My grand mom did volunteer work for that organization
and when FLINT had the BEECHER TORNADO-She was out there…I was about 6 years old…I remember the big sheet with the large red cross on it hanging by a truck…EVERY ONE WITH NEEDS KNEW TO COME TO THAT SIGN-OR SEND SOMEONE TO THAT SIGN…J + J has a HELL of a lot of nerve in order to SUE A CHARITY…I sure DO NOT SEE THEIR CEOs out there doing volunteer work
in the recent flooded areas nor in the Tornado or fire disaster areas ....

J&J;has no claim to that symbol. it has been a symbol of charity since the time of the St John’s Hospitallers ( Templars) From the middle Ages. In Fact the use of that symbol to gain profits is a travesty. It does not symbolize the bandages, it symbolizes the mission of those who care for the sick & needy. The organization called the Red Cross has more right to that Symbol then any Bandaid & anteseptic spray company who provides no help in their adminstration of such health aids.
J&J;should reliquish it’s Use of such a symbol unless they intend to man Care centers which provide services for Free, along with their products. It is not a symbol of which should be used Lightly- it’s history and meaning go far deeper then That.Granted the use on emergency Kits should continue since it has become a universally recognized emblem. but should not be used as a Logo, unless adhering to it’s true meaning.
Of course they are not the only offenders of Using sacred symbols to equate their company or product with the ideologies and convictions which the symbol was originally intended. It’s a subliminal technique to elicite associations which will provke a favorable impression- regardless of the current adherence to the idea behind it.
Symbols were our first form of communication and continue to hold innately powerful ideas.Advertisers and Marketing use them for just that reason-for you to make a mental connection regardless of whether or not it is warranted.Subliminal Advertising through Symbols.