Timbuk2 pushing the limits with feminists
Posted on 01. Jun, 2007 by Jonathan Cherry in Advertising
The handbags are flying and bras are being used to fuel powerstations again.
This email campaign to promote a set of limited edition, Timbuk2 messenger bags made with exotic fabrics is causing major unhappiness in feminist circles around the world, due to the words ‘stole’ and ‘virginity’ being used in the same copy line.
Now additional words like ‘rape’ and ‘weapons of mass destruction’ are being flung around as well.
Somebody must pay.
Rape: Both marketable and hilarious – Wimonline
[Via Jezebel]
