The Outer Box

"No one escapes the O-Dogg Stare of Death"

Ever heard of this dude?

MACS

Macs - "My Mind Is Like A Rubiks Cube"

You haven’t?

MACS is one of those writers that probably gets asked the question, “did you use tape on that?” a lot.  I know if I get asked that question, he definitely does.  The man’s style is phenomenal.  It’s got the “did he really use spray paint?” look.  I’m a believer!

Now, this is what happens when a concept (for lack of a better term) of good intention falls into the hands of  greedy corporate shills:

12 HILARIOUS CORPORATE ATTEMPTS TO LOOK “GREEN”

http://www.alternet.org/media/144557/12_hilarious_corporate_attempts_to_look_green

When companies like Exxon-Mobil and McDonalds think “green,” they’re thinking of cash, not the earth. And after all, what matters to unscrupulous marketers isn’t so much the reality of their brand or product, but how the public perceives it – which often results in greenwashing so absurd, it’s almost funny. These 15 examples of extreme greenwashing range from woefully ignorant to downright malicious.

1. McDonalds Literally Greenwashes its Logo

McDonalds wants everyone to know they’re going green…ish. The fast food monster is swapping the red in their logo for green in an effort to convince Europeans that they care about the environment. To be fair, the company has made some important strides — like using environmentally-friendly refrigeration and converting used oil to biodiesel — but this is still fast food relying on distinctly un-green factory farms for their supplies, to say the least.

As GreenBiz.com put it, “This strategy is essentially the textbook definition of greenwashing: Promoting green in the abstract, literally re-painting your signage with the color green, while simultaneously making sparse, vague claims about environmental action.”

2. “Eco Smart” Hummer

Recipe for a whale of a fail: Take one Hummer, the most environmentally unfriendly personal vehicle known to man. Plaster it with images of glistening green leaves and phrases like ‘EcoSmart’, which just happens to be the name of your company. Watch your company lose credibility instantaneously, and become an internet laughingstock among the very people you were hoping would become your customers.

Even if this particular behemoth were somehow greener than your typical Hummer, that wouldn’t mean much – but would still be more forgivable than using one of these vehicles to advertise an “eco-smart” company.

READ THE REST OF THIS PIECE AT WEBECOIST.COM.

That’s like going to the dentist and instead of them filling in your cavities, they just paint over them with white finger nail polish.  Or giving your 10 year old daughter a real gun, but painting it pink.  If you’re like me you’re either laughing or shaking your head with disgust.  Or both.

Ever wonder what happens during mitosis?

Now you can sleep tonight.  I know that took precedence over your other worries like the economy, all the sneaky legislation that’s being passed, or the Orwellian double-think type logic of a president who just sent more troops to Afghanistan winning a nobel peace prize.  Oh wait, this is an art blog…my bad!

I’m gonna stop now before I end up pissing someone off.  But, before I go remember this:  the next time you go through a bad break up just remember that a broken heart can literally be mended.

-Crusher