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NFL's Kaepernick to be a face in Nike's 'Just Do It' campaign
« on: September 03, 2018, 11:37:24 pm »
NFL's Kaepernick to be a face in Nike's 'Just Do It' campaign
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nike Inc has chosen Colin Kaepernick, the first NFL player to kneel during the national anthem as a protest against racism, as one of the faces for advertisements commemorating the 30th anniversary of its “Just Do It” slogan, a move that could draw U.S. President Donald Trump’s ire.

“Colin has been a Nike athlete since 2011,” Nike spokeswoman Sandra Carreon-John said on Monday. “Colin is one of a number of athletes being featured as part of our 30th anniversary of Just Do It.”

She said Nike unveiled the campaign last week by releasing a film featuring Serena Williams entitled “Voice of Belief.”

The former NFL quarterback posted a black-and-white close-up of himself on Instagram and Twitter on Monday featuring the Nike logo and “Just do it” slogan along with the quote, “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.”   ... Reuters
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Re: NFL's Kaepernick to be a face in Nike's 'Just Do It' campaign
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2018, 11:38:16 pm »
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...  Kaepernick already had a deal with Nike that was set to expire, but it was renegotiated into a multi-year deal to make him one of the faces of Nike's 30th anniversary “Just Do It” campaign, according to a person familiar with the contract. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Nike hasn't officially announced the contract.

The source says Nike will feature Kaepernick on several platforms, including billboards, television commercials and online ads. Nike also will create an apparel line for Kaepernick and contribute to his Know Your Rights charity. ...
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Re: NFL's Kaepernick to be a face in Nike's 'Just Do It' campaign
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2018, 11:41:01 pm »
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The #NFL season will start this week, unfortunately once again @Kaepernick7 is not on a NFL roster. Even though he is one of the best Quarterbacks in the league.
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Re: NFL's Kaepernick to be a face in Nike's 'Just Do It' campaign
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2018, 11:42:09 pm »
So... Nike is moving on from "Just Do it" to "Lets not Monkey this up?

WTF
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Re: NFL's Kaepernick to be a face in Nike's 'Just Do It' campaign
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2018, 11:42:56 pm »


Obey the fugly has-been QB. What did he ever sacrifice, anyway?

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Is @Nike going to trademark the pig cop socks as part of the #Kaepernick line? I mean, how else will all the young kids know that cops are racists #JustDontDoIT #Nike #LiberalismIsAMentalDisease
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Re: NFL's Kaepernick to be a face in Nike's 'Just Do It' campaign
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2018, 11:43:45 pm »
Nike taps Kaepernick as face of new ‘Just Do It’ ad
By Brett Samuels - 09/03/18 05:02 PM EDT

Nike unveiled a new ad on Monday for the 30th anniversary of its "Just Do It" campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, who has remained unsigned by an NFL team for nearly two years.

The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback tweeted an image from the new campaign featuring a close-up photo of his face, accompanied by the words "Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything."

    Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. #JustDoIt pic.twitter.com/SRWkMIDdaO
    — Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) September 3, 2018

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Re: NFL's Kaepernick to be a face in Nike's 'Just Do It' campaign
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2018, 11:44:17 pm »
My new motto...*Don't Buy it*
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Re: NFL's Kaepernick to be a face in Nike's 'Just Do It' campaign
« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2018, 11:48:55 pm »
Kaepernick might end up being the only professional athlete in history to parley being benched for poor performance into a multi million dollar endorsement contract.
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Re: NFL's Kaepernick to be a face in Nike's 'Just Do It' campaign
« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2018, 11:51:11 pm »
Nike seems to like people with no class.

Maybe it sells tennies?
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Re: NFL's Kaepernick to be a face in Nike's 'Just Do It' campaign
« Reply #9 on: September 03, 2018, 11:52:11 pm »
I guess to Nike, soldiers didn’t sacrifice enough to be worthy of an ad campaign. Pat Tillman anyone?
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Re: NFL's Kaepernick to be a face in Nike's 'Just Do It' campaign
« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2018, 11:53:59 pm »
Two threads merged.
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Re: NFL's Kaepernick to be a face in Nike's 'Just Do It' campaign
« Reply #11 on: September 03, 2018, 11:54:18 pm »
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Re: NFL's Kaepernick to be a face in Nike's 'Just Do It' campaign
« Reply #12 on: September 03, 2018, 11:54:59 pm »
I'm guessing that Nike's biggest percent of sales these days is the Ghetto Midnight Basketball Brigade?
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Re: NFL's Kaepernick to be a face in Nike's 'Just Do It' campaign
« Reply #13 on: September 04, 2018, 12:03:04 am »
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If Trump isn’t president, no way Nike does this. He started kneeling in pre-season 2016. It is now 2018.
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Hey @Nike, I don’t give a shit if you want to make Kapernick the new “face” of your brand.  But, I do give a shit that he wore socks depicting cops as pigs and praises a murderous dictator.  He’s a martyr, not a hero. 🇺🇸
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Hey @Kaepernick7 when will you speak out on @nike paying overseas workers less than $3 a day to make its shoes? Look forward to it given you value politics over all commerce and business interests. Open forum on @outkick for you as always to discuss. Thanks.

‏If Nike had wanted to go full social justice warrior they could have gone with Aly Raisman as a thirty year spokesperson and sent a powerful message embraced by virtually everyone. Kaepernick is a disaster. Fallout will be massive.
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Re: NFL's Kaepernick to be a face in Nike's 'Just Do It' campaign
« Reply #14 on: September 04, 2018, 12:46:46 pm »

Nike's Kaepernick Ad Has Cost The Company Over $3 Billion So Far
by Tyler Durden
Tue, 09/04/2018 - 08:23

Since announcing their new advertising campaign will be led by Colin Kaepernick, the social media backlash has dominated the virtue-signaling efforts we presume they hoped for.

With images of Nike apparel and footwear being burned and real sacrifice being discussed, it appears investors are growing disillusioned as NFL fans as Nike shares are down 2.4% in the pre-market.  ...  More at Zero Hedge
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Re: NFL's Kaepernick to be a face in Nike's 'Just Do It' campaign
« Reply #15 on: September 04, 2018, 12:51:59 pm »
Nike selected the controversial former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick as the new face of the athletic wear company’s “Just Do It” campaign, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary.

“Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. #JustDoIt,” Kaepernick, who has been with Nike since 2011 though hasn’t played on an NFL team since the 2016 season, posted on Twitter on Monday afternoon.

The now-free agent quarterback, who led the Niners to Super Bowl XLVII where they fell to the Baltimore Ravens, stirred up controversy when he began kneeling during the playing of the national anthem prior to NFL games, beginning in the summer of 2016, to protest racial injustices against the African-American community.

Many other players have joined the movement since it began, which eventually led to NFL owners voting to enact a national anthem policy for the 2018 season. Under the new guidelines announced in May, players and others associated with the NFL who are on the sideline must stand during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner, while those who choose not to stand must remain in the locker room.


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Re: NFL's Kaepernick to be a face in Nike's 'Just Do It' campaign
« Reply #16 on: September 04, 2018, 12:52:51 pm »



Suck It Colin
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Re: NFL's Kaepernick to be a face in Nike's 'Just Do It' campaign
« Reply #17 on: September 04, 2018, 01:06:26 pm »
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« Reply #18 on: September 04, 2018, 01:15:57 pm »
Self-proclaimed victims of white privilege who kill each other for a pair of shoes and blame it on oppression...can't say that Nike doesn't know it's core audience.
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« Reply #19 on: September 04, 2018, 01:28:41 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on September 03, 2018, 11:44:17 pm
My new motto...*Don't Buy it*

Allow me a small adjustment to your parody campaign.

Better if it read, “Just Don’t Buy It.”
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« Reply #21 on: September 04, 2018, 02:13:28 pm »
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Nike shares drop amid backlash over new Kaepernick ad

https://nypost.com/2018/09/04/nike-shares-drop-amid-backlash-over-new-kaepernick-ad/

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“The alt-right calls for a Nike boycott will fail just like the boycott of Dick’s Sporting Goods failed,” said Matt Powell, a senior adviser with market research firm NPD Group. “Old angry white guys are not a core demographic for Nike.”


He can't be that stupid...can he? 
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« Reply #22 on: September 04, 2018, 02:48:36 pm »
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He can't be that stupid...can he?

Considering how bad Dick’s last quarterly report was...yeah he’s that stupid.
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Re: NFL's Kaepernick to be a face in Nike's 'Just Do It' campaign
« Reply #24 on: September 04, 2018, 03:34:26 pm »
Kaepernick isn't fit to wash Al Bundy's old underwear.

And we know Peg isn't doing it, so that stuff has to be really nasty.
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