Nike unveils new ad featuring Colin Kaepernick

WTF does it matter if it was or was not d's? It was still damaging.

 

Well, for of you who said this new ad would ruin Nike ... their stock just hit new highs. Just say'n

 

Trumps comments for one. RE baby responses for another . Its not fabricated.

 

Yes he has been white balled by NFL owners.

 

When did I compare his to a homeless man, I asked does he need to be homeless to know struggles. Big difference.

 

HE walked away from the NFL. Jesus! You aren't even trying, are you.

 

Uh, Kap was raised by wealthy White Parents in a very comfortable neighborhood. Everyone should have his struggles.

 

What matters is it was not wide spread. In fact the lawsuits resulting from this discrimination amounted to a couple of million bucks. I find it amusing the the DemoKKKrats who initiated and utilized this discrimination are now whining about it and claiming to be champions against it.

 

Where are many issues? Those cities.
Amsusing that people were targeted for discrimination and forced to be poor . Banks did the lending. It went on for many decades. Both parties contributed . Again its about discrimination and forcing a group to be poor. And they arr still mostly poor still today.

 

Hmn peddling that lie still.

 

Well it's not surprising really, ( I don't think it will last long because CK himself, is just not an inspirational guy). But race is trendy right now. And Hate too. Hate for white people, people in authority, hate for America...those things are very hot right now, it's like jangling your key ring in front of a baby...

Here's a piece I read that,( while not too going too deep) does a good job summarizing the trend. It's called "Fuc# You White People".
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Hey White People,

PoC here, so you know ****’s about to get real.

Trump’s President-Elect now, and it’s revealed to the world what kind of racist pieces of trash ya’ll really are. So I’d like to get in on all the acceptable forms of hating White People that’s currently trending. Here goes!

First off White People, **** you for colonization. That’s right, I’m going straight for the big guns. As a marginalized brown woman, I’m going to conveniently forget all the numerous examples in history where non-white civilizations came in and killed a bunch of other non-white people, effectively colonizing them. I’m never going to acknowledge the Mughal/Muslim takeover of the Indian subcontinent which took us from this to this.

There is no winning here for you White People; colonization is the deus ex-machina of justifying why you all are the worst race on the planet at the moment, maybe even all of human history. Any time you try to talk sense to racial minorities about identity politics and PC culture, you will be shut down. We will throw this excuse at your face till we are satisfied you feel like the racist garbage we all know you are deep down. And if you still want to have a civil and constructive discussion about these issues, we’ll bring up slavery for good measure as well.

What’s that? African kings and their willingness to sell off their own people to Europeans had a huge role to play in the mobilization of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade? Nope, not in my reality they didn’t, so **** you White Person! We all know white men become cops just so they can shoot unarmed black men. I will ignore anything you say that goes against this narrative I have convinced myself is the absolute truth. I expect all living White People today to feel guilty for what their ancestors did 200 years ago, but don’t expect the same collective guilt from any other race and what they did to one another.

It feels so great to finally get all this off my chest, you have no idea! As an oppressed minority, I have been waiting for my moment to shine and tell you how bigoted White People actually are. Moving on…

Everything wrong with the world is because of White People. An immigrant in America wanting to be white while growing up? Yup, blaming that on White People too.

I’m noticing a lot of you White People are beginning to realize all the grave injustices you have committed against minorities/marginalized groups (whichever label you prefer) in the past few centuries, and some of you are trying to get “woke” and understand the issues facing our communities. While that’s extremely noble of you, I’m afraid it’s not going to work. **** you for trying to be too woke, or not woke enough. There is simply no winning with us, but thanks for trying anyways.

I think it’s so cute you guys want to be our allies in a post-Trump America, using safety pins and whatever else you can to show us how much you care for our wellbeing. The irony is, if you ever needed allies, you’d have none. That’s right White People, none of us would come and speak for you if the roles were reversed. If some bad **** is happening to you, it’s because you deserve it. Your only allies are other White People (let that realization sink in for a moment). Because of how terrible White People have been to everyone else, it is totally acceptable if you guys are used as collateral in order to achieve racial equality in the world. Sorry not sorry, because **** you White People!

I need a moment right now, I’ve triggered myself talking about all the injustice that exists in the world because of White People…

If you disagree with anything I’m saying, it’s because you’re a racist. I’m going to use my free speech to shut down yours, so get in line and always be politically correct. And yes, all White People are a monolithic group, but don’t you dare say all Muslims are the same! #NotAllMuslims

This Thanksgiving, as you sit down with your rural, uneducated, bigoted white grandparents to eat that free-range turkey, I want you to think about what your dead ancestors did to Native Americans 400 years ago, and how you continue on in their footsteps today. How do I know your grandparents are rural whites, and thus uneducated? Because I’m a liberal intellectual, and all White People living on farms are hillbillies who want to marry their cousins. It’s true, I read it on The New York Times.

https://bullshit.ist/****-you-white-people-f0907289ad44

 

i never used to buy nike but i will now because of this ad campaign. in fact im going to buy ONLY nike from now on and i run a football club with over 200 members and i will only order nike from now on.

 

He walked away because they wanted to control what he could and could not do.

 

He was standing up for injustice against black folks, he didn't claim that it was all HIS personal injustices that he was standing up for. See some folks don't just turn a blind eye to injustice just because they are not experiencing it.

 

R fault? Did i say that? Why are you so emotional? I said who was responsible doesn't matter. It happened. It forced many blacks to poverty.
Post about topic or don't bother replying.

 

DT has the Constitutional right to use the bully-pulpit as he sees fit as have countless presidents before him. Has absolutely zeroto do with hampering our Constitution.

 

Great! His choice then. Find a job where you can do whatever you want.

People, like you, should stop whining about how Kaepernick is "whiteballed" then which implies racism even though you've already acknowledged there are lots of black QBs in the league.
Take your sad post and go away.

 

That's your choice. If you are comfortable supporting the corporation that exploits workers and abuses them, be my guest. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...factories-making-Converse-line-Indonesia.html

You sound like a conscientious left winger. Am I right? I hope you consider how your choices will effect others but I suppose
your support for a giant sportswear corporation is more important than the well being of the people Nike exploits in the sweatshops
they chose to employ. Nice value system you have.

 

Not according to ESPN. (but what do they know right?). http://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/...icks-biggest-problem-performance-not-politics

"Don't overthink why Colin Kaepernick is still a free agent. Simply put, years have passed since he was an effective quarterback. He is 29 years old, has succeeded only in an unsustainable scheme and is part of a well-populated group of former starters who also remained available as the week began."

"To blame Kaepernick's unemployment on his protest is to misread the way NFL teams make personnel decisions.

"While it would be naïve to think every owner and general manager approved of Kaepernick's protest, or that it never influenced their perception of him, it's important to understand priorities. Teams are swayed first by a player's potential (or lack thereof) to help them win. Protest or not, Kaepernick would be under contract now if he had played demonstrably better in recent years."

"Let's look closer at where Kaepernick is as a quarterback and why that has left him sitting in a group that also includes fellow free agents Jay Cutler, Josh McCown, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Robert Griffin III."

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Kaepernick was one of the league's least-accurate quarterbacks. His 60.1 completion percentage ranked No. 23 in the NFL, and his percentage of off-target throws -- judged on video by ESPN Stats & Information -- ranked No. 18 (17.6 percent).

"Those issues intensified in 2015 and 2016 amid the 49ers' coaching turmoil and talent drain. Since the start of the 2015 season, Kaepernick ranks last in the NFL among 35 qualified passers in off-target percentage (22.6). His completion percentage ranks No. 32 at 59.1. He still was one of the NFL's most productive rushing quarterbacks, ranking No. 4 in total yardage over those years, but it didn't mitigate his passing deterioration."

"There is no more important attribute for a quarterback than accuracy, especially for a free agent who is shopping himself to teams with various schemes. In the long term, a quarterback's running ability is considered a complementary skill and one that historically fades with age or because of injuries. Scrambling ability and arm strength are secondary to whether you can hit the target.

All passers miss throws, but Kaepernick over the past two seasons has done it as much or more as anyone. It's hardly surprising that teams didn't rush to sign him in the opening days of free agency".

 

Thxs for giving us the opinion of a ESPN blogger.

 

Players are required to wear uniforms.
Players are required to participate in the league’s promotional events.
Players are required to stay fit and to show up for practices.
Players are required to stand up for the National Anthem.

Which of these rules are racist? Which of these rules are you not happy with?

 

Thanks for the daily joke.

 

Who gave him the podium? Was he not at the workplace, where employer controls employee’s action and have the right to deny him certain actions?

And no, Kaepernick was not standing up

 

No players are NOT required to stand up for the National Anthem.

 

What?