the above photo was taken at barack obama's concession speech which he gave after losing the pennsylvania primary yesterday ... you will notice the three young men standing behind him are all wearing abercrombie and fitch shirts ...
is it just a coincidence ... or is it some kind of subtle marketing scheme ... a lot of people - from bloggers to television shows - have noticed it and have been coming up with their own theories ... gawker.com suggests that maybe it's a plot "to win back the gay community, which has something of a taste for the youth clothing retailer and, especially, its catalogs".
a spokesman for the obama campaign said that they have no idea who these guys are or why they are wearing abercrombie shirts ... meanwhile tom lennox, an A&F spokesman had this to say "i guarantee and assure you it's not a product placement".
here's my own take on this ... three guys just happen to be standing next to each other while wearing the same brand ... ok fine maybe i can believe that was a coincidence ... but the fact that all three are standing right behind him ... and it just so happens that obama happens to be very popular with abercrombie's target market ... sorry ... too many coincidences ... i think it's a marketing ploy ... and a damn good one too.
in closing ... i leave you with this sketch from madtv :-)
is it just a coincidence ... or is it some kind of subtle marketing scheme ... a lot of people - from bloggers to television shows - have noticed it and have been coming up with their own theories ... gawker.com suggests that maybe it's a plot "to win back the gay community, which has something of a taste for the youth clothing retailer and, especially, its catalogs".
a spokesman for the obama campaign said that they have no idea who these guys are or why they are wearing abercrombie shirts ... meanwhile tom lennox, an A&F spokesman had this to say "i guarantee and assure you it's not a product placement".
here's my own take on this ... three guys just happen to be standing next to each other while wearing the same brand ... ok fine maybe i can believe that was a coincidence ... but the fact that all three are standing right behind him ... and it just so happens that obama happens to be very popular with abercrombie's target market ... sorry ... too many coincidences ... i think it's a marketing ploy ... and a damn good one too.
in closing ... i leave you with this sketch from madtv :-)
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Clever indeed.
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