Nike cancels American flag shoe after Kaepernick complains it’s racist

[12th Man 884]

3 minutes ago, The Observer said:

Assuming this wasn't a marketing ploy from the very start.  

Yea that’s the ticket. It was a ploy from the start. 

[RLLD 4,275]

4 minutes ago, The Observer said:

Assuming this wasn't a marketing ploy from the very start.  

This cannot be discounted.....

[Baker Boy 1,710]

On Wednesday, social media pointed out something to Nike that they either ignored or were unwilling to acknowledge: the famed flag, which featured 13 white stars in a circle to represent the thirteen original American colonies, was flown at former President Barack Obama’s 2nd inaugural.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/49146/nike-may-think-betsy-ross-flag-racist-look-who-hank-berrien

[Voltaire 5,491]

30 minutes ago, Baker Boy said:

On Wednesday, social media pointed out something to Nike that they either ignored or were unwilling to acknowledge: the famed flag, which featured 13 white stars in a circle to represent the thirteen original American colonies, was flown at former President Barack Obama’s 2nd inaugural.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/49146/nike-may-think-betsy-ross-flag-racist-look-who-hank-berrien

That doesn't matter. All that matters is they gave themselves another opportunity to disrespect the flag and they took it.

[tubby_mcgee 701]

54 minutes ago, Baker Boy said:

On Wednesday, social media pointed out something to Nike that they either ignored or were unwilling to acknowledge: the famed flag, which featured 13 white stars in a circle to represent the thirteen original American colonies, was flown at former President Barack Obama’s 2nd inaugural.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/49146/nike-may-think-betsy-ross-flag-racist-look-who-hank-berrien

 

 

Oh oh. Now how are these squirrely little whiny libs gonna tip toe through this? 

"Well, uh...because Trump" 

 

 

[RLLD 4,275]

16 minutes ago, tubby_mcgee said:

 

 

Oh oh. Now how are these squirrely little whiny libs gonna tip toe through this? 

"Well, uh...because Trump" 

 

 

I guess they just weren't "woke" enough at that time...  

[Fireballer 2,677]

1 hour ago, Baker Boy said:

On Wednesday, social media pointed out something to Nike that they either ignored or were unwilling to acknowledge: the famed flag, which featured 13 white stars in a circle to represent the thirteen original American colonies, was flown at former President Barack Obama’s 2nd inaugural.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/49146/nike-may-think-betsy-ross-flag-racist-look-who-hank-berrien

The spin is that the 13 star flag has been weaponized by alt right since Obamas inauguration and it has different meaning now. 

[RLLD 4,275]

2 minutes ago, Fireballer said:

The spin is that the 13 star flag has been weaponized by alt right since Obamas inauguration and it has different meaning now. 

No, I still see it the same....if someone else wants to pretend a different value, that is on them, nothing to do with me...

[Baker Boy 1,710]

4 minutes ago, Fireballer said:

The spin is that the 13 star flag has been weaponized by alt right since Obamas inauguration and it has different meaning now. 

Link

[tubby_mcgee 701]

17 minutes ago, Baker Boy said:

Link

Proof is in the pudding.

 

 

But seriously, we don't need a link.  We have one link showing the flag was flown at Obama's Inauguration and another showing the Dems call the flag racist.

We don't need a link.  The libs need to show us why the 180.  

[Hardcore troubadour 15,911]

24 minutes ago, Fireballer said:

The spin is that the 13 star flag has been weaponized by alt right since Obamas inauguration and it has different meaning now. 

What exactly are they claiming the "alt right" has done in the last 3 years that has had any affect on anyone? Charlottesville? That's been milked for all its worth . Anything else? 

[Fireballer 2,677]

31 minutes ago, Baker Boy said:

Link

Come on man!  Its all over the Twitterspere.  The flag is racist now says them.  Ill try to dig up some BS on twitter.

[The Observer 641]

15 minutes ago, tubby_mcgee said:

Proof is in the pudding.

 

 

But seriously, we don't need a link.  We have one link showing the flag was flown at Obama's Inauguration and another showing the Dems call the flag racist.

We don't need a link.  The libs need to show us why the 180.  

Has and Dem here said they had a problem with the Betsey Ross flag?   Personally, I think the whole thing is ridiculous.  The Confederate flag? Yes, I can absolutely see why some people would be offended by that.  But the 13 star flag is a symbol of the beginning of our country. No different than the Liberty Bell.  I think the whole thing was manufactured as a marketing ploy by Nike. I have never heard a single person say they had a problem with that flag until this "scandal" broke last week. 

[Voltaire 5,491]

You get some sh1tposting dweeb on 4Chan say that says 'the OK sign' is racist and within an hour, it goes viral all the MSM left wing media freaks who tell the world that OK is racist. Then all of 4chan laughs at how fockng stupid they are.

Then, learning how the game is played, some other dweeb on 4chan wants to trigger the same result and says 'milk is racist' and the same thing happens, the MSM goes nuts again. 4Chan laughs at their puppets.

You get Pepe and however many other BS and the MSM laps it up each time,

So now we have the 13 star flag.... I'd prefer the rainbow flag as racist, hopefully that's next.

[Fireballer 2,677]

Lyin Ted adds some context to Krappernicks attempt to be divisive.

 

[Fireballer 2,677]

This is from 2016

https://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/22787

[DonS 3,319]

29 minutes ago, Fireballer said:

This is from 2016

https://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/22787

The NAACP says it's racist.  Open and shut case, then. Glad that's settled. 

[Strike 6,023]

4 minutes ago, DonS said:

The NAACP says it's racist.  Open and shut case, then. Glad that's settled. 

The NAACP?  Aren't they the ones who hire white women in blackface to lead their chapters?  Not sure they should be the arbiters of what is considered racist.

[Baker Boy 1,710]

Sophia Nelson: Colin Kaepernick and Nike are wrong – as a black woman, I know a flag on sneakers isn’t racist

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sophia-nelson-colin-kaepernick-and-nike-are-wrong-as-a-black-woman-i-know-a-flag-on-sneakers-isnt-racist

[Voltaire 5,491]

4 hours ago, Strike said:

The NAACP?  Aren't they the ones who hire white women in blackface to lead their chapters?  Not sure they should be the arbiters of what is considered racist.

I encourage my kids to identify as black for academic reasons. I'm open to the idea of letting Neil Gorsich and Brett Kavenaugh talk me out of it though.

[jerryskids 7,085]

17 hours ago, Voltaire said:

Freaks + Bob Ross in the same sentence is sacrilege.   

Bob Ross is a great, outstanding, beloved human being. He has nothing to do with these . 

Take it back.

I love the Bob Ross alias on the main page during a football Sunday.  "Somebody please paint me a picture of how Derrick Henry can have 3 points at the end of the 3rd quarter..." 

[RLLD 4,275]

19 hours ago, Strike said:

The NAACP?  Aren't they the ones who hire white women in blackface to lead their chapters?  Not sure they should be the arbiters of what is considered racist.

Given that anything that does not pointedly benefit someone of AA descent is racist, I think we know our scale....

[Baker Boy 1,710]

Nike runs Sweatshops in Vietnam so they can pay Colon Kaepernick millions of dollars to speak out about injustice and oppression!

[RLLD 4,275]

10 minutes ago, Baker Boy said:

Nike runs Sweatshops in Vietnam so they can pay Colon Kaepernick millions of dollars to speak out about injustice and oppression!

Keeper nick is using Nike to promote an idiotic ideological stance, Nike is using him to generate profit...they are both exploiting each other

[tanatastic 2,062]

Even black people are turning on him now calling him a whiny brat. Never mess with their brand new Nikes.