Statue of Liberty gets MLB makeover (MLB defaces our national symbol with baseball graffiti)

6/19/2003 | Mark Newman

[unspun]

MLB has an advertising promotion underway, which defaces one of our nationally sacred symbols, the Statue of Liberty, covering copies of the statue with baseball team graffiti...

...an incredible and tawdry commercial use of our American symbol and American ideals.

I suggest telling MLB, news outlets and forums, etc., how you feel about it.

[unspun]

Link to article (commercial promotion):

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080604&content_id=2838046&vkey=allstar2008&fext=.jsp

[cripplecreek]

Could be a LOT worse.

[The_Republican]

Oh Please. Save your energy for more important issues.

There are 1000 cartoons published every day with some variation of Statue of Liberty.

There are people impersonating Statue of Liberty nearly in downtown in every city. You pose with them and you give them money.

Finally, the INTENTION of this campaign is not to denigrate Lady Liberty, but celebrate it.

You can’t control free speech.

It would be mother of all ironies if its Statue of Liberty that you are trying to control.

[cripplecreek]

Could have been a celebration of soccer or figure skating. LOL

[The_Republican]

Now that would be offensive. ;o)

[omega4179]

its not my national symbol, The flag is.

[NinoFan]

I think it’s disgusting.

[thefactor]

if it was on the actual statue i would feel differently.

but this is definitely officially licensed and some of the profits i am sure go to the lady's preservation. it might be ugly and in bad taste, but the all-star game is in NYC this year.

all these sports are massive whores to the almighty dollar and this is just another drop in the bucket. and until we stop going to the games or buying this crap, it will not change. it will get worse.

[JerseyHighlander]

Whinging ninnies.

[unspun]

Examples:

   

 

   

[grellis]

I’m looking forward to seeing the Tiger-striped Lady. And I hope the rain delay ends soon, I want to see ‘em win tonight.

[political1]

figure skating could have The Statue of ‘Tonya Harding’ Liberty holding a club up in the air.

[cripplecreek]

Nice to see that they’ve finally picked up their season.

[unspun]

Finally, the INTENTION of this campaign is not to denigrate Lady Liberty, but celebrate it. You can’t control free speech. It would be mother of all ironies if its Statue of Liberty that you are trying to control.

Are you trying to control my complaining?   ;-`

This defacing of the symbol of the Statue of Liberty with commercial graffiti is tawdry. There is no escaping that. Speaking out against it is the consequence of advertising that treats our national symbols in this way (whatever they think).

[angcat]

I kinda like the Yankee one.

I don't find it as much disgusting as I find the desecration of our President by the media.

[unspun]

...crap...

I agree with at least this part of your post. (And the All-Star Game being in New York city, the capital of graffiti is hardly an excuse. ;-)

[Dog Gone]

I’m glad I checked out this Breaking News story.

[political1]

They could have The Statue of ‘Barry Bonds’ Liberty holding a jar of steroids up in the air.

[unspun]

Many, many Americans have lost an understanding of reverence.