Nike has decided to cease production of its new line of American flag-themed sneakers after Colin Kaepernick, the notoriously woke NFL player, protested against them. As Fox News reports:
Just don’t do it.
That was the message ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick delivered to Nike over the planned release of a USA-themed sneaker, which featured a Betsy Ross flag on the heel, according to a report.
Nike nixed the released of the Air Max 1 USA after having already sent the sneakers to retailers because the protesting quarterback said he felt the use of the Betsy Ross flag was offensive and carried slavery connotations, sources told The Wall Street Journal.
Citing people familiar with the matter, the Journal’s report stated: “After images of the shoe were posted online, Mr. Kaepernick, a Nike endorser, reached out to company officials saying that he and others felt the Betsy Ross flag is an offensive symbol because of its connection to an era of slavery.”
Kaepernick is seemingly never satisfied and is constantly searching for new things to be offended by. Nike’s decision to withdraw the production of the American Flag themed sneakers over Kaepernick’s whiny protest is shameful.
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