
Is Nike crazy using Colin Kaepernick as their face?
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DwightShruteSBR Aristocracy
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19th HoleSBR Posting Legend
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#72JJ
When did you start wearing shoes?Comment -
mrpapageorgioSBR MVP
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I just don't see where Kaepernick has credibility now considering he's aligned himself with a company that made its fortune off the backs of sweatshops and practical slave labor overseas.
I guess it's "f the man" until they're willing to offer you a decent paycheck to sell out.Last edited by mrpapageorgio; 09-03-18, 11:55 PM.Comment -
packerd_00SBR Posting Legend
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#74They should take this dead horse out back and shoot it.Comment -
VeggieDogSBR Hall of Famer
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#75I wouldn't expect anything less from an Oregon company.Comment -
eidolonSBR Hall of Famer
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I definitely disagree with that statement. I would actually say almost the opposite; there are more good starting QB's right now then I can remember, and it isn't even close.Comment -
thechaozSBR Posting Legend
- 10-23-09
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#79The Olympics was a world wide sporting contest in another time. Long before the internet. For fukk sakes, you have council people kneeling now. Kids in their living room watching the game kneeling. It idiotic. Most haven't a clue. They are just desperate to be part of something.
Some race baiting pig from BLM says so? Cops killing blacks? Please! Cops kill more Whites than other color. Where are the protests? LOL. Blacks killing blacks is huge problem but no one seems to care. Why? Because they rather push a false narrative. Race baiting and divisiveness grabs more attention from unhinged liberals and the MSM. They are allergic to facts. Allergic to reality.
It has everything to do with respect. Everything. Fans don't want to see these millionaire losers put themselves ahead of the game. They are there to escape politics and all the other shit in their lives and watch a game. If you can't wrap your head around that, then its hopeless.
Just go to liveleak or youtube. Unarmed black men being gunned down , full clip, unarmed , sitting in their cars. It's pretty disturbing actually. Here's a guy telling cops he has a gun, not reaching for it, and being gunned down with a full clip point blank. There is a video inside and outside the car to prove this point. He's now charged with manslaughter, which is frankly generous.
I'm white as fakk and grew up in Eastern WA near a KKK complex and saw confederate flags everyday before I left. Haven't seen any in NJ/PA/NY though I'm sure they exist. It's pretty hillarious people have "southern pride" in N. Idaho and E. WA state.
Blacks killing blacks IS a huge problem and I agree 100% with that. They kill more of each other than anyone else and that's not even debatable. Chicago is a war zone right now. I don't debate that one bit.
I wouldn't call them losers, but they sit silently on the sidelines and protest respectfully. IF the networks didn't show them? No one notices or it's a non issue. It's their right that men and woman , including two of my family members, have died for. I can't imagine a more peaceful way to bring attention to an issue in our country quitely, calmly , respectfully.
They aren't putting themselves ahead of the game. This is pregame, during a ceremony that again, has noting to do with troops, and is paid and bought for by the Department of Defense to NFL teams. Hardly "patriotic" in my book.
If I owned a team, I would donate all that money to the wounded warriors or equivalent organization.
The irony is, do you know what 75% of fans are doing during the national anthem? (I have been to over a dozen NFL games in various stadiums). They are pissing, talking, getting beers/food, buying merch. It's a penetrating joke at their sudden outrage. Most don't even take off their hats even if they are in their seats.Last edited by thechaoz; 09-04-18, 01:25 AM.Comment -
dlowillySBR Posting Legend
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#82Ok I'll address all your issues. As far as other people kneeling, that's their right. In the living room it has no effect because no one is seeing it.
Just go to liveleak or youtube. Unarmed black men being gunned down , full clip, unarmed , sitting in their cars. It's pretty disturbing actually. Here's a guy telling cops he has a gun, not reaching for it, and being gunned down with a full clip point blank. There is a video inside and outside the car to prove this point. He's now charged with manslaughter, which is frankly generous.
I'm white as fakk and grew up in Eastern WA near a KKK complex and saw confederate flags everyday before I left. Haven't seen any in NJ/PA/NY though I'm sure they exist. It's pretty hillarious people have "southern pride" in N. Idaho and E. WA state.
Blacks killing blacks IS a huge problem and I agree 100% with that. They kill more of each other than anyone else and that's not even debatable. Chicago is a war zone right now. I don't debate that one bit.
I wouldn't call them losers, but they sit silently on the sidelines and protest respectfully. IF the networks didn't show them? No one notices or it's a non issue. It's their right that men and woman , including two of my family members, have died for. I can't imagine a more peaceful way to bring attention to an issue in our country quitely, calmly , respectfully.
They aren't putting themselves ahead of the game. This is pregame, during a ceremony that again, has noting to do with troops, and is paid and bought for by the Department of Defense to NFL teams. Hardly "patriotic" in my book.
If I owned a team, I would donate all that money to the wounded warriors or equivalent organization.
The irony is, do you know what 75% of fans are doing during the national anthem? (I have been to over a dozen NFL games in various stadiums). They are pissing, talking, getting beers/food, buying merch. It's a penetrating joke at their sudden outrage. Most don't even take off their hats even if they are in their seats.
"I'm white as fakk"?
"75% of fans"?
That post is cuckolicious
If you did any more virtue signaling you'd need a flare gunComment -
jjgoldSBR Aristocracy
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#83Way more whites get gunned down than blacks by cops
Numbers do not lie
Way more whites watch sports than backs not even close
Nike is getting destroyed all over the globe now, I think they realized they fukked up but too late
Get down on the ground when a cop tells you too regardless of colorComment -
RavensFan2k3SBR Posting Legend
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#84Hey guys you all can give me ya Nike stuffComment -
Auto DonkSBR Aristocracy
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#85nike just ensured that I will never, ever buy one of their over-priced chinese child labor-manufactured piece of shit products.....Comment -
lakerboySBR Aristocracy
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#86Wearing Nike shoes right now. No I will not burn themComment -
ReloadSBR Posting Legend
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#88This is about as bad as when Rolling Stone put the Boston marathon bomber on its cover.Comment -
SnowballBARRELED IN @ SBR!
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#90My entire customer experience with the Nike brand consists of one pair of
cheezy sneakers in the '70s when I was a child.
They have exploited poor Asian workers for decades, the markup on their products
is enormous. Crap company, and really stupid move here.
Kaepernick is a bum who doesn't even play.Comment -
DwightShruteSBR Aristocracy
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DwightShruteSBR Aristocracy
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Grits n' GravyRestricted User
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#94Yup. Same as the shitty products our president and his family sell.
The words of someone who can’t afford anything more than Payless 2nds. If you spend $300 on a pair of sneakers you are an idiot. Throwback jordan 3 and 11 run 200 tops and that is my limit.
My understanding is Nike has been sponsoring him since he left SF. They just finalized the campaign recently.
The only issue I have with kap is the timing he chose to begin his protest. Had he done it when he was the starter and the team was winning it would have brought actual meaningful progress on the issues he wanted addressed. By doing it as primarily the backup qb it became a distraction.
The owners have clearly given the nod to each other about not signing kap. There is no way anyone with eyes can say a guy like Tom savage, Brandon weeden or Brock osweiler are a better option to fill in over kap. They should just say “we don’t want you because your views are not in alignment with ours and it is our right to hire who we feel is best for organization.” Nothing wrong with that imo. To say that isn’t the case is crazy.
As bad as it ended in SF a lot of the blame got misplaced on Kap. The OL went to shit after the back to back nfc conference championships and zero deep threat. Plus Harbaugh tends to overstay his welcome after 3-4 seasons.
Nike made a calculated decision here and it will not hurt them. Trump will vent but his fans aren’t Nike’s target demographic.Comment -
jjgoldSBR Aristocracy
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#95Nike now anti cop and anti american
Wow
American is up in armsComment -
JIBBBYSBR Aristocracy
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#98Burn it all... Nike enjoy losing business and pissing away millions of loyal customers over this stupid move.
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DwightShruteSBR Aristocracy
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DwightShruteSBR Aristocracy
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DwightShruteSBR Aristocracy
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#101He sacrificed everything
Kaeperdick sacrificed nothingComment -
SeaweedBARRELED IN @ SBR!
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#102Why burn clothes when people are dying for clothes?? Donate to homeless!!!!Comment -
jjgoldSBR Aristocracy
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#104
way more innocent whites get killed than blacks
blacks lives matter the silliest platform in the world , it really means criminal lives matter
This whole issue playing right into Trumps hands and I love it
TRUMP 2020
USA!!!!!!!!!Comment -
antifoilSBR MVP
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#105The big picture is capitalism needs something new to influence. The can already buy elections and lobby to get what they need. Now they big business is trying to control social issues for influence in the marketplace.
Nike's market share has been declining in the US but is being offset by a rise in other markets. This isn't about if they lose money in the US. They already have declining sales. Other countries aren't going to care one bit about some american football players. This is a long term play for capitalism gain influence in the social issue sphere because it already controls everything else.Comment
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