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Nike releases ad in wake of George Floyd death: 'For once, Don't Do It'
Fox News ^ | Paulina Dedaj

Posted on 05/30/2020 5:01:50 PM PDT by Impala64ssa

Nike released a simple but powerful ad Friday evening following the police-involved death of George Floyd in Minneapolis earlier this week. The footwear company posted a minute-long ad with white text over a black screen on its Instagram urging people not to “turn your back on racism” and instead “be part of the change.” "For once, Don't Do It,” the text read, playing on Nike’s popular slogan. “Don't pretend there's not a problem in America.

Don't turn your back on racism. Don't accept innocent lives being taken from us. Don't make any more excuses. Don't think this doesn't affect you. Don't sit back and be silent. Don't think you can't be part of the change. Let's all be part of the change." Nike’s stance on the issue comes after several athletes joined a nationwide movement to publicly condemn the officers involved in Floyd’s death. Floyd was killed as Minneapolis police officers had him in custody Monday.

A video appeared to show one officer with a knee on Floyd’s neck as he screamed for help and that he was having trouble breathing. Floyd later died. Violent protests have since erupted throughout the nation.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: boycott; nike; riots; sneakers
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Video at link. Don't accept racism? Don't do this don't do that? From a corporation that turns a blind eye to the very people they pretend to give a sh*t about beating each other senseless every Black Friday over their latest overpriced sh*tkickers. This is rich! Gotta love that corporate responsibility.
1 posted on 05/30/2020 5:01:50 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
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To: Impala64ssa

Don’t do it, Nike. Don’t exploit a tense socio-political situation for your own profits. Oop. Too late.


2 posted on 05/30/2020 5:03:19 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Impala64ssa

Screw Nike. They are a bunch of progressive POS. They do not know real America.


3 posted on 05/30/2020 5:05:04 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA ("War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." - George Orwell, 1984)
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"Nike released a simple but powerful ad Friday evening."

Horse crap.

And maybe call Obama and let him talk about his “typical white woman” grandmother.

4 posted on 05/30/2020 5:06:12 PM PDT by Vision (Obama corrupted, sought to weaken and fundamentally change America; he didn't plan on being stopped.)
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So we KNOW it's racism? We have already made all the determinations that we need to make. Not a rush to judgement - not at all.

There was a guy complaining that, in the riots, some black properties were being destroyed. In effect saying, destroying white businesses is understandable (even though they had NOTHING) to do with this. But destroying black businesses, well, that is not acceptable. Now tell me again where the racism is.

5 posted on 05/30/2020 5:07:07 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: Impala64ssa

“For once, Don’t Do It,”
Don’t sit back and be silent.


and here I thought they would advise “don’t riot”. Blame Nike for fueling them.


6 posted on 05/30/2020 5:07:18 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019))
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To: Impala64ssa

Don’t resist arrest? Don’t put your knee on another person’s neck? Or,perhaps,both?


7 posted on 05/30/2020 5:08:31 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Just Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election!)
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Don’t loot?


8 posted on 05/30/2020 5:08:45 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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>>” Nike’s stance on the issue comes after several athletes joined a nationwide movement to publicly condemn the officers involved in Floyd’s death. Floyd was killed as Minneapolis police officers had him in custody Monday.

Professional athletes denounced the Hong Kong protesters and sucked up to Chinese dictatorship.

FUNike


9 posted on 05/30/2020 5:09:51 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019))
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"For once, Don't Do It,” the text read, playing on Nike’s popular slogan. “Don't pretend there's not a problem in America.

Yes there is a problem in the US. It's you Nike and your ilk destroying cities, and ruining the lives of innocent people.

10 posted on 05/30/2020 5:10:08 PM PDT by FreeReign
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Or as the looters say, “who’s this George Floyd guy you folks keep talkin’ ‘bout?”


11 posted on 05/30/2020 5:10:24 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
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One rogue cop kills one man without a reason, but because the cop was white and the dead man was black, all white Americans are guilty of racism. The only lives which matter are those which can be exploited for political gain.

Meanwhile Nike makes its profits by exploiting the labor of poor people in other countries.

12 posted on 05/30/2020 5:11:20 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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Nike’s gone full steam ahead on its ‘woke’ ad campaign targeted at urban youths. It is what it is.


13 posted on 05/30/2020 5:11:42 PM PDT by Trump20162020
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Maybe they should fire Colin K.


14 posted on 05/30/2020 5:11:59 PM PDT by moviefan8
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To: BenLurkin

When I saw the headline that is what I was hoping they meant. Don’t riot. FU Nike!


15 posted on 05/30/2020 5:12:55 PM PDT by willk (A bias news media is not a free press.)
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“Don’t pretend there’s not a problem in America.”

Ohhhh, there’s a problem, alright, Nike.


16 posted on 05/30/2020 5:13:23 PM PDT by workerbee (==)
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Nike should either give away shoes to the rioters so they can run away faster, or run ads showing the address of every store that sells Nike products so the looters know where to go next.

Hope this does not affect the Nike line of workboots.


17 posted on 05/30/2020 5:13:36 PM PDT by Bernard ("I don't know if that's true:" Schiff said.)
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To: Impala64ssa

Nuck Fike


18 posted on 05/30/2020 5:14:29 PM PDT by utax
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maybe they could have run an ad showing a black guy reaching for a purse with a line thru it and “Don’t Do It”. They could make a whole series of such ads one showing a black guy raping a woman with a line thru it and “Don’t Do It”, another with a scene of a drive-by shooting with a line thru it and “Don’t do it”. I would be far more likely to give them some credit for taking on a problem head-on.


19 posted on 05/30/2020 5:15:17 PM PDT by euram
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Nike is scum.


20 posted on 05/30/2020 5:15:24 PM PDT by sauropod (Quarantine is when you restrict sick people, tyranny is when you restrict healthy people.)
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