PN-G tells Adidas to stick it!

WOSgrad · November 10, 2015

This is the hidden content, please

NDNation · November 10, 2015

They must have lost their minds! Scalp Adidas!

CS. · November 10, 2015

Adidas can suck it. PC can suck it. Go cry somewhere else about how your feelings are hurt and you hate the Starbucks red cups.

CougarCal · November 10, 2015

Sucks to have anything in common with the Redskins, but kudos for standing up. PC world is getting out of control. As for the Starbucks red cups, jeez I got bigger problems to worry about. You don't like it, don't go there.

Edited November 10, 2015 by CougarCal

EnjoyLife · November 10, 2015

"If they are (offended), they don't have to come here."

Well said Supt Cavness

coachhooker01 · November 10, 2015

looks like Nike will be the official sponsor of PNG ISD haha

Edited November 10, 2015 by coachhooker01

NDNation · November 10, 2015

From Wikipeda:

Criticism

Adidas's business practises/

This is the hidden content, please

and commitment to worker welfare have been scrutinised and often criticised.^{This is the hidden content, please

Sign In

or

Sign Up}^{This is the hidden content, please

Sign In

or

Sign Up}

2011 All Blacks replica rugby jersey pricing controversy

Unhappy with the local price of the Adidas replica All Blacks jersey, New Zealand-based

This is the hidden content, please

fans have asked for price cuts and begun purchasing the jersey from overseas vendors after it was revealed that the local price of $NZ220 was more than twice the price offered on some websites.^{This is the hidden content, please

Sign In

or

Sign Up}

Adidas has responded by enforcing cross-border agreements to stop overseas retailers from selling to New Zealand residents. It has been labelled a public relations disaster by leading New Zealand PR firms and Consumer advocate groups. The largest New Zealand sportswear retailer

This is the hidden content, please

has stated it is angry and is considering selling the All Blacks Jerseys to the general public below cost. As of 9 August 2011, Rebel Sport has decided not to stock the Adidas Rugby Union jersey.^{This is the hidden content, please

Sign In

or

Sign Up}

2012 "shackle" sneakers

On June 14, 2012, Adidas posted on their Facebook page a picture of a pair of

This is the hidden content, please

-designed shoes containing shackles. The picture was of a planned shoe line that Adidas intended to release in August. The photo quickly caused controversy including that of

This is the hidden content, please

who was quoted as saying "The attempt to commercialize and make popular more than 200 years of human degradation, where blacks were considered three-fifths human by our Constitution is offensive, appalling and insensitive".^{This is the hidden content, please

Sign In

or

Sign Up} Jackson threatened a boycott, and NBA commissioner

This is the hidden content, please

was at one point reportedly contacted in hopes that he would intervene.^{This is the hidden content, please

Sign In

or

Sign Up} Shortly after the outcry the company canceled the product.^{This is the hidden content, please

Sign In

or

Sign Up}

Sweatshops and labour rights violations

Adidas has been criticized for operating

This is the hidden content, please

, particularly in Indonesia. Between 2006 and 2007, Adidas rejected many of its suppliers that supported unions for subcontractors with less reputable labour rights records.^{This is the hidden content, please

Sign In

or

Sign Up} By subcontracting work to different suppliers, it is more difficult for Adidas to ensure company labour standards are enforced. Workplace standards that Adidas' policy upholds include the freedom for workers to take part in

This is the hidden content, please

and a non-retaliation policy towards workers who express concerns.^{This is the hidden content, please

Sign In

or

Sign Up} In practice, however, many of Adidas' suppliers have not upheld these standards. At the Panarub factory in

This is the hidden content, please

, 33 workers were fired after striking for better pay in 2005.^{This is the hidden content, please

Sign In

or

Sign Up} PT Kizone is another Indonesian factory where Adidas has received criticism over treatment of workers. They produced products for Adidas as well as

This is the hidden content, please

and the

This is the hidden content, please

until they closed in January 2011. Laid off were 2,686 workers, who are owed $3 million in severance pay and benefits. Nike has contributed $1.5 million but Adidas has not acted. A campaign has been initiated by United Students Against Sweatshops calling for universities to cut contracts with Adidas.^{This is the hidden content, please

Sign In

or

Sign Up} On 16 July 2012,

This is the hidden content, please

organised activists in London to replace Adidas price tags in sports stores with 34p ones,^{This is the hidden content, please

Sign In

or

Sign Up} a reference to the low hourly wage rate paid to the Indonesian workers who make Adidas goods.^{This is the hidden content, please

Sign In

or

Sign Up} The campaign group

This is the hidden content, please

claimed that the basic pay of Indonesian Adidas workers was only £10 a week. William Anderson, head of social and environmental affairs for the Asia Pacific region, posted an entry on the company blog in which he sought to justify the 34p an hour pay rate.^{This is the hidden content, please

Sign In

or

Sign Up}

In April 2014, one of the biggest strikes on mainland

This is the hidden content, please

took place at the

This is the hidden content, please

Dongguan shoe factory, producing amongst others for Adidas.^{This is the hidden content, please

Sign In

or

Sign Up}

Environmental record

For years, Adidas purchased paper for its packaging from

This is the hidden content, please

, the third largest paper producer in the world, which was labeled as a "forest criminal" for destroying "precious habitat" in Indonesia’s rainforest.^{This is the hidden content, please

Sign In

or

Sign Up} In 2011, when Adidas cancelled its contract with

This is the hidden content, please

,

This is the hidden content, please

Executive Director

This is the hidden content, please

commended Adidas for efforts made towards forest protection, for "taking rainforest conservation seriously."^{This is the hidden content, please

Sign In

or

Sign Up}

Octfeb · November 10, 2015

This stuff trying to change mascots, in fear of offending someone, is a bunch of BS. Next they gonna try and change animal mascots because it might be cruelty to animals. Seriously...

thetragichippy · November 10, 2015

Come on.....The PNG - Butterflies has a nice ring to it.......lol

Way to stand up for what you believe in!!

tvc184 · November 10, 2015

Come on.....The PNG - Butterflies has a nice ring to it.......lol

Way to stand up for what you believe in!!

River Rats

Mr. Buddy Garrity · November 10, 2015

Png Swamp Mutts. Cant beat em, might as well join the mascot family of em.

CougarCal · November 10, 2015

Fighting Neumann's

fox · November 10, 2015

Png Swamp Mutts. Cant beat em, might as well join the mascot family of em.

they could be the fairies. that way they could keep their purple dancing mascot just readjust his feathers

Gabe · November 10, 2015

they could be the fairies. that way they could keep their purple dancing mascot just readjust his feathers

Winner. This is the best post in a long time.

OldBuc77 · November 10, 2015

Cudos PNG!

prepballfan · November 11, 2015

Liking Cavanass more and more

NDNation · November 11, 2015

Winner. This is the best post in a long time.

How could you Gabe?!!!!!

outanup · November 11, 2015

Im offended.......Mid County Bridesmaids sounds good......

robanadana · November 11, 2015

I'm beyond sick of this crud. As a Cajun, I find the mascot of Louisiana - Lafayette offensive....pulllleeeeaaaazzzeee.

Edited November 11, 2015 by robanadana

robanadana · November 11, 2015

How about "My Purple Ponies"?

Hagar · November 11, 2015

On the serious side, I'm proud of the PNG Admin and fans! Be Indians forever.

On the really serious side, this is the funniest, well thought out bunch of post I've ever seen strung together. roflmbo

outanup · November 12, 2015

No one with as much tradition and pride as PNG would wanna change there mascot. Hats off to the Sup for standing his ground!!! Gotta admit, Brandon and the Cupcakes had a nice ring to it!!!!!!!

Sign In

PN-G tells Adidas to stick it!

Recommended Posts

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Criticism

2011 All Blacks replica rugby jersey pricing controversy

2012 "shackle" sneakers

Sweatshops and labour rights violations

Environmental record

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Join the conversation

Member Statistics

Posts

Topics