(07-08-2019, 08:18 AM)homebiscuit Wrote:

(07-08-2019, 07:56 AM)Byron LeftTown Wrote: This was a disgusting stunt by Nike.  If Kaepernick is Nike's arbiter of racist symbols and slogans, why didn't they ask him about it beforehand?  
Why announce that you have created these racist shoes and that you are not going to sell them because they are racist?
Because it's an issue created solely by media and intended to further divide us.

No no, it was a money-making stunt by Nike. I’m not exactly sure how they make money from this, but that’s the narrative used to paint those who are offended as triggered snow flakes. You need to keep up.

Massive amounts of free advertising + it's brand brand being seen as socially conscious (which is a lie of course) + a shoe which probably wouldn't sell too well with its core consumers as is (not many 18-25 year olds are gonna wear shoes with a flag on it).  

Nike only cares about what makes more money and what doesn't. If linking with Kap and nixxing the shoes didn't make them more money in the long term or short term they wouldn't be pursuing it.

And yes being offended by it is certainly worth using the word triggered. Can't have it both ways

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