Colin Kaepernick becomes the face of Nike for 30th anniversary of Just Do It campaign


Mrwiregrass said:
Is the same Nike that will flood our neighborhoods with overpriced shoes that we dont need? (i.e. Jordans)

I mean, he basically contradicted himself. He want to stand for racial oppression. But, he signed with a company that use third-world labor to build the shoes.
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I say let's put our attention and effort into Chicago, New Orleans, and other high risk cities for people of color before we worry about 3rd world countries.

Bringing in this comment is the ole shell game. Keep them guessing what they should be watching. Right agent wiregrass?
 
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Some just can't get their minds off the checker board and into the chess game.

Remember who you heard it from first...

Nike's controversial Kaepernick ad has millennials snapping up the stock
Today, investors on Robinhood are buying Nike stock 300% more than they are selling, compared to 12% last week," Sahill Poddar, the app's data scientist, said Tuesday. "Investors in Oregon, where Nike is headquartered, are buying the stock 850% more than they are selling."

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/nike-apos-controversial-kaepernick-ad-200800254.html
 

Fiyah said:
Yep, saw some them changing it to this and putting it out there.

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https://www.khou.com/video/news/nat...t-of-the-kaepernick-nike-ad-debate/75-8241313

https://www.khou.com/article/news/l...f-nike-kaepernick-ad-controversy/75-590919227
 
PsychoJag said:
Yes it is. If companies offer discounts to police so what? That doesn’t mean the company supports the brutality committed by only a few.
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Tacit approval is a thing. Support of the police state, which support of police absolutely is, is support of the brutality committed by police whether explicitly stated or not. Also, a focus only on brutality obscures the much larger issue with policing in this country, and LOLOLOLOLOL at it only being committed by a few.
 
JaguarNation99 said:
Tacit approval is a thing. Support of the police state, which support of police absolutely is, is support of the brutality committed by police whether explicitly stated or not. Also, a focus only on brutality obscures the much larger issue with policing in this country, and LOLOLOLOLOL at it only being committed by a few.
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Pretty much every large business in America provides discounts to police, fire and military.
 
JaguarNation99 said:
Tacit approval is a thing. Support of the police state, which support of police absolutely is, is support of the brutality committed by police whether explicitly stated or not. Also, a focus only on brutality obscures the much larger issue with policing in this country, and LOLOLOLOLOL at it only being committed by a few.
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You’re missing the whole point. What does that have to do with a discount? Stevie Wonder can see policing is an issue in this country, but one can also argue they put a lot on the line too. So how does Nike giving police a discount (they pretty much give everybody a discount) show support for a police state?
 
Another reason Nike does not care the butt hurt people of this country.

And these are Asian cos-players looking at these shoes. The shoes are not cheap.
 

This message is to those who profess to be enlighten by all things black and our oppressed state of being! "You might see better if you open both eyes"! IJS..... Some things are what they are, no conspiracy needed nor required!
 
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This message is to those who profess to be enlighten by all things black and our oppressed state of being! "You might see better if you open both eyes"! IJS..... Some things are what they are, no conspiracy needed nor required!
 
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This message is to those who profess to be enlighten by all things black and our oppressed state of being! "You might see better if you open both eyes"! IJS..... Some things are what they are, no conspiracy needed nor required!
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Nike didn't support Kap's message. They stayed as far away from it possible. There was no mention of it in the print ad or in the TV commercial itself. There was nothing about enlightening America about black people or any oppressed state black people face. The corportation used Kap to make money and sell gear. That's it.
 
Cis-BrothaB said:
The revolution will be monetized.
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Store owner to close business after protest of Nike's Colin Kaepernick ad backfired

Nike’s 2018 “Just Do It” campaign, which featured Colin Kaepernick, drew competing reactions from both sides of the political spectrum.

For Colorado’s Prime Time Sports owner Stephen Martin, it meant slashing prices on Nike gear in an effort to take Nike out of his store completely. Now, the store is closing five months later.

According to koaa.com, Martin will close the Colorado Springs sports apparel store after 20 years because he can no longer afford his lease. He blamed his protest of Nike for playing a major part in the store’s closure.

Prime Time was the same store that canceled an autograph signing with Brandon Marshall after the Broncos linebacker protested police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem in 2016.

Martin came to the realization that Kaepernick and Marshall have a lot of supporters who can shop elsewhere.


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Store owner to close business after protest of Nike's Colin Kaepernick ad backfired

Turns out a sports store without Nike isn’t profitable.
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Fiyah said:
Store owner to close business after protest of Nike's Colin Kaepernick ad backfired

Nike’s 2018 “Just Do It” campaign, which featured Colin Kaepernick, drew competing reactions from both sides of the political spectrum.

For Colorado’s Prime Time Sports owner Stephen Martin, it meant slashing prices on Nike gear in an effort to take Nike out of his store completely. Now, the store is closing five months later.

According to koaa.com, Martin will close the Colorado Springs sports apparel store after 20 years because he can no longer afford his lease. He blamed his protest of Nike for playing a major part in the store’s closure.

Prime Time was the same store that canceled an autograph signing with Brandon Marshall after the Broncos linebacker protested police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem in 2016.

Martin came to the realization that Kaepernick and Marshall have a lot of supporters who can shop elsewhere.


ftw.usatoday.com

Store owner to close business after protest of Nike's Colin Kaepernick ad backfired

Turns out a sports store without Nike isn’t profitable.
ftw.usatoday.com ftw.usatoday.com
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This fool doesn't care and still doesn't get it.
 
Nike's Colin Kaepernick jersey sells out just hours after release

Nike’sOpens a New Window. special edition football jersey for former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick sold out less than 24 hours after it was announced, according to the sports apparel giant’s website.
Dubbed the “Kaepernick Icon Jersey,” the all-black uniform features No. 7, the number Kaepernick wore as a member of the San Francisco 49ers. The jersey retails for $150. A product page for the Kaepernick jersey said it is sold out and currently unavailable for orders.


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Nike's Colin Kaepernick jersey sells out just hours after release

Dubbed the “Kaepernick Icon Jersey,” the all-black uniform features No. 7, the number Kaepernick wore as a member of the San Francisco 49ers.
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