Posted on 04/07/2023 4:14:09 PM PDT by Morgana
Nike today doubled down on using a transgender influencer to promote its female clothes, telling customers calling for a boycott to 'be kind and inclusive'.
The firm's tone-deaf response came amid women's concerns over Dylan Mulvaney, who identifies as female but has not had reassignment surgery.
Mulvaney - who uses the pronouns she or they - was seen in paid social media content dancing in a Nike sports bra and leggings.
It sparked furious calls for a boycott, with Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies leading calls and customers deluging the company with complaints.
Today Nike issued its first response online, declaring it would delete comments it did not judge to be in a spirit of diversity or inclusivity.
It insisted: 'You are an essential component to the success of your community.
We welcome comments that contribute to a positive and constructive discussion.
'Be kind. Be inclusive. Encourage each other. Hate speech, bullying, or other behaviors that are not in the spirit of a diverse and inclusive community will be deleted.'
It is not the first time that Nike has partnered with a trans star in their marketing, in 2021, they launched their 'Play New' campaign with Mara Gomez, who plays in Argentina's professional football league.
The controversy could impact sales, which had received a huge boost in recent months from stars like Lioness Chloe Kelly being seen wearing their products.
She famously whipped off her shirt to celebrate scoring in England's World Cup win, revealing her sports bra with the famous black tick logo.
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Nike.
Just blew it.
Being inclusive to Satan & Satanists is being an enemy of God.
When will they introduce protective cups for women?
As an amateur biologist, I’m pretty sure you are correct in your assessment.
Willing to do the necessary research to verify
Dylan Mulvaney is a male who performs a ridiculous cosplay of a female that amounts to a parody.
We, real women, do see it as an insult. The little girls in college who were raised with this in their faces don’t know any better, and the hippies who never grew up in the first place just egg them on.
As drag is a form of satire (usually of their own mothers), that I can handle - those men know that they’re men. The ones claiming to be women are the ones I can’t abide.
may the nike brand line of shoes, and/or the nike outlets find reasons to shutter.
[Looking at my New Balance tag] Is Indonesia the state just west of Ohio?
It’s cowardice, not patience.
Nike is preaching about being kind. How pathetic.
In today’s woke world, “inclusive” is another word for “submission.”
Spread that kindness to Hoka.
I don’t know, but they probably put tranvestites in jail [;-D]
Correct. As the great Ronaldus Magnus said, “Trust but verify”.
Just Tuck It, Nike...
Nike seems to be managed by the homo lobby.....
I love New Balance
Wokesters want their world and words to be binding on everyone, as if they are ventriloquists and puppeteers for all of society. To wokesters, anyone not thinking like they do must be silenced or become their puppet. There's no other choice for them.
Okay, Nike, go ahead and delete "unacceptable" posts from your own website.
But you can't control what real people are saying or doing off-site.
Hint: There are millions (probably billions) more people who don't visit your site or buy your products than do. You just added millions more to that tally.
So customers will kindly, inclusively call for a boycott.
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