“Bad dog, bad dog,” say the Cincinnati Reds
By: Bill Abramovitz
Hot dog too hot to handle for Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds, like any private company, has the right to censor certain types of speech. So when our Empower Aviation hot dog poster, which we love very much, got the axe, we were left with that oily, angry, sad break-up feeling, but no recourse. Though the banner, designed to hang near a concession stand, was rejected we were told that a modesty protecting bun might gain weenie approval. Get real. Someone with clout thought hot dog man looked too much like a penis. Maybe it was the hat. All the penises are wearing them these days. 0r its 15-story ginormousness. Note to Reds Management: if you think penis every time you see a hot dog, you better remove them from the concession stand. Afterall, we can’t allow naked hot dogs, not a hat to be found, being twirled on cookers and smacked around by minimum wage (sex) workers. But, we could be wrong. So take the poll below and let us know what you think.
Tags: advertising censorship, buzz, Empower Aviation, freedom of speech, hot dog
April 13th, 2009 at 11:38 am
This is hilarious you guys! And this is my favorite quote from your blog: “Maybe it was the hat. All the penises are wearing them these days.”
Excellent!
Permission to post on my Facebook page please!