Nike has reportedly ditched an American flag-themed sneaker design for the Fourth of July holiday because activist and paid spokesman Colin Kaepernick complained that it was racist.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the sneakers featured what is commonly referred to as the ‘Betsy Ross’ flag, consisting of the stripes seen on the modern version and 13 stars in a circle on the blue canton to represent the original 13 colonies.
“Nike has chosen not to release the Air Max 1 Quick Strike Fourth of July as it featured the old version of the American flag,” a spokesperson told the Journal.
But they also note that the move to back out of a sneaker design meant to celebrate the 4th of July, a sneaker that was set to retail at over $140 a pop, was nixed after Kaepernick registered a complaint.
Nike is yanking a sneaker featuring the “Betsy Ross flag” after Colin Kaepernick said he and others consider the symbol to be offensive https://t.co/eKVtPM6oTA
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) July 1, 2019
“After images of the shoe were posted online, Mr. Kaepernick, a Nike endorser, reached out to company officials saying that he and others felt the Betsy Ross flag is an offensive symbol because of its connection to an era of slavery, the people said,” according to the WSJ.
“Some users on social media responded to posts about the shoe with similar concerns,” they added. “Mr. Kaepernick declined to comment.”
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Why back out now, Colin? You love the attention that crying racism at every turn has brought you – certainly more attention than your waning skills in the NFL would have brought.
Outrage
As with any effort by the left to erase history because they get their shorts in a bunch over having to learn it, outrage on social media was swift.
Blaze TV host Graham Allen wrote, “Can we just for ONE DAY Attempt to be Americans and be PROUD especially during the 4th of July! The day we became America?!”
“No more @nike sneakers for our family,” Fox News host Laura Ingraham complained.
Nike planned to release a ‘Betsy Ross American Flag’ shoe design for the 4th of July, but cancelled the project when Colin Kaepernick complained about it being “offensive.”
Colin Karpernick is un-American!
Who else agrees?
— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) July 2, 2019
Kaepernick is your typical leftist and amounts to everything Democrats love – he hates America.
Nike meanwhile, has been doing everything they can to portray the former NFL quarterback as some kind of hero, propping him up as a man who has ‘sacrificed everything.’
He sacrificed nothing. He opted out of a contract with the 49ers to become a free agent, realized he wasn’t going to be signed anywhere else, and sought out the almighty dollar from Nike. He’s a sellout, not a hero
Everyday working-class hero Mike Rowe countered the garbage narrative explaining there are real heroes out there who truly have sacrificed everything.
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nike pays $2.00 for a shoe that cost over $175.00 to purchase. nike bends over for the racist quarterback. That say a lot about nike. Everyone should boycott nike. Take some of the wind out of their sails
Ah yes, that great credentialed historian Kapernickers. He is so smart, so edumacated. I hope NIKE is wiped out.
Can we get rid of Kaepernick when we complain about him being ‘OFFENSIVE’ to us, which he is and was?
Yet he still lives in the country where the American flag is it’s symbol.
This is the uselessness of ‘sports superstars”.
If that was the criteria, half of the south would have to leave.
KAEPERNICK NEEDS TO BE KICKED OUT OF THIS COUNTRY, BECAUSE HE IS RACIST!!!
just a Nike publicity stunt. roped in the anti-american Kaepernick for good measure. its just about money…
I wrote off nike when they brought this racist traitor green fly pest into their fold. Choose life or death nike, and it looks like you chose death by pairing up with this pathetic loser.
Kaepernick IS THE RACIST. WHAT IN THE WORLD IS NIKE president and board doing?
This is beyond belief. Have they all lost their minds w/KSaepernick. THIS IS NOT UNDERSTANDABLE that Nike would even consider something as this. NO MORE NIKE
Why won’t that worthless nobody just disappear. We are so tired of his BS. He isn’t an athlete., he’s a has been.
As soon as I saw the shoes I thought that maybe, just maybe Nike was coming around (in my opinion anyhow) after having claimed that Kaeppernick is a “hero”. Then I see this story. Pandering to the anti-Americans of this country, when it was AMERICANS of every demographic who made them so big to begin with,…..just wow!
I hope that every Patriotic American boycotts Nike and it hits them in the only way they can understand, $$$$$$$
GOD BLESS AMERICA
Nike’s stock will plummet today and I don’t give a darn. It they are stupid enough to follow the advice of this maniac, then I have no pity for them when they fail. I have not bought Nike since this crap started and I will continue to take my business and hard earned money elsewhere.
Nike should drop Kaepernick as a sponsoring athlete. He has constantly preached this theme and he should begin to see that much healing has taken place since slavery. All we have to do is to look at how many people of color are television broadcasters. How about the many commercials that are aired that show people of color. It is time to put some of the history of people of color and get on with our lives and live in a colorless world.
As a merchant that kicked Nike out of their store several years ago, I can tell you, they are a dirtbag company. They grew to be a large company on the backs of small retailers across America, then crapped on them when they hit the “bigs.” They then fell back on those small retailers when Reebok became the hot line, and when they regained their spot as number 1, they crapped on them again. Won’t go into the Michael Jordan story…much too long to explain….but please believe me, they use the popularity in unethical ways that would boggle the mind of the general population……..if they UNDERSTOOD what Nike was doing. The MOST IMPORTANT thing the average consumer needs to know about this company, which should make you want to boycott them is……..they MANIPULATE PRICING. And ironically, the consumers they RIP OFF the most, are their biggest fans. Now, on top of being an unethical company, they have become political in an UNAMERICAN way. PLEASE…….if you love America……..boycott Nike. It’s a way for WE THE PEOPLE to “strike back!”
Maybe that’s because Betsy Ross had noting to do with the first American flag. Nike cancels shoe featuring 18th century American flag. Boy o boy that’s some power Kaepernick welds. U folks made him rich and famous all the way to the bank. Now get over it. He’s a lot more patriotic then u folks anyway.
Let’s see, Kaepernick is so pissed off at whitey, that he now intimidates everyone around him, to the point, that they worry about boycotts of their businesses and/or products. He is a guy whose mommy gave him up for adoption. Even today, it is still not fully accepted for a white woman to do. The child is torn between two races and cultures. Then, a white couple adopts him as a baby, and raises Colin like their own flesh and blood. Unfortunately, you can put lipstick on a pig and it changes nothing. Hence, you can adopt a mix race child, whose half white and black, to an all white couple and it changes nothing. His black features will stick out no matter who raises him. And he will notice the reaction of others around him and be treated differently, hence: “And every year, in the lobby of every motel, the same thing always happened, and it only got worse as I got older and taller. It didn’t matter how close I stood to my family, somebody would walk up to me, a real nervous manager, and say: ‘Excuse me. Is there something I can help you with?” If one member of his adopted family had been black, things might have be different.
the only true racist is the ones that scream racism the most.
Looks like Nike (footwear and apparel) will be losing a lot of Americans business. It’s a shame Nike didn’t go after the sweatshops their merchandise was made in.
You have to be absolutely insane if you think the Betsy Ross flag is racist. Shame on Nike for caving in to the SJW/PC crowd.
As a counter protest, everyone should buy Betsy Ross flags. I did.
We all know now that hike does not want to MAGA. I hope they lose a lot for business over this. The sneakers looked great and were very patriotic big mistake commie nike
Chief:
Kaep: Why don’t you load your hate in bags and leave this Country! You have no value as a human being.
WELL I FIND ‘EVERYTHING’ ABOUT UNEMPLOYED 1/4 BACK TO BE “OFFENSIVE”!
Shame on Nike for knuckling under pressure from this nothing nobody!
It is really pathetic and stupid when a major company like Nike lets a whining baby dictate to them what to do and what not to do. What no backbone? What next? They need to be boycotted like some other companies are when they make dumb decisions.
I have three grandson’s NO Nike is allowed in my daughters house. It seems anything that portrays America is a no-no.
What is happening to America that a loser like Kaepernick can cause a major sporting goods company to cancel and withdraw an entire line of shoes because he’s “offended”? Jesus Christ! What a sorry, spineless spectacle. As for Kaepernick, if he hates America so damn much, how about he leaves for another country? No, of course he won’t do that! In damn near any other country in the world, he’d be in deep merde for such outrageous posturing. Gag, retch, phhtoo!
So poor little baby Colin hasn’t had any publicity lately, and his Jihadi girlfriend is concerned that they have not managed to dethrone the Donald. Nike is a disgusting, racist, organization that employs the poorest people on the planet to make over-priced running shoes for very rich athletes. Anyone sponsored by Nike is no better than the worst slave traders.
I personally will NEVER buy another Nike product !
I hope NIKE isn’t counting on people like me to buy their products, because I will never purchase another one of their products. Since they hate America so much, why don’t they just leave?
Lets all quit buying Nike.
BULLSHIT! He didn’t FORCE anything. That’s a chickenshit excuse for a chickenshit action.
Nike management has learned to sing, on que, “Yessa Master”. The slave/master roles have been reversed at Nike! What a bunch of PU$$EES!
This Betsy Ross Flag was created at the time of the American Revolution against England. Mr. “Rich Black dude” needs to go to school and learn history!! This original American flag brought hope, in severely desperate times, to everyone seeking a right to life, including the slaves, who had become slaves for sale by their own Black Africans!! Everyone on this earth has been a slave at various times, and in different countries, since the Beginning. The glaring and intentionally overlooked fact is that Colin, poor little crybaby, wants everyone to suffer, because all that he is made up of is HATE!! Kaaepernick, is a disgrace to his own race, and a thorn in the side of every American with a conscience. Nike did not respond out of conscience, but out of fear of financial loss. Perhaps, both of these identities should be deported into a truly racist country, like Africa, where their own people hate one another, and still sell their own people. Want to try that out, jerk?? Some of us who have suffered too, but who do not wish suffering on others, as you do, might enjoy the sight!!
Another bummer from this joker and wimp Nike. Haven’t ever bought any thing Nike and this will reinforce that commitment. You know what group they cater to and this is another obvious bow to them. I always wonder where they continually get money to buy those expensive things.
I would have bought a pair for the 4th of July, love the look of them,why would you listen to the jerks opinion, he is so in-American, he should leave if he hates it so much, cross Nike products fo family item to buy!
This isn’t about the flag this is about wanting to punish American for slavery as if all those who died and were wounded fighting the Civil war wasn’t enough. Not to mention the property destruction and fortunes lost. Simply put he hates America. He is a fool because we have provide more opportunity and are a more open and welcoming nation that most. Instead of addressing the problems in his community he tries to blame lack of achievement on cops and America. You can not “give” a person an education and you can not instill a work ethic in someone who thinks that selling/. doing drugs, adopting a thug culture and hanging out are a great way of life. No more swoosh purchases for me EVER!
Nike bans the American flag? Nike is a racist bigoted firm. As goes Gillete so goes Nike.
I WOULD NEVER THINK ABOUT BUYING ANOTHER PAIR OF MIKE’S EVER AGAIN. IF THIS FOOL PUMPERNICKEL CAN TELL NIKE WHAT TO DO- THEN I WANT NOTING TO DO WITH THEIR BRAND. THE GALL OF THE POS WORTHLESS FOOTBALL GOOF- THAT WAS NEVER NOTHING BUT A BENCH WARMER IN THE FIRST PLACE IS TELLING NIKE TO NOT SELL THE SHOES. THIS HAS TO BE A JOKE!!! REALLY- OK THEN MY ENTIRE FAMILY WILL NOT EVER WEAR A NIKE AS LONG AS THEY ARE IN MY HOUSE. AND I’LL BURN THE ONE’S WHICH ARE HERE. SINCE WHEN DOES A RICES MONKEY LOOKING FOOL DICTATE TO A COMPANY LIKE NIKE WHAT THEY CAN SELL OR NOT BECAUSE OF THIS MONKEY LOOKING THING WITH A RICES HAIRDO. I BET HE PAYS MONEY TO LOOK STUPID IN THAT SPECIAL RICES HAIRDO. NO MORE NIKE ANYTHING FOR THIS FAMILY!!! THIS IS A LITTLE MUCH!!!
So Klappydick whines and Nike knuckles under just appease a race pimping punk.
No Nike No More!
Maybe he had better get that hair brush out from up his rectumeus. It’s effecting his brain. How can this guy have so much influence when he doesn’t play for a major football team. Will somebody please tell me
Colin Kaepernick is racist if anything.
Since when does he run the US or NIKE?
Get rid of him- unAmerican complainer doesn’t deserve to be a citizen-
how about leaving this “terrible
” country & its'”racist” flag?
The only racist here is HIM!!
The coward here is NIKE!
Not buying anymore, anyway, so no biggy..
Well maybe somebody needs to inform the Nike traitors that the American Flag doesn’t stand for anything but AMERICA’S FREEDOM. As for the Nike company and their traitor boss, Kaepersnicker the unwanted by sport fans and many others, we can get along without either one of you. There are plenty of other respectable companies that make better products than Nike and Korrupternicker.
So let me get this straight …….Nike losing millions of dollars for a second string quarterback that nobody wants …not a very smart move for Nike….
THAT IS WHAT NIKE GETS for hiring that JACK ! They lost millions over that.
Nike probably doesn’t realize that conservatives also buy sneakers and we’re very fond of the American flag, no matter what design.
This prick is not a member of the human race!!
I was somewhat ambivalent about the whole Kaepernick/NIKE affair, but this has definitely put me over the fence. He and they have a right to not respect our flag and the USA, but this is clearly turning their corporate backs on many millions of Americans who are more patriotic and favorable to our GREAT country. Like so many others, I am DONE with NIKE products and hopefully millions of others will follow and speak in the only language they seem to understand, the almighty dollar.
No more Nike products for my family forever.
Why would anyone with a brain pay any attention to this A-Hole missing link of a human!
The guys a joke, and a sh-t player.