NFL : FANS BURN NIKE SHOES AND CLOTHING IN NASTY BACKLASH OVER COLIN KAEPERNICK ADVERT !
The NFL "kneeling" saga has just had a new uglier turn.Tweet
Nike, the world's largest maker of sports shoes and apparel, has unwittingly - - or otherwise - - dragged themselves into the sticky long-running brouhaha.
FANS BURN THEIR NIKE SHOES AND CLOTHING IN NASTY
BACKLASH OVER COLIN KAEPERNICK NIKE ADVERT.
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Nike, who had just signed up Colin Kaepernick - - the prime mover of the NFL "kneel" anthem protest - - as their new ambassador, main-featured the former San Francisco quarterback in their new advert celebrating 30 years of "Just Do It" social and inspirational campaign.
"Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything", proclaims the new Nike poster slogan, with Kaepernick's face on the backdrop.
COLIN KAEPERNICK MAIN-FEATURED IN NEW NIKE ADVERT
WHICH TRIGGERED MASSIVE BACKLASH FROM FANS.
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The Kaepernick campaign quickly had been hit with nasty backlash, fans burning their Nike shoes and clothing in protest over the NFL player-activist's involvement as the new face of Nike.
Nike's shares had fallen, as some groups even call for a Nike boycott.
Country singer John Rich cut his Nike socks into pieces, joining the protest. "Get ready Nike, multiply that by the millions", he tweeted.
Our Soundman just cut the Nike swoosh off his socks. Former marine. Get ready @Nike multiply that by the millions. pic.twitter.com/h8kj6RXe7j
— John Rich (@johnrich) 3 September 2018
The NFL "anthem protest" issue which has been going on, back-and-forth since 2016, has bitterly divided America.
The 'Left', believes it's anyone's inherent right to protest, while the 'Right' believes a football game is just simply a wrong place and a wrong time to protest, and that their flag and their national anthem are just the "wrong tree" to bark up on.
In whichever case, the question has heated up further as Donald Trump has taken the issue himself, head-on.
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Yesterday, Nike released a new "Just do it" ad featuring Colin Kaepernick. Now, people are burning their sneakers. https://t.co/9N0zxXRnjH pic.twitter.com/GZqQf3ZdCV— CBS News (@CBSNews) 4 September 2018
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Colin Kaepernick: Nike suffer #justburnit backlash over advertising campaign https://t.co/dzcNzaqF0T— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) 4 September 2018
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Nike shares tumbled today amid backlash from its new Colin Kaepernick ad campaign. https://t.co/njgCpaidOD pic.twitter.com/kD7N9Vqwaq— CNBC (@CNBC) 4 September 2018
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Shares of Nike dropped 2% as opponents to the new campaign with Colin Kaepernick called for a boycott of the brand https://t.co/hwsUnNNTv0— Sky News (@SkyNews) 4 September 2018
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Nike's ad campaign featuring former NFL player Colin Kaepernick sparks calls for a boycott of the shoe giant and causes its stock to fall https://t.co/cJt3uFdYkd— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) 4 September 2018
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Nike's decision to use Colin Kaepernick as the face of its latest advertising campaign has some sports fans destroying their shoes -- and others buying them https://t.co/sxJfbxLrFa pic.twitter.com/0O28E2QYZU— CNN (@CNN) 4 September 2018
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Backlash after Colin Kaepernick named face of Nike ad https://t.co/fgHAl7E2wI— Fox News (@FoxNews) 4 September 2018
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People are destroying their Nike products because of a new ad featuring Colin Kaepernick https://t.co/xLAgvxH33S pic.twitter.com/3ykfAeTmVT— Newsweek (@Newsweek) 4 September 2018
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NFL Backs Nike’s Colin Kaepernick Ad https://t.co/x295KN0UKQ— Variety (@Variety) 4 September 2018
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Nike’s controversial Colin Kaepernick ad campaign its most divisive yet https://t.co/02HMe0YrYs— The Guardian (@guardian) 4 September 2018
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Some people responded to Nike’s new Colin Kaepernick ad campaign by… setting their own Nike gear on fire pic.twitter.com/MCSyPz9AGg— VICE News (@vicenews) 4 September 2018
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The NFL releases a statement a day after Nike announces a new deal with Colin Kaepernick: "The social justice issues that Colin and other professional athletes have raised deserve our attention and action." https://t.co/ZeiCf9L9IF pic.twitter.com/qIlx3S1vYd— CNN (@CNN) 4 September 2018
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Here’s how much Colin Kaepernick will make in his controversial new ad deal with Nike, according to sports experts https://t.co/t1QPBNpld9— TIME (@TIME) 4 September 2018
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Donald Trump Says Nike's Colin Kaepernick Ad Sends 'Terrible Message' https://t.co/8nu0jbeNQk— TMZ (@TMZ) 4 September 2018
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Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. #JustDoIt pic.twitter.com/SRWkMIDdaO
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) 3 September 2018
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