Backlash After Colin Kaepernick Named Face of Nike Ad

[UnderBro]

The mayor of the Louisiana city called Kenner is something else.

 

[georges]

The mayor of the Louisiana city called Kenner is something else.

He is right Kapernick is a fucking douchebag :douchebag:

 

[Johan]

Study: Nike online sales surge 31 percent days after Colin Kaepernick ad released
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sport...ales-up-after-colin-kaepernick-ad/1240378002/

I told you guys :

Nike is a huge coorporations and the US is crucial market for them so if they choosed to side on Kaepernick's side, it's for business reasons, not political reasons. Nike's accountants have determined that supporting Kaepernick would make them earn money, much more than the backlash would cost them.

:spanking:

 

[UnderBro]

Barack Obama won without the majority of white people and Nike is winning without the majority of white people. ~ D.L. Hughley

Hear what D. L. Hughley thinks about the topic.

 

[Johan]

Hear what D. L. Hughley thinks about the topic.

For God sake, please, don't make this a Blacks vs Whites thing. If you it means their version of the story (Kaepernick, BLM, etc. being anti-white anti-cop terrorists) is true. If you do, they win !
The truth is there's a lot of whit folks who do support Kaepernick and Nike. And there's sme black folks supporting Trump.
The truth is this is a progressive vs Conservative issues, not a blacks vs whites issue.

 

[JonesRick]

For God sake, please, don't make this a Blacks vs Whites thing. If you it means their version of the story (Kaepernick, BLM, etc. being anti-white anti-cop terrorists) is true. If you do, they win !
The truth is there's a lot of whit folks who do support Kaepernick and Nike. And there's sme black folks supporting Trump.
The truth is this is a progressive vs Conservative issues, not a blacks vs whites issue.

He is not ... because it is not ... this is indeed a Progressive .vs Conservative issue. He is speaking about whites like some of those on this board, and in this thread, who are apparently upset that the Nike Corporation has not gone bankrupt and flourishes despite having made a business calculation that their opinion no longer matters now and will not ever matter again. They may burn all the Nike shoes they want but Nike will just continue to sell more and more, and to people who do not look like them. Indeed, they **** this just as Mr. Martin and Mr. Hughley have stated. This manifestation of changing demographics is why shoe-burners overwhelmingly voted for Trump.

It is to these people that Hughley is speaking: look at some of the comments on this board and you can easily see what he means - they have their panties in a bunch because they are Conservative (and most likely White) and Nike does not give a brass f*ck about them whatever. This pisses them off greatly and that is what he is talking about. At first, I had the same thought as you ... but then I realized it was not so. There are lot of whites like me who support Kaepernick and Nike; I am a Vietnam combat veteran and I support Nike and Kaepernick entirely.

But I have come to understand that Black people will often see these things through a historical lens ... how could it be otherwise? Even wearing your hair in its natural state has often been seen a sign of defiance by many - to have more and more Black women these days wearing their hair au naturel is quite upsetting to some. I have actually heard this said any number of times. This fear of loss of privilege and status is the primary reason that Trump is president: If only whites had voted in the Electoral College, Trump would have won by something like 394 to 81.

Finally, when all is said and done, this is one reason Black people will talk this way. I have never, ever given it a second thought as to whether my wife, ******, ********, or ****** would get a job if they wore their hair a certain way. I know that Black people have ... forever!

I like to read your posts - they are always insightful and much appreciated.

Thank You!

 

[georges]

Marine with Friend Who Had Part of Skull Removed Has Message for Every Nike-Wearer in America
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/m...&ff_campaign=manualpost&ff_content=2018-09-09

 

[UnderBro]

This is the reason why Kaepernick kneels:

This is the man who suggested to Kaepernick to kneel:

Watch and learn.​

 

[georges]

Gillette Rolls Out Incredible New Ad, Puts Nike and Kaepernick to Shame
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/g...tm_content=2018-09-17&utm_campaign=manualpost

 

[georges]

Former Cop Targets Nike, Anthem Kneelers After 36th Officer Dies in the Line of Duty
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/f...&ff_campaign=manualpost&ff_content=2018-09-18

 

[UnderBro]

"If most cops are good, then why are there so many videos of them being bad? The Milwaukee Bucks Sterling Brown [was] tased for a crime white people can't even imagine existing while black. This is why NFL players [like Kaepernick] want to take the knee, not because they **** the anthem." - Bill Maher

 

[Johan]

"If most cops are good, then why are there so many videos of them being bad?

I'm gonna go ful-on devil's advocate here : "A falling tree makes more noise than a growing forest".
Most cops are good. But we don't here about good cops, no one posts videos of good cops behaving as so on Youtube. We only see videos of the few bad apples. But the issue here is the way cops are traiined. Basically, cops are told : "Shoot first, then see if the danger was real or not. And don't worry, we got you legally covered"
If I **** a US cop in the US, I'l gonna spent the rest of my life behind bars. In some states I could also be executed. If a cops ***** me, he's gonna be suspended a few weeks...
We're told cops are to protect us but the reality is that, above all, cops protects themselves. And each-other. Then when they're all 100% safe they might see if we need some protection.

Gillette Rolls Out Incredible New Ad, Puts Nike and Kaepernick to Shame
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/g...tm_content=2018-09-17&utm_campaign=manualpost

Not to self : re-post that when Shaquem starts kneeling or defends Kaepernick...

 

[zeeblofowl_1969]

lol
Good fucking grief georges you're becoming a fountain of Fake News.
No, Obama never said anything of the kind.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/national-anthem-stance/
https://www.truthorfiction.com/obama-pin/
https://www.factcheck.org/2008/04/obama-and-the-national-anthem/
https://www.thoughtco.com/obama-explains-refusal-to-salute-flag-in-viral-hoax-3298936

Time to start fact checking your posts. Actually it's way beyond time.

Becoming???
He is the king....

 

[georges]

Nike Donates Three Times As Much to GOP Than Democrats
https://thepoliticalinsider.com/nike-donates-three-times-as-much-to-gop-than-democrats/
Rejoice Obama muppets, rejoice :thefinger:

 

[Jack Davenport]

lol
Good fucking grief georges you're becoming a fountain of Fake News.
No, Obama never said anything of the kind.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/national-anthem-stance/
https://www.truthorfiction.com/obama-pin/
https://www.factcheck.org/2008/04/obama-and-the-national-anthem/
https://www.thoughtco.com/obama-explains-refusal-to-salute-flag-in-viral-hoax-3298936

Time to start fact checking your posts. Actually it's way beyond time.

Libs always whining about fact checking but don’t give a damn about fact checking their own.

 

[Rey C.]

He is not ... because it is not ... this is indeed a Progressive .vs Conservative issue. He is speaking about whites like some of those on this board, and in this thread, who are apparently upset that the Nike Corporation has not gone bankrupt and flourishes despite having made a business calculation that their opinion no longer matters now and will not ever matter again. They may burn all the Nike shoes they want but Nike will just continue to sell more and more, and to people who do not look like them. Indeed, they **** this just as Mr. Martin and Mr. Hughley have stated. This manifestation of changing demographics is why shoe-burners overwhelmingly voted for Trump.

It is to these people that Hughley is speaking: look at some of the comments on this board and you can easily see what he means - they have their panties in a bunch because they are Conservative (and most likely White) and Nike does not give a brass f*ck about them whatever. This pisses them off greatly and that is what he is talking about. At first, I had the same thought as you ... but then I realized it was not so. There are lot of whites like me who support Kaepernick and Nike; I am a Vietnam combat veteran and I support Nike and Kaepernick entirely.

But I have come to understand that Black people will often see these things through a historical lens ... how could it be otherwise? Even wearing your hair in its natural state has often been seen a sign of defiance by many - to have more and more Black women these days wearing their hair au naturel is quite upsetting to some. I have actually heard this said any number of times. This fear of loss of privilege and status is the primary reason that Trump is president: If only whites had voted in the Electoral College, Trump would have won by something like 394 to 81.

Finally, when all is said and done, this is one reason Black people will talk this way. I have never, ever given it a second thought as to whether my wife, ******, ********, or ****** would get a job if they wore their hair a certain way. I know that Black people have ... forever!

I like to read your posts - they are always insightful and much appreciated.

Thank You!

Whether I agree or disagree, I have to say that this is a very well written and thought out post. :hatsoff:

 

[UnderBro]

How Kaepernick Beat the NFL

https://slate.com/culture/2019/02/colin-kaepernick-settlement-nfl-anthem-protest-collusion.html

 

[Johan]

Sports store that boycotted Nike over Colin Kaepernick ads ****** to close


Stephen Martin stopped selling Nike goods in protest at Nike’s pro-Kaepernick campaign – but now he’s going out of business

Last fall, the launch of Nike’s 30th anniversary “Just Do It” advertising campaign, which starred ex-NFL star and social justice activist Colin Kaepernick, generated plenty of criticism. Vitriol poured on to social media; some disgruntled customers burned their Nike shoes on video.
Stephen Martin was upset enough with the choice of Kaepernick – the quarterback who began kneeling during the national anthem to protest police ********* and systemic racism – that he stopped selling Nike products in his Colorado sporting goods store.
Now his store, Prime Time Sports, is going out of business after 21 years. “For everybody that has offered help and support through the ‘Honor The Flag’ memorial wall and Nike boycott, now is your time to help me liquidate,” he posted on Facebook on Monday.

Martin told a local TV station that he could no longer pay the store’s lease just north of Colorado Springs in part because of online outlets and declining retail sales. But the cut in business from boycotting Nike hurt him badly.
“Being a sports store and not having Nike jerseys is kind of like being a milk store without milk or a gas station without gas. They have a virtual monopoly on jerseys,” Martin told KKTV Colorado Springs.
Martin has been a vocal critic of Kaepernick and the protest he launched during the NFL’s national anthems. In 2016, when Kaepernick, then the starting quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, started kneeling during the anthem , Martin cancelled an autograph signing with Broncos star and fellow kneeler Brandon Marshall.

Kaepernick eventually left the 49ers as a free agent; he was not signed by another team, and has sued the league for collusion to blackball him. Off the field, he remains a highly visible face of the #BlackLivesMatter social justice movement – perhaps most prominently through the Nike ad campaign.
The *** of a veteran, Martin said he disagreed with the ads’ declaration “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.”
“I don’t think [Kaepernick] knows what it’s like,” to sacrifice everything, he told local Fox 21.

At the time, Martin said that 50 to 60% of his business involved Nike products, so boycotting the brand would likely have dire consequences for his store.
“Probably won’t be able to keep the doors open,” he said. “I really doubt that I can survive without Nike.” Time has now proved himself right.

https://www.theguardian.com/busines...ed-nike-over-colin-kaepernick-ads-closes-shop


The culture war is over. We won.
Deal with it


And the best part is the slogan of the add :

That's litteraly what Martin did...

 

[zeeblofowl_1969]

Kaepernick???!
Who’s that???
Oh that’s right
The guy who can’t throw.....
WR playing QB......
Thinks he’s picked on.....
Needs to bank his money and disappear
Was never more than a half assed QB......
Nicely played dude but you were never that good.

 

[xfire]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to zeeblofowl_1969 again.