Colin kaepernick is the new nike spokesman

[heelmanwilm]

evidently getting an endorsement deal comp to a star athlete who’s actually playing. Nike is going all in on positioning themselves in the young hip hop culture demographic while pretty much giving the finger to the white male over 35 market. Will be interesting to see how this turns out.

 

[uncboy10]

Plenty of white men over 35 don't care.

 

[tarheel0910]

Eh, nothing will change. Some people will scream about it, but Nike will still sell plenty of shoes. The average customer doesn't care about politics when it comes to what they buy. It's the same reason why Chick-fil-A and in-n-out weren't hurt with the outrage against them.

 

[uncboy10]

The snowflakes that keep cutting the swoosh off of their gear is kinda funny though.

They could always donate that stuff to the homeless veterans they pretend to care about.

 

[UNC '92]

The snowflakes that keep cutting the swoosh off of their gear is kinda funny though.

They could always donate that stuff to the homeless veterans they pretend to care about.

I tried that, but the homeless veteran said he would wait for the Under Armor stuff because they didn't crap on the flag he fought for. I was a little surprised, but figured the next homeless vet would take them. He made me cut the swooshes off all of them before he would receive them.

 

[Terror Beard]

Nike makes shit gear. I haven’t bought their shit in years.

 

[uncboy10]

I tried that, but the homeless veteran said he would wait for the Under Armor stuff because they didn't crap on the flag he fought for. I was a little surprised, but figured the next homeless vet would take them. He made me cut the swooshes off all of them before he would receive them.

I literally laughed out loud. In the middle of class.

 

[tarheel0910]

Nike makes shit gear. I haven’t bought their shit in years.

I guess they don't need to worry about you then.

 

[Hark_The_Sound_2010]

Genius play. They won't lose many customers. People will just want shoes/gear and won't care about the political stunts.

And all the free publicity tho... "OMG, looks at Nike being so tolerant!!!" "Look at Nike standing up for racial equality!!!!". They know bozos will be out there touting their name and giving them advertising they don't need to pay for. Very smart.

 

[tarheel0910]

My guess is the people who care about this are more likely to wear Carhartt than Nike.

 

[uncboy10]

Genius play. They won't lose many customers. People will just want shoes/gear and won't care about the political stunts.

And all the free publicity tho... "OMG, looks at Nike being so tolerant!!!" "Look at Nike standing up for racial equality!!!!". They know bozos will be out there touting their name and giving them advertising they don't need to pay for. Very smart.

It is a little ironic that people are propping up Nike for making a stand on social justice when half of their products are made in sweat shops...

They just want to sell more stuff.

 

[Terror Beard]

I guess they don't need to worry about you then.

No, no they don’t. But I may try to run their name into the ground because of this decision. Just because I can

 

[Terror Beard]

My guess is the people who care about this are more likely to wear Carhartt than Nike.

True. I love Carhartt stuff. I have a jacket that’s 10-12 years old and despite me wearing it a bunch, it’s held up extremely well. Quality gear.

 

[tarheel0910]

No, no they don’t. But I may try to run their name into the ground because of this decision. Just because I can

Sounds like a good use of your time.

 

[dadika13]

My guess is the people who care about this are more likely to wear Carhartt than Nike.

This.

I thought it was funny watching old men burn Nike socks that were clearly purchased in 1993.

I also found the lady with the IQ of 55 on Twitter hilarious yapping that she knew Nike was the devil and that's why she always buys Converse.

 

[uncboy10]

Nike does make some great stuff if you can afford 350 dollar pairs of running shoes that last for 100 miles.

 

[tarheel0910]

Nike does make some great stuff if you can afford 350 dollar pairs of running shoes that last for 100 miles.

They don't care about poors like you.

 

[strummingram]

Nike has his money and he has the socks.

It's too bad it wasn't a car company that did this.

 

[coryfly]

This.

I thought it was funny watching old men burn Nike socks that were clearly purchased in 1993.

I also found the lady with the IQ of 55 on Twitter hilarious yapping that she knew Nike was the devil and that's why she always buys Converse.

Doesn't Nike own converse?

 

[uncboy10]

They don't care about poors like you.

Oh they love the poors. Especially when they’re Kenyan and run sub 2:05 marathons

 

[TarHeelBorn1990]

It is a little ironic that people are propping up Nike for making a stand on social justice when half of their products are made in sweat shops...

They just want to sell more stuff.

This was my initial thought as well.

 

[tazki]

Doesn't Nike own converse?

Yes

 

[uncboy10]

The other, more subtle irony is that every person that goes out and buys under armor or another sports brand is also just swelling the market. You’re not hurting Nike, you’re just making the whole pie bigger for the industry. Which is actually good for Nike if they aren’t losing overall market share. Which they aren’t because of the uptick from people who support the campaign. So Nike probably just maintains its current market share, but the market grows.

 

[tarheel0910]

I also found the lady with the IQ of 55 on Twitter hilarious yapping that she knew Nike was the devil and that's why she always buys Converse.

You've got to tweet back at that lady to let her know Nike owns Converse. Her reaction would be priceless.

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

You've got to tweet back at that lady to let her know Nike owns Converse. Her reaction would be priceless.

Willing to bet Twitter's got ya covered on that.

 

[tarheel0910]

Willing to bet Twitter's got ya covered on that.

I assumed everyone was too busy taking off their swooshes to reply to her.

 

[strummingram]

Shares are falling. Time to buy Nike!

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/04/nik...w-ad-campaign-featuring-colin-kaepernick.html

 

[tarheel0910]

Shares are falling. Time to buy Nike!

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/04/nik...w-ad-campaign-featuring-colin-kaepernick.html

Yet another example of markets being irrational in the short term. The stock will be back up by the end of the week.

 

[uncboy10]

Anyone dumb enough to sell their Nike shares right now deserves to take the hit

 

[nctransplant]

I could care less what an athletes political views are. The only opinion I care about from an athlete is how he or she performs or prepares for their craft.

 

[Terror Beard]

I could care less what an athletes political views are. .

Kaep isn't even an athlete anymore. He's now a paid SJW. But it's working for him. He's far more well known now for all this hoopla he's created than he ever would have been playing QB.

 

[Terror Beard]

 

[nctransplant]

I guess this is called irony?

 

[nctransplant]

Kaep isn't even an athlete anymore. He's now a paid SJW. But it's working for him. He's far more well known now for all this hoopla he's created than he ever would have been playing QB.

Therefore I don't give a sh!t about anything he has to say.

 

[heelmanwilm]

True. I love Carhartt stuff. I have a jacket that’s 10-12 years old and despite me wearing it a bunch, it’s held up extremely well. Quality gear.

Well its made out of same stuff they make fire hoses and bullet proof vests with i’m pretty sure

 

[BillyL]

Let's roll . .

 

[uncboy10]

I wish silly people would stop tying to juxtapose CK against Pat Tillman. They’re not even remotely comparable.

 

[Hark_The_Sound_2010]

Anyone dumb enough to sell their Nike shares right now deserves to take the hit

What's your theory as to why Nike will grow above the market going forward?

 

[Hark_The_Sound_2010]

I wish silly people would stop tying to juxtapose CK against Pat Tillman. They’re not even remotely comparable.

They both voluntarily gave up playing football to pursue a cause they thought to be more important. But I agree that's about where the comparison ends.

 

[strummingram]

I wish silly people would stop tying to juxtapose CK against Pat Tillman. They’re not even remotely comparable.

I wish people would stop connecting a disrespect for the military, the flag, or the anthem by the kneeling gesture. It's got nothing to do with any of them.