co-optable if you throw enough money at it. Civil rights--check. MLK's birthday--check. War--check. Great protest music--double check.<br /><br />It's pretty sickening.Hahnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10685475869460880965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19408862.post-58644591392279454992006-12-07T18:53:00.000-06:002006-12-07T18:53:00.000-06:00This kind of co-optation is so problematic. I can'...This kind of co-optation is so problematic. I can't believe these examples though. Thanks for sharing! After I saw KRS-One co-opt, "the revolution will not be televised" a few years back for either a Nike commercial or an NBA commercial (to be honest I blocked it out it was that bad) where he said "the revolution is basketball." I was done. The truth is nothing is sacred for these marketing fools, not a thing... pathetic.Gwyneth Boltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241149490843015170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19408862.post-35418339566284069962006-12-07T12:18:00.000-06:002006-12-07T12:18:00.000-06:00omg, i am so glad to be far from american tv for t...omg, i am so glad to be far from american tv for those commercials.<br /><br />i hate this crap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com