Nike' and Kapernick together now.

Tony M
Tony M Posts: 11,182
edited September 2018 in The Clubhouse
My wife shared this bit of info with me earlier when it first broke out into the public domain.

She said the link on her Facebook page about this was posted 10 minutes earlier and had 10K forwards/shares already. That was a lot earlier than this posting by me. There's probably 100k shares by now.

My wife read a bunch to me and the responses were not very agreeable. A lot were funny and sad at the same time.

I just saw this on my PC start-up page so I thought I'd link it. I don't know what Nike' is thinking. I just don't know. :#

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/colin-kaepernick-unveils-powerful-new-nike-ad/ar-BBMPzYU?ocid=spartanntp


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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    Let’s just delete this thread now shall we?
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,182
    There's nothing with this thread. ;)

    Nike' has a new spokesman and face for their brand. I just thought some people haven't heard about it.

    What's so wrong with that?
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    Won’t be buying any Nike products.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,460
    edited September 2018
    Match made in heaven IMHO.... Professional sports have been on a downward spiral ever since Charles Barkley uttered the immortal words... "I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids."


    Nike is just following the theme they began decades ago.
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,138
    I don't understand the meaning of the apostrophe after the word Nike.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    teekay0007 wrote: »
    Won’t be buying any Nike products.

    Did you used to?
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    Looks like Nike is making a political statement.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,961
    Tony M wrote: »
    She said the link on her Facebook page about this was posted 10 minutes earlier and had 10K forwards/shares already. That was a lot earlier than this posting by me. There's probably 100k shares by now.

    Sounds like their marketing campaign is working exactly as intended.
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  • F1nut
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    Clipdat wrote: »
    Tony M wrote: »
    She said the link on her Facebook page about this was posted 10 minutes earlier and had 10K forwards/shares already. That was a lot earlier than this posting by me. There's probably 100k shares by now.

    Sounds like their marketing campaign is working exactly as intended.

    If their intention is to go out of business, I agree.
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  • F1nut
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    rooftop59 wrote: »
    Let’s just delete this thread now shall we?

    Why are you always so negative?
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • Clipdat
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    F1nut wrote: »
    If their intention is to go out of business, I agree.

    Too big to fail maybe?
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  • F1nut
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    Clipdat wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    If their intention is to go out of business, I agree.

    Too big to fail maybe?

    Plenty of sports apparel companies out there with better products.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • mrbigbluelight
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    I'd like to find out what products Jim Brown endorses.
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  • BlueBirdMusic
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    I don't like Kapernick, but I do like Charles Barkley especially his "golf swing".
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  • Dabutcher
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    I think it becomes a bigger deal when you take into account that the official supplier of uniforms right now is Nike. I think that there takes it to the next level of controversy? Go Bears! Peace. Dabutcher
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,182
    edited September 2018
    Viking64 wrote: »
    I don't understand the meaning of the apostrophe after the word Nike.

    It's a miniature SWOOSH SYMBOL... ;)
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,182
    edited September 2018
    Clipdat wrote: »
    Tony M wrote: »
    She said the link on her Facebook page about this was posted 10 minutes earlier and had 10K forwards/shares already. That was a lot earlier than this posting by me. There's probably 100k shares by now.

    Sounds like their marketing campaign is working exactly as intended.

    I said the same thing to my wife. Was this a way to make their name mentioned a million times. And within a few days of the start of the season .

    Nike' supplies the NFL's uniforms I heard last night and I read this this morning here on the thread. :o


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  • stretchl
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    FTGV wrote: »
    Looks like Nike is making a political statement.

    As is the OP. And this forum isn’t the place for it.
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  • charley95
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    I never buy from Amazon either!
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,904
    edited September 2018
    Kaepernick has been on Nike's payroll since 2011.

    The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

    It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact.
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  • Derf
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    Further disrespect of those that have truly sacrificed.
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  • Tony M
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    stretchl wrote: »
    FTGV wrote: »
    Looks like Nike is making a political statement.

    As is the OP. And this forum isn’t the place for it.

    I'm not political. But I do fly an American flag since my father's casket was draped in one before he was buried minutes later. 22 years in the Army and 4 tours to wars. I would fly THAT flag if I had it but my little sister has it.


    Is AMERICA POLITICAL now? Maybe...but I WAS NOT making a political stance.

    Where in the rules does it say you have to like every single thread that's posted and who gave you the honor of being judge and jury to this Forum to say what should be or not?

    A Co. named a new FACE ( a controversial, not political ) to their BRAND.
    Why do you say it's political?...I think YOU are PUTTING a POLITICAL SPIN on it. Not us.

    Relax..Nike is a big a** Co. worth Billions. Nothing's going to change anybody's thoughts one way or the other who we vote for, IF we vote at all.

    I personally don't think Kaepernick is a role model. Others think he is. Simple.

    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • machone
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    I'm thinking about dropping off my Nike shoes at the local store and buying something else. Better would be to send them back to corporate hq.
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  • Legender
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    Looked for an email for the Nike president to get a better idea of 'sacrifice' in Nike's dictionary, but couldn't find one.
    Did he lose a limb, get shot, suffer from agent orange, sacrifice his life for his country? Trying to get a handle of his sacrifice. Pretty sure he's getting paid a princely sum for this effort. I don't see any sacrifice.
    I quit football over kneeling... my dad did not serve this country in the way he did.
    Tossing my Nike stuff now... both pairs of socks.
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,220
    I sure hope this backfires on Nike.
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  • tonyb
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    As much as I'd like to comment on this, this thread is doomed with the simple mention of Kapernick.
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  • PSOVLSK
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    https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/colin-kaepernicks-new-just-do-it-nike-ad-puts-pressure-on-nfl-to-take-a-stand/ar-BBMQglt?ocid=spartanntp

    The Tony Dungy video is the reason for posting this, not the article.

    FYI: I do not disagree with the players protesting, but rather how they chose to do so.
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,138
    Tony Dungy has always been a class act in my opinion.
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  • monepolk
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    Legender wrote: »
    Looked for an email for the Nike president to get a better idea of 'sacrifice' in Nike's dictionary, but couldn't find one.
    Did he lose a limb, get shot, suffer from agent orange, sacrifice his life for his country? Trying to get a handle of his sacrifice. Pretty sure he's getting paid a princely sum for this effort. I don't see any sacrifice.
    I quit football over kneeling... my dad did not serve this country in the way he did.
    Tossing my Nike stuff now... both pairs of socks.
    Thanks for the real pic @treitz3 !!

    Where are all of these pictures a definition questions when a baseball announcer calls a sacrifice fly?
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