NIKE Faces Backlash After Naming Former NFL Quarterback Colin Kaepernick Face of ‘Just Do It’ Ad Campaign
By FOX NEWS // September 5, 2018
Company loses nearly $4 billion, people burn gear
ABOVE VIDEO: Nike announced that former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick will be the face of its new ad campaign.
(FOX NEWS) – Nike’s announcement Monday it would make Colin Kaepernick the face of its “Just Do It” campaign sparked a firestorm on social media — and literal fires, too.
Some social media users took to Twitter to showcase their frustrations. Videos and photos showed fans completely destroying their Nike-branded apparel, with some going as far as letting the gear go up in flames.
“First the @NFL forces me to choose between my favorite sport and my country,” Twitter user Sean Clancy wrote. “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?”
Clancy added a video of burning Nike sneakers to his tweet.
John Rich, of the country music band Big & Rich, also shared a photo of the band’s soundman’s cut-up Nike socks.
Click here to read more of this story on FoxNews.com>>>
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
CLICK HERE FOR BREVARD COUNTY NEWS
