White Orchid
07-01-2019, 10:34 PM
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nike-colin-kaepernick-sneaker-betsy-ross
Just don’t do it.
That was the message ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernigger 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.
https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2019/07/640/320/Patriotic-Nikes-1.jpg?ve=1&tl=1
"Nike has chosen not to release the Air Max 1 Quick Strike Fourth of July as it featured the old version of the American flag," a spokeswoman reportedly said.
In response, a Nike spokeswoman told the Journal: “Nike has chosen not to release the Air Max 1 Quick Strike Fourth of July as it featured the old version of the American flag.”
Just don’t do it.
That was the message ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernigger 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.
https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2019/07/640/320/Patriotic-Nikes-1.jpg?ve=1&tl=1
"Nike has chosen not to release the Air Max 1 Quick Strike Fourth of July as it featured the old version of the American flag," a spokeswoman reportedly said.
In response, a Nike spokeswoman told the Journal: “Nike has chosen not to release the Air Max 1 Quick Strike Fourth of July as it featured the old version of the American flag.”