Nike has caused a lot of controversy in the USA, by making NFL player Colin Kaepernick the new face of their ‘Just Do It’ campaign. The athlete started the #TakeAKnee movement in 2016 as a protest against police violence towards American people of colour. By kneeling down when the National Anthem is played pre-match. Colin’s actions are also considered to be a protest against Trump, and a lot of NFL-players have followed his example. Ever since the announcement of the collaboration between Colin and Nike, there’s been an outrage full of protesting reactions. Trump followers all seem to burn their Nike products, but the Internet seems to be on fire aswell.
1. Colin announced the collaboration on his Instagram.
2. So people start to protest by burning their Nike products.
First the @NFL forces me to choose between my favorite sport and my country. I chose country. Then @Nike forces me to choose between my favorite shoes and my country. Since when did the American Flag and the National Anthem become offensive? pic.twitter.com/4CVQdTHUH4
— Sean Clancy (@sclancy79) September 3, 2018
3. Or by cutting out Nike logo’s. Just do it.
Our Soundman just cut the Nike swoosh off his socks. Former marine. Get ready @Nike multiply that by the millions. pic.twitter.com/h8kj6RXe7j
— John Rich (@johnrich) September 3, 2018
4. Let’s just hope this isn’t true.
My name is #Mustard and I stand for the #flag and to honer @bigandrich and their Soundman & the Prresident I am going to burn my #Nike shoes!!!!!!!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/MLv6uwGLsv
— Phil Braun (@playazball) September 4, 2018
Please RT #Mustard #Nike #BigandRich @johnrich #USA pic.twitter.com/fT3iSiPove
— Phil Braun (@playazball) September 4, 2018
i am in the hospital pic.twitter.com/b9JmlE77EQ
— Phil Braun (@playazball) September 4, 2018
5. All of the commotion and emotions goes along with multiple viral tweets.
iM bOyCoTtInG nIkE pic.twitter.com/modIKHCgTP
— niki 🏀 (@nikiesloca) September 4, 2018
6. This is what a lot of people are thinking.
Y’all do realize you’re wasting YOUR OWN money right? You already paid Nike for it… #burnyournikes pic.twitter.com/nG2vdZJfVo
— ✨Around The Way Filét 💋✨ (@LoElleWoods) September 4, 2018
7. How would Nike take this all in?
Breaking: Nike responds to MAGA backlash pic.twitter.com/8NQj0Y9Hkt
— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) September 4, 2018
8. This could be fairly accurate (sound on).
Nike executives logging into twitter and seeing y’all burn the clothes that y’all already paid for pic.twitter.com/FDgg2gt0uo
— ˙ɹǝuǝʇǝǝʍs (@roddyonce) September 4, 2018
9. Same effect.
I just wrote “NIKE” on twenty dollar bills and burned them to own the libs.
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) September 4, 2018
10. A sarcastic shoutout by Brian.
Shoutout to those offended snowflakes that are protesting Kaepernick’s supposed sense of entitlement by burning their perfectly good $300 shoes that they could have donated to a homeless shelter or to children in need, but went for the clicks. You da real heroes. #BurnYourNikes
— Brian LaBelle (@brianlabelle) September 4, 2018
11. What to do?!
Curious to see how ‘outraged’ #NikeBoycott Trump supporters would deal with these? @Nike @Kaepernick7 #JustDolt #Nike #BurnYourNikes pic.twitter.com/BHE4qaLzaK
— Callum Grieve (@callumgrieve) September 4, 2018
12. Time to get some free shoes.
13. Ryan will have to find other socks for his handy hobby.
been cumming in nike socks for years! not anymore!
— ryan (@ryanyeetz) September 4, 2018
14. Lastly, Jim hopes that there won’t be any Colin condoms anytime soon.
Please Trojan, don’t use Colin Kaepernick in a commercial. The last thing this world needs is conservatives destroying their condoms.
— LiberalBookwormJim (@goodoldcatchy) September 5, 2018
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