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Nike shoots themselves in the ... shoe
« on: September 04, 2018, 06:05:42 AM »
Nike has made Colin Kaepernick a poster child for their "Just Do It" ad campaign.

Not surprisingly, a lot of people now want nothing to do with Nike.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/blowback-nike-colin-kaepernick-deal-starts-consumers-lighting-stuff-fire-050755042.html

I wonder if this is going to pay off for Nike in the long run, or be the debacle I fervently hope it will turn out to be. Shoe companies should stick to making shoes, and leave the virtue signaling to the professional SJWs.
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« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2018, 08:16:37 AM »
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Re: Nike shoots themselves in the ... shoe
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2018, 09:11:11 AM »
https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2018/09/03/nikes-ad-featuring-colin-kaepernick-talking-about-sacrificing-everything-taken-apart-with-one-photo/?utm_campaign=twitchywidget

Nike sells all over the place, but I can't imagine this helps them.  Why they thought playing politics would be a good thing I don't know.
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« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2018, 09:19:08 AM »
It could actually be that Nike figures much of its customer base would be sympathetic to Kaepernick. I don't really know, not keeping up with team sports stuff that would lead to jersey sales, wearing the same $400 shoes as some basketball player, etc.

However, hitching your wagon to a lightning rod that is currently getting support from the Iranian president and John Brennan? As a business, you might want to take a step back from someone so volatile.
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« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2018, 01:05:03 PM »
Quote from: Ben on September 04, 2018, 09:19:08 AM
It could actually be that Nike figures much of its customer base would be sympathetic to Kaepernick. I don't really know, not keeping up with team sports stuff that would lead to jersey sales, wearing the same $400 shoes as some basketball player, etc.

However, hitching your wagon to a lightning rod that is currently getting support from the Iranian president and John Brennan? As a business, you might want to take a step back from someone so volatile.

All over red America somebody is still buying three sets of sports shoes a year for junior. And there are more of them because cousin humping or something. Meanwhile in gender dysphoriaville we don't play sports because winners or inclusion or something.
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« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2018, 01:50:56 PM »
"Republicans buy shoes, too"

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Re: Nike shoots themselves in the ... shoe
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2018, 02:04:09 PM »
Quote from: MechAg94 on September 04, 2018, 09:11:11 AM
https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2018/09/03/nikes-ad-featuring-colin-kaepernick-talking-about-sacrificing-everything-taken-apart-with-one-photo/?utm_campaign=twitchywidget

Nike sells all over the place, but I can't imagine this helps them.  Why they thought playing politics would be a good thing I don't know.


Even as a non-fan, w/o TV, I've noticed a lot of UnderArmor logos showing up on NFL uniforms. Maybe they want players to start demanding Woke Nike gear.
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« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2018, 09:03:21 PM »
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« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2018, 11:35:01 PM »
He's like Al Bundy. Couldn't make it in football, so he sells shoes.
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« Reply #10 on: September 05, 2018, 05:58:15 AM »
Quote from: bedlamite on September 04, 2018, 11:35:01 PM
He's like Al Bundy. Couldn't make it in football, so he sells shoes.

Now that's funny !
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Re: Nike shoots themselves in the ... shoe
« Reply #11 on: September 05, 2018, 06:28:08 AM »
BNN news report on the subject:

https://youtu.be/IvHeQ6HB0ZQ
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« Reply #12 on: September 05, 2018, 08:11:16 AM »
I'd say I'm going to start boycotting Nike now, but since their shoes don't fit my feet comfortably, I've never bought them anyway.
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Re: Nike shoots themselves in the ... shoe
« Reply #13 on: September 05, 2018, 08:12:48 AM »
The only Nike product I own is a t shirt.

It has been downgraded to rag service or I might just toss it out. It’s old anyway.
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« Reply #14 on: September 05, 2018, 08:45:02 AM »
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« Reply #15 on: September 05, 2018, 09:58:51 AM »
If I bought overpriced shoes, I would boycott them.  Unfortunately, I can't because I never bought them anyway.
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« Reply #17 on: September 05, 2018, 12:29:11 PM »
Too bad it didn't say "Stand for something..." instead of believe.   :rofl:
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« Reply #18 on: September 05, 2018, 12:40:31 PM »
Quote from: DittoHead on September 05, 2018, 10:41:46 AM


Is that the guy that used to be the quarterback for the Bears.   I know the media in this town used to lose their damn minds every week during football season over his lackadaisical attitude.
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« Reply #19 on: September 05, 2018, 01:25:46 PM »
Quote from: Amy Schumer on September 05, 2018, 12:40:31 PM
Is that the guy that used to be the quarterback for the Bears.   I know the media in this town used to lose their damn minds every week during football season over his lackadaisical attitude.
Yeah, he went to some other team a year or two ago. I don't know if he still plays, and I don't care. =D
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« Reply #21 on: September 05, 2018, 02:48:48 PM »
Quote from: HankB on September 05, 2018, 08:11:16 AM
I'd say I'm going to start boycotting Nike now, but since their shoes don't fit my feet comfortably, I've never bought them anyway.

Same here.
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« Reply #22 on: September 05, 2018, 03:38:56 PM »
If it says Nike on it, I'm not buying it.  No Nike socks either.
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« Reply #23 on: September 05, 2018, 10:43:36 PM »
A vendor dropped a hat on my desk last week when I wasn't there.  Tuesday I showed it to others as I didn't want it (elastic one-size-fits-no-one).  It was pointed out pretty quickly that it had Nike symbols on it.  We hadn't talked about that at work at all. 
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