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Colin Kaepernick forfeited his NFL career once he began kneeling in silent, peaceful protest ahead of games during the playing of the National Anthem becoming both hero and enemy in the nation. Two years out of playing the game he loves and fighting a mounting legal battle, Nike made the free agent quarter the face of its “Just Do It”30th-anniversary campaign.
A black-and-white photo of Kap zeroes in on his face with the caption “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything,” powerful in its simplicity and achieving the desired effect. Immediately, people who still foolishly regard Kap’s protest as a jab at the military instead of the what he’s said time and again is about the treatment of communities of colors at the hands of police and other race-related matters have gone full-on patriotic petty.
One man, donning Nike socks, cut off the swoosh on his footies just to prove whatever hare-brained point that was. And believe us, the hits keep coming.
We’ve collected a number of these idiotic responses to Nike’s stirring “Just Do It” ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick below.
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#JustDoIt: Colin Kaepernick Fronts Nike’s 30th Anniversary “Just Do It” Ad, Patriotic Twitter Big Mad was originally published on hiphopwired.com
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@Nike here is a picture of someone who sacrificed everything unlike your spokesman who has made millions of dollars and feels it is appropriate to disrespect this very flag. #JustDoIt no #JustUndoIt pic.twitter.com/1C16armxoy
— John Colhoun (@TriFalcon) September 4, 2018
Again, respect for the armed services, but this ain’t it.
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Nah, #JustBurnIt. No one should wear a product from a company that doesn’t respect the flag of the United States or it’s National Anthem.
— Bill Herring DMA (@BHerringDMA) September 4, 2018
I would rather buy a homeless person new @adidas merchandise. https://t.co/ZeGfYaie8I
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Hey @Nike keep an eye out for a massive pile of shoes and apparel burning soon. I'm spreading the word to everyone I know. I'm done buying your products. #JustBurnIt https://t.co/SqS7UxF3sH
— ✧྄⃕ℬɩ͞ɢჂ⃝τ⃜ʀ͢ɛт͞сɧ✧⃔ (@BigStretch777) September 3, 2018
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What’s great is that he really thought he nailed it here.
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What’s great is that he really thought he nailed it here.
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Brenda just found out.... now she has to burn her Chuck Taylor’s #JustDoIt 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/Hd8j1tcH2b
— Double L must Rock The Bells (@LoveThePuck) September 4, 2018
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If you now hate Nike please donate your used stuff to charity. #justdoit
— MARCUS (@marcusjcarey) September 4, 2018
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No, believing in something is not enough. Would #Nike offer this #JustDoIt advice to Hitler? pic.twitter.com/n7hlGPEpKn
— Dinesh D'Souza (@DineshDSouza) September 3, 2018
Reaching….for the Ls.
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I can't wait to wear my Adidas to In-N-Out for dinner. #JustDoIt
— Michael Knowles (@michaeljknowles) September 4, 2018
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Maybe this would have been a better choice than Kaepernick. #JustDoIt pic.twitter.com/JQB2iGijcp
— JoAnne Tillman Lewis (@JoALewis) September 3, 2018
No, it isn’t.
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All respect to the dead, but this isn’t about that.
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At this point, it’s just boring.
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If you see a guy with raggedy socks falling down off his pale calves tomorrow he’s probably racist. #JustDoIt
— Olivia A. Cole is half here (@RantingOwl) September 4, 2018
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Dear @Nike, I am burning all Nike stuff that I own. The man you decided to make the face of your #JustDoIt campaign wore socks depicting police as pigs.Yet, you celebrate him. It is the police who #justdoit 24 hours/day-7 days/week protecting lives while risking their own lives.
— Gary Kaltbaum (@GaryKaltbaum) September 3, 2018
Check out this genius.
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For all y'all who about to trash/burn your #Nike shoes because the company has #ColinKaepernick fronting a new ad campaign -- can you give a brother call first? I'm looking for size 14s, in good condition. #Justdoit pic.twitter.com/fZBpO9rxxS
— Jerry Bembry (@Jerrybembry) September 3, 2018
Yeah, donate them shoes, brah.
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Embarrassing...let's not forget this guy paid homage to one of the greatest human rights abusers in history Fidel Castro. But he wants to lecture the rest of us about how black people are treated? Bad movie @nikestore. I'll buy @PUMA or @adidas. There's my protest. https://t.co/Y9o2ct34la
— Mark Reardon (@MarkReardonKMOX) September 3, 2018
WE’RE GONNA OWN YOU LIBS! MAGA!
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The ethical move for Kaepernick would have been to say, "I didn't intend to be disrespectful, and I regret it was perceived that way. I'll protest in a different fashion." Not as profitable for him, though.
— Bluto ❌ 🇺🇸 (@BlutoActual) September 4, 2018
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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
Just ruined some good socks, dummy.
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Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. #JustDoIt pic.twitter.com/SRWkMIDdaO
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) September 3, 2018
Pretty powerful stuff from Colin Kaepernick and Nike.