Colin Kaepernick Is Silent As Nike Lobbies To Protect Chinese Slave Labor
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The Mix ^
| 12/2/2020 | Erin Perri
Since former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sidelined his football career to protest injustice, he’s been very outspoken on American issues of race and slavery from centuries ago. But
Colin Kaepernick is also a highly-compensated face of sports retailer Nike. And therein lies the rub – the NFL player turn social justice warrior is notably silent on the slavery Uyghurs face in China where his namesake Nikes are made.
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Kaepernick Quick to Condemn US Slavery, Silent on Nike Ties to Chinese Slave Labor
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breitbart ^
| 30 Nov 2020 | WARNER TODD HUSTON
Since his debut as a leading athlete protester, Colin Kaepernick has slammed the U.S. over slavery, even though it was eliminated more than 150 years ago. Yet,
Kaepernick has remained utterly silent as his financial backer, Nike, employs slave labor in China to make its products. This month, news broke that giant multinational corporations including Nike have been workinf in congress against the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, a bill that seeks to put an end to the slave labor camps China employs to manufacture many of the products sold by big corporations in the west. Nike, along with Apple,...
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Nike reveals Colin Kaepernick monochromatic Icon Jersey 2.0 and explains its meaning
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CBS Sports ^
| September 16, 2020 | Shanna McCarriston
Nike has revealed photos of The Colin Kaepernick Icon Jersey 2.0, a black monochromatic jersey that features his NFL number, 7, and his last name on the back. The
jersey is in celebration of four years since Kaepernick took a knee on the NFL sideline to protest inequality in the country and police brutality against people of color.
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Nike Remains Quiet After Kaepernick Calls Independence Day a ‘Celebration of White Supremacy’
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Breitbart ^
| 7-5-2020 | Dylan Gwinn
Nike has not responded to a request for comment after Colin Kaepernick, one of their leading pitchmen, called Independence Day a “celebration of white supremacy.” On
Saturday afternoon, as 4th of July festivities were getting underway across the country. Kaepernick took to Twitter and accused America of having “dehumanized, brutalized, criminalized + terrorized” black people for centuries. Black ppl have been dehumanized, brutalized, criminalized + terrorized by America for centuries, & are expected to join your commemoration of “independence”, while you enslaved our ancestors. We reject your celebration of white supremacy & look forward to liberation for all. ✊🾠pic.twitter.com/YCD2SYlgv4...
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Nike Spokesman Colin Kaepernick’s Independence Day Message: “We Reject Your Celebration of White Supremacy”
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Gateway Pundit ^
| 7/5/2020 | Jim Hoft
Nike Spokesman Colin Kaepernick crapped all over America again this Independence Day. On the Fourth of July 2019, millionaire African-American Nike brand ambassador and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick posted a pre-Civil War quote by Frederick Douglass, accompanied by a graphic video, that attacks the United States as the worst nation
in the history of the world. The one-minute long video contains images of slavery, the KKK, lynchings and police abuse of African-Americans with a voice-over reading from Douglass’ 1852 speech on slavery and the Fourth of July. “What have I, or those I represent, to do with your...
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Nike's new $110 Colin Kaepernick sneakers sell out in MINUTES and pairs are now being resold online for up to $950 as his supporters joke: 'I thought Kap was bad for business'
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DM ^
| 12/24/2019 | alex raskin
Colin Kaepernick may not have an NFL job, but the social activist and former San Francisco 49ers quarterback is proving he's still marketable as his new $110 Nike sneaker bearing his image sold out within minutes of its release on Monday. Nike sold the shoes at its own stores, select retailers and
via the SNKRS app. The sneakers can be acquired for resale, but one website, FlightClub.com, is asking as much as $950 for a pair. Some retailers have agreed to donate profits to charities supported by the outspoken Kaepernick. Nike has not released sales figures, but the Air Force...
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New Nike Kaepernick Shoe Commemorates Date He First Sat for National Anthem
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Breitbart ^
| 18 Dec 2019 | WARNER TODD HUSTON
Nike is preparing to release yet another product lionizing Colin Kaepernick, this time, with a shoe memorializing the first time Kaepernick protested during the national anthem in 2016. The
sportswear giant is set to issue the Colin Kaepernick x Nike Air Force 1, a low sneaker that features the date of the first time Kaepernick remained seated during the national anthem to protest against the country. “This special edition Nike Air Force 1 comes dressed in a Black and White color scheme,” SeanerBarDetroit explains. “It features a Black leather upper, a gradient-faded Swoosh on the sides completed with several personal...
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Cop-Hater Colin Kaepernick Wins Emmy for Outstanding Commercial for His America-Bashing Nike Ad
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GP ^
| September 16, 2019 | Jim Hoft
Colin Kaepernick started a national uproar after kneeling during the National Anthem at NFL games as a commentary against alleged police abuse of African-Americans. Kaepernick took it a step further when he wore ‘cops as pigs’ socks at his football practice. Kaepernick
was cheered and celebrated on the left for his slam on the country and police officers. In September 2018 Nike announced they were hiring Colin Kaepernick for their 30th Anniversary advertising campaign. On Independence Day this year Kaepernick bashed America as the worst nation on earth. Liberals cheered the ass-clown. Kaepernick was awarded Man of the Year by...
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Nike Loses $3.75 Billion in Market Cap After Colin Kaepernick Named Face of ‘Just Do It’ Ads
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Politico USA ^
| 7 September 2019 | Staff
Nike just lost about $3.75 billion in market cap after announcing free agent NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick as the new face of its “Just Do It” ad campaign. It’s
the 30th anniversary of the iconic TV and print spots. At the time of this writing, the sneaker company’s intra-day market capitalization was $127.82 billion. On Friday, that number had been $131.57 billion. Market capitalization is the market value of a publicly traded company’s outstanding shares. Shares of NKE stock dropped about 4 percent on Tuesday morning, as #NikeBoycott has been trending on Twitter. The company’s valuation has since recovered a...
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Black Pastors Call on Nike to Sever Relationship with Colin Kaepernick
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Breitbart ^
| 7/13/2019 | Dr, Susan Berry
The Coalition of African American Pastors (CAAP) called on Nike Thursday to end its relationship with former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has a prominent endorsement deal with the athletic company. Rev.
William Owens, president of CAAP, said his organization is responding to Nike’s decision to pull an athletic shoe celebrating the Betsy Ross flag after Kaepernick expressed objections to it. “It has been clear for a long time that Colin Kaepernick’s views represent hard Left anti-American politics,” said Owens, a civil rights movement activist who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “They don’t represent most Americans, and they...
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To Celebrate America’s Birthday Nike Chooses Fidel Castro-Lover Kaepernick Over Betsy Ross
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Townhall.com ^
| July 6, 2019 | Humberto Fontova
“Nike Nixes ‘Betsy Ross Flag’ Sneaker After Colin Kaepernick Intervenes…Nike Inc. is yanking a U.S.A.-themed sneaker featuring an early American flag after NFL star-turned-activist Colin Kaepernick told the company it shouldn’t sell a shoe with a symbol that he and others consider offensive." (Wall
Street Journal, July, 1.)In case some have forgotten who Colin Kaepernick (“The Face of Nike, Inc†as boasted by Nike’s advertising campaign) idolizes on the t-shirts he shows off at press conferences: That idol is the terror-sponsoring Stalinist dictator whose lifelong craving was to destroy the nation that made Colin Kaepernick a multi-millionaire and made the famously “ultra-hip...
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Kaepernick, Nike, Democrats: Spitting on America and the 4th of July
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CDN- Communities Digital News ^
| 07/03/19 | Rick Johnson
<p>Nike has pulled its Betsy Ross American Flag shoe from the shelves. Why?
NFL has-been Colin Kaepernick’s complaining that the Betsy Ross flag a symbol of white supremacy. Nike said they didn’t want to potentially “offend” anybody. Surprise to Nike, they are offending a significant portion of the American public. But spitting on America, and her freedom has become a way of life in 2019. Not only for Nike and Kaepernick but also Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and soccer’s Rapino as well.</p>
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Nike backs down after Kaepernick objects to shoe with slavery-era U.S. flag on it
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CBC News ^
| 07/02/2019 | CBC News
Nike is pulling a tennis shoe adorned with a Betsy Ross flag image after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick complained to the shoemaker about the racist undertones of the design, the Wall Street Journal reports. The
heel-area back of the shoe features has the early design of the U.S. flag, which has 13 white stars in a circle on it and is named after Ross, a Philadelphia upholsterer and flag-maker who died in 1836. Citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter, the Journal said Kaepernick, a Nike endorser, told the company he and others found the flag symbol offensive because...
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Arizona Gov. Ducey to withdraw Nike plant incentives after Kaepernick, 'Betsy Ross Flag' Dis (Tr)
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Fox Business ^
| Katherine Lam
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced Tuesday he’s withdrawing all financial incentive dollars to have Nike Opens a New Window. open a manufacturing plant in the state after a report said the sneaker company pulled its “Betsy Ross Flag” shoes following Colin Kaepernick’s criticism. Ducey
slammed Nike in a series of tweets, saying he was disappointed by the company’s “terrible decision.” The Wall Street Journal Opens a New Window. reported Monday that Nike pulled its Air Max 1 USA, which featured a Betsy Ross flag, after the former NFL star reached out to the firm and said the 13-star flag created...
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Governor Ducey to withdraw AZ Nike plant incentives amid Betsy Ross-Colin Kaepernick controversy
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channel 15 ^
| Jul 02, 2019 | Shane Dale
In a series of tweets early Tuesday, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey announced that he has ordered the Arizona Commerce Authority to withdraw all financial incentive dollars to encourage Nike to add a manufacturing plant in the Valley.Nike has planned a massive shoe manufacturing plant in Goodyear, with an initial investment of $184.5
million. The plant would create over 500 full-time jobs.
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VANITY: NIKE DROPPED FLAG SHOES BECAUSE COLIN KAEPERNICK OBJECTED.
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Free Republic Title Search = "Nike" ^
| 7/2/19 | Yo-Yo
Search still works, no need to post this story for a SEVENTH time.http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/s
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Colin Kaepernick Objects To Flag-Themed Shoes, So Nike Pulls Them
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Hotair ^
| 07/02/2019 | Andrew Malcolm
Swoosh!Nike, the big shoemaker, seems to have a new boss.For America’s Independence Day, Nike released a new sneaker shoe style with the image of the early U.S. flag stitched by the notorious revolutionary Betsy Ross. It had the familiar red and white stripes and 13 stars in a circle for the
original colonies.Apparently, sales were going well until noted kneeler Colin Kaepernick objected because, well, some of the 13 colonies had slaves at the time and we shouldn’t be knowing that in this Woke era.Naturally, the mega-company with $36 billion in annual shoe and athletic-wear sales responded to the...
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NIKE nixes American flag model for Kaepernick debut on Fourth
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Wall Street Journal ^
| July 1, 2019 | Khadeeja Safdar and Andrew Beaton
Nike Nixes ‘Betsy Ross Flag’ Sneaker After Colin Kaepernick Intervenes. Kaepernick quit professional football with over $20 million in the bank (after winning only 3 games in 2 years). He
turned down $14 million from the 49ers and instead has a $40 million contract with Nike. For someone who wears Fidel Castro tee shirts he is quite the capitalist! Nike is nixing plans to release a sneaker in celebration of July 4 after NFL star Colin Kaepernick spoke out against using the Revolutionary War era flag design. The company had planned to release the Air Max 1 USA for sale...
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Nike dropped Betsy Ross-themed Fourth of July sneaker after Colin Kaepernick complained
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www.foxnews.com ^
| July 1, 2019 | Liam Quinn
Just don’t do it. That was the message ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick delivered to Nike over the planned release of a USA-themed sneaker, which featured a Betsy Ross flag on the heel, according to a report. Nike
nixed the released of the Air Max 1 USA after having already sent the sneakers to retailers because the protesting quarterback said he felt the use of the Betsy Ross flag was offensive and carried slavery connotations, sources told The Wall Street Journal.
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Nike Nixes ‘Betsy Ross Flag’ Sneaker After Colin Kaepernick Intervenes
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Wall Street Journal ^
| July 1, 2019 | Khadeeja Safdar and Andrew Beaton
Nike Inc. is yanking a U.S.A.-themed sneaker featuring an early American flag after former NFL star-turned-activist Colin Kaepernick told the company it shouldn’t sell a shoe with a symbol that he and others consider offensive, according to people familiar with the matter. The
sneaker giant created the Air Max 1 USA in celebration of the July Fourth holiday, and it was slated to go on sale this week. The heel of the shoe featured a U.S. flag with 13 white stars in a circle, a design created during the American Revolution and commonly referred to as the Betsy Ross flag....
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