"Nike Inc.’s decision to pull Fourth of July sneakers from stores because they featured a “Betsy Ross flag” has dragged the sports apparel maker once again into America’s culture wars and drawn ire from conservative lawmakers claiming political correctness has gone too far." https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-nike-betsy-ross-flag-sneakers-kaepernick-20190702-story.html
The most important part of that article is where it says that the flag has been appropriated by far-right groups to further their cause. Nike made the right decision, I would rather be known for this than for having a hate symbol on my shoe.
Lol. Psst! Far right people have recently appropriated the wearing of shoes! Better walk around barefoot! Lmao.
You’re so right! I see the Betsy Ross flag everywhere I go, just another case of the alt right appropriating a very common, everyday symbol
Wasn’t Betsy Ross one of the original feminists? Are black men more important than women? I mean, they got to vote first and all, but figured they were equivalent on the SJW hierarchy these days.
Why would anyone want to wear that ghetto, anti-American brand?
I recently bought my first pair of Nike's.
That sucks. You might still be able to return them. If you can’t afford better shoes on Apple pay, then you may want to reconsider your budget.
Great pair of shoes. I plan on keeping them and will probably buy more in the future. 👍
No matter what you do, someone will be offended. It is better to not play that game at all.
JustDidIt
In my defense the shoes were tight on my feet, felt like wearing chains.
JustDidntDoIt. I returned all my nike stuff...wait..i didnt have any in first place. 😁 such f**** stupid company
I had just bought a pair a week before the original fiasco, and yes, I returned mine. No Nike products in my house at all!
Good decisions. Btw Nike doesnt give a hoot for good cause. All about image and business.
From a business perspective, is it smart to alienate 50% of the country that rarely buys your shoes to endear yourself to 20% of the country that buys a fuckton of product? Probably.
I used to buy Nike all the time. It was my standard running shoe. Now it’s New Balance. The NB running shoe is actually better, so it worked well for me!
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Removing the Betsy Ross flag for being a symbol of exploitation and oppression of non-whites has troubling implications for the Nike logo as well 🤔
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