I no longer have any Nike running shoes to throw out. Too bad.
Posted on 09/03/2018 4:14:41 PM PDT by mandaladon
Nike unveiled a new ad on Monday for the 30th anniversary of its "Just Do It" campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, who has remained unsigned by an NFL team for nearly two years.
The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback tweeted an image from the new campaign featuring a close-up photo of his face, accompanied by the words "Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything."
Kaepernick became the first player to take a knee during the national anthem during the 2016 NFL season as part of an effort to protest social injustice. He became a free agent at the end of the season, and has remained unsigned.
The player has since filed a grievance alleging that league owners colluded to keep him off a team. An arbitrator ruled last week that Kaepernick's case will go to trial. ESPN reported that Nike signed Kaepernick to an endorsement deal in 2011, and has maintained that contract since then.
"We believe Colin is one of the most inspirational athletes of this generation, who has leveraged the power of sport to help move the world forward," Gino Fisanotti, Nike's vice president of brand for North America, told ESPN.
In the roughly two years since Kapernick first started kneeling, numerous other players have taken a knee, raised a fist or have stayed off the field during the playing of the national anthem in protest of social injustice.
President Trump has lashed out at protesting players, declaring they should be fired and suggesting they don't belong in the country.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Q: Do the companies doing all this virtue signaling have the same institutional investors in common...?
Just curious.
Colin Kaepernick, the new face of Che Guevara and another con artist.
Good to know. They won’t see another thin dime from me.
I no longer have any Nike running shoes to throw out. Too bad.
Nike closed at $82.20 Aug. 31. Jus’ sayin’.
“Believe in something. Even it means losing customers.”
Just don’t buy Nike. :D That’s all that says to me.
Nike sucks. Maybe if my feet were the size of the sweatshop workers, they would be predictable to buy.
New Balance for me, all the way! And LL Bean for trail shoes or hiking boots.
-PJ
I have no idea, but considering how the markets will tank if they all get their wish, it’s simply insane.
Not everything is Frontpage news. OK?
Sales of Nikes must be down ... Kaepernick on his knees begging you to buy Nikes.
I have never owned anything Nike. I'm not sure how to even pronounce the name.
That said, there is a solid, double digit block of shoe buyers that will flock to this. In addition, there are young children that can be swayed by poop culture, sense of rebellion against authority, and Hollowood celebrities.
Strong parenting could stop this kind of thing - but where are you going to find that?
Interesting. Do you have the link to that story there?
I’d like to read it. (I believe you)
Just wanted to read more. TIA
I suspect he works cheap. I’m just sayin’
They are also counting on those college and NFL apparel contracts. Kids see their favorite athletes wearing a particular shoe or brand, they want to imitate. When teams start dropping Nike they will feel it.
Just Don’t Do It.
Kneel like a champ during the Anthem and wear “pig” socks, even if you’re just a mediocre football player.
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