http://www.dcist.com/archives/2005/06/24/coincidence_or_threat.php
There's no getting around it. Shoe giant Nike is ripping off the
iconic bald head from Minor Threat's seminal self-titled album to
publicize its "Major Threat" 2005 East Coast skateboarding tour. Make
it red instead of blue and swap out those skate shoes for some combat
boots, and you've got the 1981 record featuring Ian MacKaye, Lyle
Preslar, Brian Baker, and Jeff Nelson.
Dischord Records, the hardcore band's label based right in Arlington,
is a bit miffed. A Dischord representative (was that you, Ian?) told
Pitchfork Media:
"They stole it and we're not happy about it. Nike is a giant
corporation which is attempting to manipulate the alternative skate
culture to create an even wider demand for their already ubiquitous
brand. Nike represents just about the antithesis of what Dischord
stands for and it makes me sick to my stomach to think they are using
this explicit imagery to fool kids into thinking that the general
ethos of this label, and Minor Threat in particular, can somehow be
linked to Nike's mission. It's disgusting."
Who would have thought Nike would want us to be like MacKaye instead of Mike?
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