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Boston mayor wants Nike display gone

BOSTON, June 22 (UPI) -- Boston Mayor Tom Menino said he wants a window display at Niketown taken down because expressions, including "Get High," can be seen to promote drug use.

Menino said Tuesday on Boston's WBZ NewsRadio he believes the T-shirts displayed in the window promote drug use with expressions including "Get High," "Dope" and "F**k Gravity," WBZ-TV, Boston, reported Wednesday.

"Why would a national organization do that? Except to try to stoop to the lowest common denominator to get people to buy their t-shirts," Menino said. "They should be out educating our young people about the damage drugs do to you. But in their windows on Newbury Street, they're promoting the issue of drugs."

The mayor said he wrote a letter to the general manager of the store asking for the display to be removed.

Nike released a statement defending the T-shirts and the display.

"These T-shirts are part of an action sports campaign, featuring marquee athletes using commonly used and accepted expressions for performance at the highest level of their sport, be it surfing, skateboarding or BMX. Nike does not condone the use of banned or illegal substances," the statement read.

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