Olympic sponsors - You must remove non-sponsored clothing when attending., page 1

No - no kidding.
Spectators (those that can afford tickets) will not be allowed to eat anything other than the official Olympic sponsored food ( Macdonalds ), Olympic sponsored drinks ( Coke - I forget who is sponsoring the water, but someone is ) and to cap it all, Visa have had permission to close 50 odd ATMs around the stadium and replace them with only 27 of their own. Anyone unable to withdraw cash can only use a Visa card.

Also, certain phases and words have been 'protected' - "London", "2012", "Summer" (?) to name a few.

Good eh?

reply posted on 20-7-2012 @ 09:36 AM by TheIrvy

Back to the good old days when if you didn't bring the right kit, you had to go out on the field in your underpants!

I honestly don't know what to think when they pull stuff this blatant. Do they really trust in the programming they've put us under so much that they feel they can be blatant, or are they baiting us to do something about it?

Or, more importantly, what's really going through the minds of the people who don't outwardly question or debate things like this? It's the same mentality as the security at airports, people don't like it, but they accept it because otherwise they're not allowed to fly.

The love of money is the root of ALL evil.

reply posted on 20-7-2012 @ 09:41 AM by froglette

This branding thing have gone too far.

I remember the days when company's gave out clothing with their brand on them for free. It was their way of advertising.

Now, the company's have been smart enough to turn the tides and people are shelling out great sums of money to advertise the company's brands.

I really hope this isn't put into play for the Olympics. Just another way to see how far we haven't come in this world.

reply posted on 20-7-2012 @ 09:44 AM by fnpmitchreturns

Originally posted by 3n19m470
reply to post by Iamonlyhuman

Good call. Next it will be "corporate sponsors that invest in the nation" and you won't be allowed to wear other brands on the street!

Here I already thought we went through this with the Arab Spring astroturf program ......

I would bet this is part of the EU trade treaty too..... I imagine it has been written into the TPP Treaty........

wait no professional athletes went out the window and now only approved spectator clothing will be allowed... HA HA HA an olympic size sellout!

reply posted on 20-7-2012 @ 09:45 AM by woodwardjnr

This is how corporations wish the whole world could be. Everyone eating McDonalds, Drinking Coke and wearing sports brands. The Olympic village is a Corporatocracy in microcosm. No room for any competition or individuality.

Some of these sponsors are also some of the worst corporations in the world responsible for environmental and industrial disasters.

reply posted on 20-7-2012 @ 09:45 AM by DataWraith

If I were part of the Olympics ( of which I'm not thank God) I'd have to say to him " Ok if you want me to not wear non sanctioned clothing in case of Branding issues I will".
I'd also leave the conversation at that and leave the room, when it was time to appear where I was supposed to I'd have ( for example ) my Olympic Brand emblazoned item on ONLY and be totally in the buff , so if it was a T-shirt thats all I'd wear and be naked from the waist down ( a horrifying thought) and explain " He told me NOT to wear any other branded clothing and seeing as most if not ALL clothing has a brand of some description even if its on the inside are you still breaking the branding rules?".
See how he copes then?
It is going too far these days, too many wanna be leaders of men without an inkling of common sense between them.

edit on 20/7/12 by DataWraith because: Additional text

reply posted on 20-7-2012 @ 09:48 AM by Wrabbit2000

reply to post by ironorchid

Thank you for clarifying and this is just so far off the deep end I'm stunned. The disturbing thing is that England adopts the worst the United States invents and we adopt the worst that England finds to work. No doubt, being told my picture shirt can't be worn will be coming to a ball park or other venue near me before I know it. I guess a lowes hat wouldn't be permitted in a stadium where Home Depot might have a little square of ad space somewhere.

I can see the drinks and food...well..I'm used to it anyway. years and years of that crap in movie theaters so we buy their $50 bucket of popcorn it takes 2 to carry to a seat kinda conditioned everyone for that part.

I can even see dictating for athletes. They're paid well to be walking advertising space. Employees get a paycheck.. deal with it on that.

but....the public?! That's where I say the ultimate line is...and wow.... that's going over it with main battle tanks. I'm just incredibly offended....I'm not sure what 'Ism' we are seeing build around us. Maybe a whole NEW "ism" just bastardized from the many others and warped into a nightmare.

reply posted on 20-7-2012 @ 09:57 AM by fnpmitchreturns

Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
reply to post by ironorchid

Thank you for clarifying and this is just so far off the deep end I'm stunned. The disturbing thing is that England adopts the worst the United States invents and we adopt the worst that England finds to work. No doubt, being told my picture shirt can't be worn will be coming to a ball park or other venue near me before I know it. I guess a lowes hat wouldn't be permitted in a stadium where Home Depot might have a little square of ad space somewhere.

I can see the drinks and food...well..I'm used to it anyway. years and years of that crap in movie theaters so we buy their $50 bucket of popcorn it takes 2 to carry to a seat kinda conditioned everyone for that part.

I can even see dictating for athletes. They're paid well to be walking advertising space. Employees get a paycheck.. deal with it on that.

but....the public?! That's where I say the ultimate line is...and wow.... that's going over it with main battle tanks. I'm just incredibly offended....I'm not sure what 'Ism' we are seeing build around us. Maybe a whole NEW "ism" just bastardized from the many others and warped into a nightmare.

Wait one minute ... England didn't adopt this corporate fascism from the US.... it was the US that broke away from the corporate monarchy system with events like the Boston Tea Party by dumping private property into Boston Harbor. The English have always been under the dominion of the banksters... The US was brought back in the fold in 1913.....

the world is just making a full circle back toward feudalism.....

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