Pearl Izumi Pushes Pretense to Promote Rubber Pumps

pearl_izumi_pretense.png

We’re usually big typography fans, but, as AdCritic so eloquently points out, this Pearl Izumi ad is bordering on Pearl S. Buck territory.

And not all that well, either. The elitist mini-rant against jogging is cumbersome and a pain in the ass to read. Oh yeah, and way to alienate all of Evian-sipping, yoga-posing jogger-kind. Care to turn off the sprinters and trotters next? We’re pretty sure they don’t need tennis shoes.

For more runner’s manifesto (11 pages worth, in fact), hit the We Are Not Joggers website.

Picture of Steve Hall

Steve Hall

RECENT ARTICLES

TRENDING AROUND THE WEB

8 reasons the people who do the most are often thanked the least

8 reasons the people who do the most are often thanked the least

Hack Spirit

People who let dishes pile up when no one’s watching often behave completely differently the moment someone else is in the room

People who let dishes pile up when no one’s watching often behave completely differently the moment someone else is in the room

Global English Editing

If a man does these 9 things without ever being asked, he’s in it for good

If a man does these 9 things without ever being asked, he’s in it for good

Hack Spirit

8 things mentally strong people do in the week after life knocks them flat

8 things mentally strong people do in the week after life knocks them flat

Hack Spirit

9 signs someone is kind on the surface but is keeping score

9 signs someone is kind on the surface but is keeping score

Hack Spirit

8 phrases that reveal someone never grew up emotionally, no matter their age

8 phrases that reveal someone never grew up emotionally, no matter their age

Hack Spirit