Oh No They Didn't? Kaepernick the face of New Nike Just Do It Ad Campaign?

NFL players are kneeling because white people call the cops on their black neighbors too often? I haven't heard that one yet.

Well, at least the neighborhood is integrated. But I'm glad you admit ("often, it isn't law enforcement") that the cops aren't racist.

celery wrote:

It's almost as if the media are the enemy of the people.

"Almost"?

They have thrown in...years ago.

celery wrote:

NFL players are kneeling because white people call the cops on their black neighbors too often? I haven't heard that one yet.

Well, at least the neighborhood is integrated. But I'm glad you admit ("often, it isn't law enforcement") that the cops aren't racist.

Celery, are you typing from the United States? Who said the killing of black people only occurs in black neighborhoods? You have been typing and giving your opinions on Kaepernick for two or more years. I am sure you are aware of Philando Castile? You do know Castile was killed in Falcon Heights, MN? You do know immediately after the Castile killing, BLM shut down I-94? You do know that it is legal for black people to drive into any neighborhood?

Kaperknuckle jumped the shark two years ago...

I have no problem w/Kaep protesting what he perceives as social injustice and police brutality (even as it’s a two-way street), but why is yet another mulatto millionaire, who was raised by a white family, gifted a nice scholarship by a white coach, drafted into the NFL by a white coach, and paid handsomely by the white executive of a major shoe brand, the torchbearer for a plight he never endured nor understands? It’s not like this guy is Nelson Mandela or MLK. Besides, Elway offered him a job as a backup QB, and he refused. What is he sacrificing exactly? The American flag is not the confederate flag...

You're funny Sarah Jessica Parker wrote:

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Japan's crime rate is so low because they don't have any children to commit crimes (let alone children growing up in single parent houses).

Some funny cracks in this thread :)

semenyagoat wrote:

dont be so mean. serving in the military and war is actually not hard. as the president of the US. said, dating in NYC is harder than fighting in the vietnam war.

This is a pretty funny crack too

Pookie Washington wrote:

Trump and his White right wing supporters seem to be very disingenuous. I truly don't believe they really think the NFL players are disrespecting the flag. They are racist liars. The racist right just don't like to see Black athletes who make more in a day than they do in a year complain about injustice and brutality committed by Whites against Blacks.

I have a question....be honest.

If the NFL players took a knee during the anthem to protest the unfair and despicable treatment of veterans.....would White AmeriKKKa be mad?

Not at all. We would not hear a word about those guys "disrespecting" the flag.

What a dumb thing to fight about wrote:

I find this whole thing very interesting/disturbing on two counts:

1) It's amazing how these big corporations can just manipulate our feelings & bank accounts. ...

2) It's disturbing how easy we can be at each others throats over something so meaningless. Nike comes out with some temporary campaign featuring a mediocre quarterback who kneels during a song that probably shouldn't (and hasn't been until relatively recently) song at a sporting event and everyone is ready to tear each other apart. Honestly, if our enemies want to undermine our democracy and our country all you have to do is turn us against each other apparently means you just need to spout out some kind of racial issue on social media and then step back and watch the chaos.

Very well written.

I would like to add that we as Americans susceptible to this feelings manipulation which historically has not been a good trait. It gives rise to mass popular movements which normally are usually taken over by a charismatic strongman that knows how to play to these feelings . The French Revolution had Napoleon, The Russian Communist Revolution had Lenin and Stalin and the National Socialist movements had Mussolini and Hitler. I'm not saying that any of these figures exist in the US yet but it's easy to see how a charismatic individual from either side of the aisle can light a very powerful mass movement with some ease in todays political & social climate.

Recently it feels as if every issue, including one as inconsequential as this, turns into an us vs them issue where the terms"racist" or "anti-American" are thrown around at the drop of a hat. The polarization of the media takes some of the blame here but Americans also have to be willing to get outside of their comfort zone news wise. It wouldn't kill liberals to listen to Rush Limbaugh with an open mind and it wouldn't kill conservatives to spend sometime reading some liberal blogs like the DailyKos.

We’ve already had that charismatic strongman, another mulatto millionaire raised “white” who started this racial divisiveness, fully promoted by most media sources and blown way out of proportion, paving the way for Kaepernick’s shenanigan’s.

Then, Trump, hardly charismatic, never misses an opportunity to pour gas on the fire.

But, I ask again, per my previous post, what has Kaepernick sacrificed exactly? He’s laughing all the way to the bank, the product of a very coddled and comfortable upbringing and lifestyle. He was offered a backup QB position and rejected it. He’s paid very well by the corporate brass at Nike to promote this propaganda. He’s no Nelson Mandela or MLK. Amazing that he’s the torchbearer for this “inner city plight.”

And let’s make no mistake... Nike isn’t doing this on principle. It is a marketing scheme, plain and simple, and they obviously see a lot of profit from it down the road. That’s the reason nobody in my family will ever buy Nike gear again. It has nothing to do with Kaep but everything to do with the disingenuous nature of Nike’s propaganda.

Beer Summit wrote:

I have no problem w/Kaep protesting what he perceives as social injustice and police brutality (even as it’s a two-way street), but why is yet another mulatto millionaire, who was raised by a white family, gifted a nice scholarship by a white coach, drafted into the NFL by a white coach, and paid handsomely by the white executive of a major shoe brand, the torchbearer for a plight he never endured nor understands? It’s not like this guy is Nelson Mandela or MLK. Besides, Elway offered him a job as a backup QB, and he refused. What is he sacrificing exactly? The American flag is not the confederate flag...

And this is why I respect him. He could have stayed 'in line' and kept playing in the NFL, but instead he took a knee to bring attention to racial injustice. He risked everything when he didn't have to.

TRIGGERED!

He risked everything? You mean like MLK? What did he risk? He’s making more money now than he ever did as a QB. Wasn’t his gripe that he was being blackballed by the NFL? Obviously, the job awaiting him in Denver didn’t “fit the narrative” and wasn’t nearly as lucrative as this Nike propaganda.

Pretty sure MLK never wore police pig socks... and, unlike cozy Kaepernick, he LIVED the brutality and he DID sacrifice everything. Kaep is just a disingenuous corporate shill...

asian r reallly hot wrote:

[quote]Pookie Washington wrote:

Trump and his White right wing supporters seem to be very disingenuous. I truly don't believe they really think the NFL players are disrespecting the flag. They are racist liars. The racist right just don't like to see Black athletes who make more in a day than they do in a year complain about injustice and brutality committed by Whites against Blacks.

I have a question....be honest.

If the NFL players took a knee during the anthem to protest the unfair and despicable treatment of veterans.....would White AmeriKKKa be mad?

As a former NAACP regional leader, I support whatever my people are protesting now. Keeping it real and honest?, Fist bump, brotha!

To be fair It can be argued Kap sacrificed a backup QB job or a starting job on a lower tier NFL team because the drama and controversy he brought with him outweighed his decent talent. Did he sacrifice everything? No, the guy isn’t dead-that’s what I think of when I hear “he sacrificed everything” but a Nike slogan reading “He sacrificed something” wouldn’t probably sell as well.

Long term Kap looks to be the real winner here. He has a Nike contract, he’s his own brand and he doesn’t have to put his body through a brutal NFL career. Also, if he plays his cards right, he can continue to make very good money through appearances, book deals, his new brand etc long after his most likely mediocre NFL career would have been finished.

In short- Kap made a relatively small sacrifice years ago and it looks like it will pay off financially in the future.

Can someone explain to me what is so offensive about the ad?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq2CvmgoO7I

The only thing 'offensive' to many, is Kaepernick.

The issue here, is not the marketing slogan or commercial. The slogan is incredibly universal, and actually, very good.

It is Kaep that went too far with the socks. It is Kaep that went too far with the Castro t-shirt. Those two things have polarized literally millions of people, from police that buy Nike gear for their kids, to Cuban's who, wait for it, SACRIFICED their lives to escape from a murderous regime under Castro.

The socks... too far

The shirt... too far

Nike... fantastic slogan... bad face for it

Nike Stock on the rise - no shocker.