Birthstone wrote:
Like people have said, Nike is a garbage company, but not for capitalizing on activism.
All the talk of people burning their shoes and defacing nike clothing is ridiculous. A smart move would be a mass campaign to donate their Nike shoes to vulnerable vets, as apparently that's who they think Kaepernick is disrespecting (somehow).
But, of course, this was never about veterans, it was about thinly veiled racism because a person of color dared to silently protest before a sporting event. A sporting event which, by the way, up until a few years ago never had its players on the field during the national anthem until the department of defense spent a hundred million dollars convincing sports teams to be more patriotic. But that's another story.
Man you were on the right track until the last paragraph lol. People don’t hate Colin because he’s black, they hate him because he’s an idiot who is protesting the flag and anthem, something that represents his right to protest. It’s fucking self-defeating. They are mad at the whole situation because Nike is capitalizing on someone who is causing more divide under the guise of good-cause, while claiming they made ultimate sacrifices when they were raised with a silver spoon and make millions of dollars. Poor choice.
Needy
