Monday, January 17, 2011

Martin Luther King MLK in ads

From Mercedes to computers, people are using King's likeness (and paying his family) to push products.  Yay, capitalism!

Mercedes SLS:

Chevy "Truck Country":

Alcatel:

Apple's Think Different:

1 comment:

  1. motoringconbrioJanuary 18, 2011 at 6:03 PM

    i find the apple spot - which can probably be considered a classic now - to be the least offensive of the lot, the least shamelessly appropriative for commercial gain. am i onto something or just another sucker?

    i believe it has lee clow's fingerprints on it- clow being the one behind this other favorite of mine:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYecfV3ubP8

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