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Colin Kaepernick Named Face of Nike's 30th Anniversary of 'Just Do It' Campaign
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<blockquote data-quote="rlongnt" data-source="post: 3151310" data-attributes="member: 665"><p>The backlash has started:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2018/09/04/colin-kaepernick-earns-support-from-strange-bedfellows-over-nike-ad.html" target="_blank">http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2018/09/04/colin-kaepernick-earns-support-from-strange-bedfellows-over-nike-ad.html</a></p><p></p><p>Backlash after Colin Kaepernick named face of Nike ad</p><p></p><p>Nike’s announcement Monday it would make Colin Kaepernick the face of its “Just Do It” campaign sparked a firestorm on social media -- and literal fires, too.</p><p></p><p>Some social media users took to Twitter to showcase their frustrations. Videos and photos showed fans completely destroying their Nike-branded apparel, with some going as far as letting the gear go up in flames.</p><p></p><p>“First the @NFL forces me to choose between my favorite sport and my country,” Twitter user Sean Clancy wrote. “I chose country. Then @Nike forces me to choose between my favorite shoes and my country. Since when did the American Flag and the National Anthem become offensive?”</p><p></p><p>Clancy added a video of burning Nike sneakers to his tweet.</p><p></p><p>John Rich, of the country music band Big & Rich, also shared a photo of the band’s soundman’s cut-up Nike socks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rlongnt, post: 3151310, member: 665"] The backlash has started: [URL]http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2018/09/04/colin-kaepernick-earns-support-from-strange-bedfellows-over-nike-ad.html[/URL] Backlash after Colin Kaepernick named face of Nike ad Nike’s announcement Monday it would make Colin Kaepernick the face of its “Just Do It” campaign sparked a firestorm on social media -- and literal fires, too. Some social media users took to Twitter to showcase their frustrations. Videos and photos showed fans completely destroying their Nike-branded apparel, with some going as far as letting the gear go up in flames. “First the @NFL forces me to choose between my favorite sport and my country,” Twitter user Sean Clancy wrote. “I chose country. Then @Nike forces me to choose between my favorite shoes and my country. Since when did the American Flag and the National Anthem become offensive?” Clancy added a video of burning Nike sneakers to his tweet. John Rich, of the country music band Big & Rich, also shared a photo of the band’s soundman’s cut-up Nike socks. [/QUOTE]
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