Kaepernick has Nike pull American flag shoe.
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Stevieray won’t be happy about this.
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Inb4 DC
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Nike struck down a plan to release a shoe featuring the original version of the U.S. flag this week at the request of Colin Kaepernick, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
The shoe, the Air Max 1 Quick Strike Fourth of July, featured a logo of the original U.S. flag, the design of which by popular lore is credited to Betsy Ross, with 13 stars in a circle. The Journal reports that Kaepernick told Nike it shouldn't use that version of the flag, as he and others consider it an offensive symbol due to its connection to a time when slavery was legal. The Wall Street Journal ✔ @WSJ Colin Kaepernick reached out to Nike saying that he and others felt the Betsy Ross flag is an offensive symbol because of its connection to an era of slavery https://on.wsj.com/2J75HKx 191 5:30 AM - Jul 2, 2019 . In a statement, Nike said it chose not to release the shoe "as it featured an old version of the American flag." Kaepernick kneeled during the national anthem in 2016 to protest racial injustice and police brutality in the United States. He has not played in the NFL since opting out of his contract after that season. A Nike-sponsored athlete since 2011, Kaepernick was featured in a new ad campaign at the start of the 2018 NFL season. Nike still offers the Air Max 1 in red, white and blue, saying the shoe "updates the legendary design with patriotic colors." According to the Journal, Nike asked retailers to send back the shoes with the U.S. flag on them. |
Oh this is gonna hurt a whole lot of feelings. Can't wait to read the gushing in this thread!
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Uh-oh. It looks like Nike is going to lose more of the "fat old white people who didn't know what Nike was before Colin Kaepernick" demographic.
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Wonder what that's going to make those shoes worth when they release them on the sly in a few years
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And I bet Kaep held back a pair for his collection. |
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Every Founding Father was a greater man that Kaepernick will ever be.
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Had Kaepernick studied a playbook rather than study Che Guevara and Gramsci, he could have made himself a ton of money in this league.
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It's going to likely cost Goodyear 500ish jobs.
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American Flag shoes - Made in China
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Some of the stores won’t send them back and they will be on eBay for 3k.
Protesting racial injustice through a company that has sweat shops making their shoes by kids getting paid pennies. |
Kaepernick is making business decisions for Nike, huh?
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Company decides to no longer sell product that nobody yet owns (or ever cared about). Somehow, this is going to anger some idiots.
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I'm a Van's guy myself. |
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You guys are also underrating the likelihood that this was a pre-planned publicity stunt.
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Yes! |
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Kap continues to show that he is the biggest jerkoff pussy of all time. Blacks think everything is offensive.
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It's like it's 1953 up in here. |
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Edit: meant to respond to your other post, sorry. |
I'm getting my best Chinese busy on an American flag shoe if I'm New Balance.
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Can you provide links to these news shows that call people “blacks” everyday? |
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Eh, doesn't matter. I wrote off Nike after all the Kap BS a couple years ago. I'm not gonna whine about it but you can be damn sure that I won't buy their products. Before that, I regularly bought high dollar basketball shoes, Nike socks, and just normal walking around shoes. I bought some new walking shoes recently. They are Addidas. |
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Never heard that term before today. The south will rise again. Until they do he's a participation trophy to help the feels. |
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I have sided with kaep on several things but this is stupid as hell
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Yep, just read that. In true CP tradition I threw a hot take before actually reading.
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lol....there is some irony in this. Without the events that perpetuated the creation of said flag, he may not have the freedom to piss and moan about it today.
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There are far greater things to be pissed about in this world. |
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If the flag is offensive couldn’t the purchaser just black it out with a Sharpie or tape a condom over it?
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I can't imagine what this one was before the edit. |
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People use the term "whites" "Asians" etc. There is no reason "blacks" should be offensive regardless of this guys past indiscretions. |
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Why did you quote me then, put up a picture of the Klan?
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Oh look! Kansuckadick got his name in the news again! Will be ever just go away??
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WHY LOOK, IT'S DEMOCRATIC VIRGINIA GOVERNOR RALPH NORTHAM AND FORMER DEMOCRATIC SENATOR ROBERT BYRD HOLDING A DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS! ROFL
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They used you to free themselves from Alex. Deal with it already
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Kap seems easily triggered.
Although that would explain his total lack of desire to play. After all, THERE’S A SCARY FLAG IN EVERY STADIUM!!!!! LMAO |
Kaepernick is offended by another american symbol.
Shocking I say. More "The american flag represents slavery" stuff to feed to the imbeciles. |
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Nike are moral cowards. Kaep takes 100 million from a company with child labor sweat shops and grandstands about ethics. Dude is a joke and has been since the media made him a civil rights leader for barfing out bumper sticker slogans. |
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Gets banned for rampant use of the N-word unfiltered. . . Insinuates I have Klan sympathies. Sick, sad. Prayers sent. |
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Firestarter you are one dumb ****. |
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do you care?
OH PLEASE CARE :rolleyes: |
Where the alphas at in this thread
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