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		<title>Airbnb: Not So Bad Being The Butt of Jokes</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ever since Airbnb unveiled their new logo, they&#8217;ve been the butt (or balls, if you prefer) of jokes. Apparently, everyone on the Internet has their mind in the gutter when they look at Airbnb&#8217;s logo. And Airbnb likely wants it no other way. After all, what&#8217;s some innocuous teasing when you could really be punched in &#8230; <a href="https://www.bethechangepr.com/news/airbnb-bad-butt-jokes/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Airbnb: Not So Bad Being The Butt of Jokes"</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ever since Airbnb unveiled their new logo, they&#8217;ve been <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/07/16/yes-airbnbs-logo-looks-like-a-butt-thats-kind-of-the-point/" target="_blank">the butt</a> (<a href="http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/224843/airbnbs-new-logo-looks-like-balls/" target="_blank">or balls</a>, if you prefer) of jokes. Apparently, everyone on the Internet has their mind in the gutter when they look at Airbnb&#8217;s logo. And Airbnb likely wants it no other way. After all, what&#8217;s some innocuous teasing when you could really be punched in the gut by negative PR, given the <a href="http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/item/Window-into-Airbnb-s-hidden-impact-on-S-F-30110.php" target="_blank">recent ire toward housing issues potentially caused by Airbnb</a>, or the lack of support <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/airbnb-host-cant-get-squatter-to-leave-2014-7" target="_blank">when renters have squatters</a>, or the <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/battle-airbnb-attorney-general-eric-schneiderman-court-rules-website-favor-blog-entry-1.1790769" target="_blank">ongoing legislative battle</a>.</p>
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<p>Airbnb&#8217;s logo laughter couldn&#8217;t have come at a better time for the thriving company that propelled the not-quite-accurate &#8220;sharing economy&#8221; label into popular lexicon. If you&#8217;re going to choose between hit pieces, you&#8217;d rather have TechCrunch call your logo a female anatomy than have <a href="http://valleywag.gawker.com/airbnb-isnt-much-help-when-your-guests-turn-into-squatt-1608324043" target="_blank">Valleywag write about how you abandoned a beleaguered renter in her legal battles</a>.</p>
<p>Of course, not all toilet-minded logos work out. The University of California faced similar jokes but far more rancor when they revealed a new branding mark that was so negatively received, <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2012/dec/14/entertainment/la-et-cm-new-uc-logo-deserves-catcalls-20121214" target="_blank">they changed course and reversed their decision</a>. And what happens when you revamp your logo but no one cares? Such was the case with <a href="http://wikimotive.com/wikiblog/yahoo-gets-a-facelift-no-one-cares/" target="_blank">Yahoo!&#8217;s logo tweaks</a>. Airbnb&#8217;s logo falls into neither category; instead, taking much of the focus away from its recent difficult press and into something lighter and fluffier, which couldn&#8217;t have worked out better for Airbnb, <a href="http://recode.net/2014/07/17/airbnb-founder-on-vagina-logo-go-ahead-laugh-all-you-want/" target="_blank">despite spokespeople claiming to be butt-hurt about it</a>. Sometimes, it&#8217;s not so bad being the butt of jokes.</p>
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