The list for June 27, 1997
The Top 16 Excuses Given by Nike to
Justify Third World Exploitation
Justify Third World Exploitation
- It’s not slave labor. It’s… it’s… T’ai Chi class!
- You think we’re ripping THEM off?? YOU paid $200 for that molded rubber you’re wearing.
- 14 cents an hour buys *twice* as much in Southeast Asia than it does in the U.S.
- We’d pay ’em more if they had a decent fadeaway jumper.
- Relax! We only require 20 hours a week from the terminally ill or malnourished.
- A nation of 5-year olds who not only can tie a shoe, but can MAKE a shoe? That’s not exploitation, pal, that’s progress!
- If we paid our workers a living wage, Michael couldn’t support his golf gambling habit.
- Hey, do you know how many bathroom breaks a 9-year old worker takes?? *We’re* the ones being exploited!
- Too busy counting our money to notice.
- CEO Phil Knight still owes Bill Gates a few billion from last year’s poker game.
- Interior decor of company jet was *embarrassingly* passé.
- Hey, Reebok gets *their* shoe leather from baby seals!
- Complaints about LOW PAY? We thought it was Lo Pei, the supervisor!
- Average hourly wage for young workers much higher if you include Tiger Woods.
- Our CEO keeps downsizing his conscience.
And the Number 1 Excuse Given by Nike to Justify Third World Exploitation…
- Just Screw ‘Em!
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CREDITS
Selected from 120 submissions from 42 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:
- Ed Smith, Chattanooga, TN — 1 (5th #1)
- Hank Weilevy, Fairless Hills, PA — 1 (2nd #1)
- Doug Johnson, Santa Cruz, CA — 2
- Rob Winchell, Arlington, MA — 3, 5
- Craig Stacey, Lisle, IL — 3
- Paul Schindler, Orinda, CA — 4
- Lev L. Spiro, Los Angeles, CA — 6
- Steve Hurd, San Ramon, CA — 7
- Greg Sadosuk, Fairfax, VA — 8
- David W. James, Los Angeles, CA — 9
- Ed Brooksbank, Sacramento, CA — 10
- David Hyatt, New York, NY — 11
- Bo Williams, Huntsville, AL — 12, 14
- Gene/Cynthia Markins-Dieden, New Haven, CT — 13
- John Voigt, Chicago, IL — 15
- Peg Warner, Derry, NH — 16
- Rob Wells, Paris, France — Topic
- Trent Reznor, Cleveland, OH — Ambience
- Chris White, New York, NY — List owner/editor
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