So why are people burning their Nike shoes?
Plus, I saw the new Nike commercial, I don't see why it's so controversial.
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plungesponge · 41-45, M
Nike featured someone who pointedly would not support the national anthem and flag as a protest, then Trump blew it up and painted him as unpatriotic.
Nike is taking a gamble trying to appeal to the African American consumer who also feel marginalized by the country (and who spend a lot of money on sports shoes) at the risk of alienating hardcore conservatives
Nike is taking a gamble trying to appeal to the African American consumer who also feel marginalized by the country (and who spend a lot of money on sports shoes) at the risk of alienating hardcore conservatives
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@plungesponge Wow, people have too much time on their hands. Those shoes are expensive to waste.
StrangeDisaster · 31-35, F
Why fuck Kaepernick? @SW-User
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@StrangeDisaster I'm not gonna argue with you about my opinion
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@Seahawks4523 Nike lost $3 Billion ... bad campaign
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TexChik · F
@Seahawks4523 only in your mind ...
TexChik · F
@SW-User I think they burned shoes already in their possession. I never cared for their products and didn’t have any To worry about .
touchofgray · 56-60, M
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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
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@SW-User Yep.
OfflineFriend · 22-25
Because people disagree and it's there type of protesting .
malizz · 70-79, M
It's politicised, bound to be controversial.
Jimmyorjames · M
What's the story?
GerOttman · 61-69, M
@Jimmyorjames So this is a cool comment! See there is this famous (...) footballer Colin and he started protesting the anthem played at the start of games. (any bells ringing yet?) Some people loved and hailed him as a hero of the oppressed while others villiffy him as an unpatriotic mongrel! You, living in a different country have no clue and could probably care even less, which I feel is an important reminder of how little some things matter. The Apparel company Nike ran a big flash TV ad to start the new season with you know who as the star. The burning of artifacts is a traditional folk response now used to supplant the recently disfavored practice of burning a witch. You may be more familiar with the legend of the burning Beatles records in the 60's when one of the band (John I think) bemoaned their fame by saying they were being treated like they were more popular than Jesus.
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No. I don’t have one