NBA Dress Code
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Originally Posted by Kestrel
I bet you would be fairly perturbed/amused if the President of the United States decided to give his inauguration speech in shorts and sandals.
Originally Posted by Kestrel
Like you said, image is a PERCEPTION of character. Not necessarily of their true character. Sure, true character plays into it, especially when true character is known. But by making players wear suits, the NBA is trying to improve their image i.e. the public's perception of the players' characters, not necessarily their true characters.
ESPECIALLY AS INTERPRETED BY THE MASS MEDIA.The only people who will be fooled by the dress of these guys, are the one's who don't pay much attention to the sport. So how exactly is that a benefit?
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Originally Posted by RB
Media has nothing to do with it.
So what were you saying?
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On a side note, we have two lovely features on this forum: MULTI-QUOTE and EDIT. There is no need to post 2-3 times in a row.
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Originally Posted by Nelson
On a side note, we have two lovely features on this forum: MULTI-QUOTE and EDIT. There is no need to post 2-3 times in a row.
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Originally Posted by VRGNCD5
but since you know multi quote isn't working at the moment, I'll pretend you didn't say that.
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