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Jersey Ads

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Symbols matter. Symbols are the only things we're really fans of. Symbols unite people.

If the United States replaced just one of the stars on their flag with the McDonalds logo -- hey, it would be pretty unnoticeable, right? -- I'd feel a lot less likely to support that country in a war.

And maybe it wouldn't change that much functionally about what the United States is or does, but you give people symbols so they have something to project their ideals onto. f***ing let them. I know that NHL players are more asshole-y than the average person, they're interchangeable and go where they're paid the most, almost none of them have any personal connection to where they play, and I dislike my team's owner personally, and the arena is nice but you know they'll tear it down in a second if they discover an alternate design that helps them sell more snacks.

But you overlook all that because you choose to project onto the symbol of a thing. That symbol is the jersey. That jersey represents something.

You take that symbol away, what the f*** are you selling? Because I'm surrounded by ads already. I'm surrounded by media that is basically ads for other media, and ads that are literally measuring the milliseconds they can distract me for profit, and ads within ads within ads within ads, and at some point at the bottom of all that, I'm supposed to want a thing. And here, that thing just that the jersey should triumph.

And if that jersey is going to become just another ad, then we're in a full f***ing circle of ads, and I'm supposed to eat ads so I can shit ads so I can compost the ads and then eat the ads I shit again later. And what the f*** are you actually selling at that point?
 
The shills are changing their arguments from "I don't mind at all," "who cares," and "I think it will actually be good for the sport!" to "It was going to happen anyways."

Advertisers want us to feel hopeless and like we as consumers makes no difference. The consumer absolutely makes a difference! Did the Fox glow puck last? No. If people hate something and take a stand, a company will change their tactics.

Don't buy a jersey even if it has no ads (because that's how they will try to get you) and stream games through alternative sites and the NHL will start to care.

If you must buy a jersey, buy an Oilers jersey instead since they seem to have an ounce of integrity (I'm saying this as a Flames fan who hates the Oilers). You could always burn it for fun 🔥
 
haseoke39 said:
Symbols matter. Symbols are the only things we're really fans of. Symbols unite people.

If the United States replaced just one of the stars on their flag with the McDonalds logo -- hey, it would be pretty unnoticeable, right? -- I'd feel a lot less likely to support that country in a war.

And maybe it wouldn't change that much functionally about what the United States is or does, but you give people symbols so they have something to project their ideals onto. f***ing let them. I know that NHL players are more asshole-y than the average person, they're interchangeable and go where they're paid the most, almost none of them have any personal connection to where they play, and I dislike my team's owner personally, and the arena is nice but you know they'll tear it down in a second if they discover an alternate design that helps them sell more snacks.

But you overlook all that because you choose to project onto the symbol of a thing. That symbol is the jersey. That jersey represents something.

You take that symbol away, what the f*** are you selling? Because I'm surrounded by ads already. I'm surrounded by media that is basically ads for other media, and ads that are literally measuring the milliseconds they can distract me for profit, and ads within ads within ads within ads, and at some point at the bottom of all that, I'm supposed to want a thing. And here, that thing just that the jersey should triumph.

And if that jersey is going to become just another ad, then we're in a full f***ing circle of ads, and I'm supposed to eat ads so I can shit ads so I can compost the ads and then eat the ads I shit again later. And what the f*** are you actually selling at that point?
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Symbols. They are selling symbols. The symbols you cherish at the top of your post were sold to you just as they are trying to sell to you the symbols you despise at the bottom of your post.
 
CF84 said:
The shills are changing their arguments from "I don't mind at all," "who cares," and "I think it will actually be good for the sport!" to "It was going to happen anyways."

Advertisers want us to feel hopeless and like we as consumers makes no difference. The consumer absolutely makes a difference! Did the Fox glow puck last? No. If people hate something and take a stand, a company will change their tactics.

Don't buy a jersey even if it has no ads (because that's how they will try to get you) and stream games through alternative sites and the NHL will start to care.

If you must buy a jersey, buy an Oilers jersey instead since they seem to have an ounce of integrity (I'm saying this as a Flames fan who hates the Oilers). You could always burn it for fun 🔥
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CF84 said:
Don't buy a jersey even if it has no ads (because that's how they will try to get you) and stream games through alternative sites and the NHL will start to care.
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Or just don't tune in at all. Seriously, who cares whether an ad wins or loses?
 
TwineSniper said:
The outrage seems oddly disproportionate. In the grand scheme of things...

Who gives a Sh**!
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Well, in the grand scheme of things who gives a shit about this game or this league? Why do we spend hours talking about it? In the grand scheme of things, none of this matters.
 
Koivu11 said:


Sickening.
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With all do respect to the Caps, Jackets, Coyotes, etc. it wasn't until I saw this that it sunk in just how awful this sponsor program is. That's the jersey Richard, Morenz, Roy, Lafleur, et al wore, and they've slapped the corporate logo of the highest bidder on it. Shameful.
 
Luckily I have about 10 jerseys already from different teams, so don’t need one with a sponsor on it.
 
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