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[–] 10 points 9 months ago

Least finnish agreement.

(Am I doing this correctly?)

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (6 children)

    Which one brother was the nazi?

    Ed: I just noticed I didn't reply to the right comment.

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  • [–] 22 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    Assuming this is a genuine question, the guy who started Adidas was the Nazi. His brother broke off and started Puma because of it.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    They were both Nazis. The Puma brother split off because he suspected Adi of getting him conscripted into the army, which led to him being imprisoned by the Allies.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    It was the other way around. Both were registered in the nazi party (not mandatory to join but there was social pressure for business owners to do).

    It's assumed to be rudolph (the puma guy), because of his treatment by Allied authorities, and reporting that consistently characterizes him as the more ideologically aligned.

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  • [–] -1 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    That reminds me of the Nike swoosh origin story.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago

    Nike’s swoosh was famously designed by an entrant in a design competition. Which is one of the reasons that designers don’t much like competitions like that these days. I think she won like $100.

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  • [–] -1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

    Yes, but did the three stripes make themselves iconic, or did the innovative business strategies of the brothers make the brand iconic? Would any logo have become iconic just for being associated with the company whose shoes were worn by Jesse Owens?

    EDIT: I had my timeline a bit off. Jesse Owens wore Geda shoes, which was the joint shoe company between the two brothers. After they broke up, Adidas became Adolf's shoe brand and Puma becoming Rudolf's.

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