Just Do It

[Scooter]

None of the people complaining about Nike's labour practices today gave a flying shit about the issue until they put out that ad.

[dales]

Perhaps the more negative press Nike receives about their sweatshop labor practices might be a good thing?

[Scooter]

If they deserve negative press about it they should get it. I just have no use for all of the hypocrites who never thought twice about it until they saw Colin Kaepernick's face in that ad. It's rather like all of those good Christians who suddenly decided, when Hillary Clinton was running for president, that presumably forgiving and deciding to stay married to a man who cheated on her made her a bad person.

[liberty]

I never thought the protest


forget it

[ex-khobar Andy]

I never thought the protest


forget it

FTFY. You're welcome.

[Scooter]

It's definitely among the village idiot's more insightful posts.

[wesw]

leather rockports for the last 15 yrs or so

brown or black.

my current pair are worn out tho.....

good shoes are more important than politics.

I might get a pair of nike air......

but really, who cares?

when I was in school my grandmother always took me to get shoes...... nikes mostly.....

...so it might effect their business. I don t care.

[Burning Petard]

In modern world it is hard to say just who really makes the shoe. Rockport is an old respected shoe company but recently:
Aug 15 bought by Bershire Partners and New Balance
Dec 17 sold to Crescent Capital
May 18 declared chapter 11 bankruptcy

Me, I wish I could still buy Bata Bikers, which used to be made just down the road from me in Maryland.

snailgate.

[RayThom]

I never thought the protest
forget it...

I didn't.
I did.

Man Who Exclusively Buys $13 Velcro Shoes From Walmart Threatens Nike Boycott
https://babylonbee.com/news/man-who-exc ... e-boycott/

[Joe Guy]

Rumor has it, that in Nike's next ad, Kaepernick is going to say, "Nike is more popular than Jesus."

[Scooter]

[wesw]

well if the above statement is accurate, I suddenly do care.

I m not gonna burn my daughter s nikes , but she can buy her own if she wants more. (and she always wants more)

Luckily she likes Vans too......

[liberty]

I never thought the protest
forget it...

I didn't.
I did.

Man Who Exclusively Buys $13 Velcro Shoes From Walmart Threatens Nike Boycott
https://babylonbee.com/news/man-who-exc ... e-boycott/

I was going to say I never thought that the protest was a big deal in terms of respect for the flag. After all, going down on a knee was at one time a way of showing submission to a sovereign when seeking or receiving a favor. But evidently some people think it is a big deal.

But, boring boring borimg all is boring especially "greasy shit for brains", so predictable and stupid.

And buying brand names is so stupid. It is one of the reason that people who should have money are always broke. People can be so stupid with money. What is important about a pair of shoes is not the brand but how they wear and look. I have two brick houses, but I have never paid a single mortgage payment and some people will die before they pay off their mortgage.

[Bicycle Bill]

In modern world it is hard to say just who really makes the shoe. Rockport is an old respected shoe company but recently:
Aug 15 bought by Bershire Partners and New Balance
Dec 17 sold to Crescent Capital
May 18 declared chapter 11 bankruptcy

Me, I wish I could still buy Bata Bikers, which used to be made just down the road from me in Maryland.

snailgate.

I went through two pairs of them myself back in the toe-clips-and-straps days.  Avocet also had a good general-purpose touring-style shoe that was a great value for the money too.

Then LOOK (the ski-binding company) adapted that technology for bike pedals and introduced the first commercially successful clipless pedals, and another bit of classic cycling equipment was condemned to be, forever after, 'retro'.

-"BB"-

[Scooter]

The village idiot and his buds made it on TV:

[Joe Guy]

I bet they're wearing Walmart Velcro shoes.

[Econoline]

[Econoline]

[BoSoxGal]

Here’s the very inspiring advertisement at the heart of the controversy - set to premiere during the NFL season opening games:

[rubato]

Good ad. I've never bought a Nike product but one day, I might.


yrs,
ruubato