Tuesday, September 10, 2013

A plea on behalf of Vika

We don't need no Jockey waistband
We don't need no elastic folds
No dreary pink and gray and coral
Nike, leave them shorts alone
Hey--Nike! Leave them shorts alone
All in all it's just some ugly lint on the ball
All in all it's just some ugly lint on the ball


We don't need no hybrid outfit
We don't need no flouncy skirts
Makes Vika look like all the others
Nike, leave them shorts alone
Hey--Nike! Leave them shorts alone
All in all, it's just some ugly lint on the ball
All in all, it's just some ugly lint on the ball


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10 comments:

  1. Todd.SpikerSeptember 10, 2013 at 12:03 PM

    Haha! Great! :D

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  2. DianeSeptember 10, 2013 at 12:21 PM

    Thanks!

    (The Bring Back the Shorts banner on the right is anyone's for the taking. Feel free to use it and send a message to Nike.)

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  3. SabeySeptember 10, 2013 at 2:42 PM

    That's fantastic!
    Yes, please! Just shorts and hoodies for our "hoody" Vika. She is on record saying she is no tennis Barbie, why on earth do they not listen? And while we are at it, can Nike get rid of the "wind dress" as John McEnroe puts it? Tennis skirts that fly up for the smallest gust of wind is just plain dumb. Most of Nike's tennis kits for the women were just plain awful this year.

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  4. jo shumSeptember 10, 2013 at 8:59 PM

    this is so cool!!!
    yes no barbie doll!!
    we want funky cool!!
    we want vika with her own line in shorts!!!

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  5. DianeSeptember 10, 2013 at 9:19 PM

    Well, Jo, you helped inspire the "campaign." :) And having her own line of shorts would be great!

    Jo and Sabey, maybe there should be a Vika "anti-Barbie"--definitely not skinny, forefinger raised, tongue out, etc.

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  6. DianeSeptember 10, 2013 at 10:17 PM

    And hoodie and earphones, of course :)

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  7. jo shumSeptember 11, 2013 at 12:03 AM

    hi diane, just posted on backpin, i would love to see a "STREET FIGHTER" line for vika.

    shorts, hoodies and earphones! (and maybe even long pants/leggings too)

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  8. sunny nineSeptember 11, 2013 at 12:30 AM

    This is great Diane! You know my husband, Sogn, and myself have always advocated for this. When Sogn saw the USO outfit he was sickened. Basically I think Nike lost its mind in general, this year in particular.

    I noticed that Vika took her hoodie off when she walked onto the court, rather than wait until her chair. I wonder if someone whispered in her ear. That really bothers me.

    I just hope she won't let them mainstream her. Vika is a great personality just the way she is. She looks like an athlete in shorts and a hoodie.

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  9. sunny nineSeptember 11, 2013 at 12:33 AM

    Above post-I meant to say Vika took the hood (not entire hoodie) off before she reached her chair.

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  10. DianeSeptember 11, 2013 at 8:29 AM

    She takes it off now sometimes right after she leaves the tunnel. I noticed that. She's done that for a while.

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