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Adidas marketing strategy to promote LGBTQ rights did ‘more harm than good,’ branding expert says
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Adidas' controversial LGBTQ+ advocacy campaign did "more harm than good" for the brand's image and failed at their of advocating for the pride community, a branding expert told Fox News.
Adidas released the "Let Romance Be Your Legacy" collection and campaign in collaboration with South African designer Rich Mnisi earlier in May, with the aim of supporting the LGBTQ+ community. The company said the marketing strategy was an attempt to "encourage allyship and freedom of expression without bias, in all spaces of sport and culture."
But one of the models on the Adidas website that was wearing a woman’s bathing suit ignited backlash. The male-presenting model was seen wearing the women-branded swimsuit piece with a evident bulge in the crotch area.
This ad ended up hurting the company, Sterling Consulting and Marketing Group President Karen Tiber Leland told Fox News Digital.
"I consider the way this was done hurt Adidas brand," Leland
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adidas calls all creators to reinvent their place in history by continuing the support of LGBT equality. This month, adidas will release four exclusive styles throughout Pride Month and continue to support the Rainbow Laces charity.
Celebrating the spirit of creators, doers and people who overcome adversity, re-imagined and wrote their verb stories – adidas Originals has updated the classic EQT, Superstar, with adidas Running updating the UltraBOOST and adidas Basketball updating the Crazy silhouette with a brand new tertiary palette. Taking inspiration from the evolving LGBT community – adidas looks to grow beyond the rainbow and its primary and secondary colorways with a tertiary palette that is representative of the inclusivity of the many identities that make us bold and vibrant.
In line with Pride Month, adidas will continue to support The Rainbow Laces campaign with a charitable donation. The charity commits to making sport everyone’s game by promoting equality for lesbian, gay, bi and trans fans and players in sport, while also raising
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Pride Month may look other this year due to the novel coronavirus (COVID), but just because many parades and related celebrations around the country have been canceled, it doesn’t mean you have to sit this one out.
Need help finding products? Approve up for our weekly newsletter. It’s free and you can unsubscribe at any time.If you’re still jonesing for that rainbow connection, there are a number of ways you can sustain to show your support for LGBTQ causes (yes, even in quarantine). As is tradition, many major retailers have been dropping Pride-themed merchandise throughout the month of June to capitalize on its historic significance. But just because a brand is willing to slap a rainbow on something—a practice that’s been likened to “pinkwashing” and roundly criticized in recent years—doesn’t mean it’s actually queer-friendly.
The bottom line? If you’re shopping for Pride Month , you want to ma