Colin
Kaepernick, de 'American' football speler, werd uitgekotst nadat hij
volkomen terecht uit protest tegen het grote aantal moorden door de
politie in de VS op gekleurde VS burgers*, knielde tijdens het
volkslied i.p.v. te staan met de hand op het hart. (ha! ha! ha! ha!) Gekleurde burgers die jaarlijks (veelal) zonder enige reden worden doodgeschoten door de politie...... E.e.a. ingegeven door de Black Lives Matter (BLM) beweging, die zich het lot van de zwarte bevolking in de VS aantrekt.
Staan met de hand op het hart voor het belachelijke
volkslied van de VS, onderdeel van ceremonies die een genocide op de oorspronkelijke bewoners
moet verdoezelen en er bij de kinderen al instampt dat de VS het door god gegeven land (aan de import burgers) is.........
Vanmorgen
bracht BNR dit nieuws, waarin o.a. werd gemeld dat hysterische
nationalistische burgers op grote schaal hun Nike schoenen hebben
verbrand (de kwalificaties zijn van mijn hand, zoals je waarschijnlijk al had begrepen)...... Ofwel een fiks deel van de VS bevolking maakt zich net
als de president, het beest Trump, druk om het knielen voor het
volkslied**, terwijl ze zich niet eens druk maken over de jaarlijkse
massamoord op hun gekleurde medeburgers........
Kaepernick
stond al lang onder contract bij Nike, al deed Nike daar na alle
consternatie niets mee, Kaepernick werd overigens gewoon doorbetaald door het bedrijf. Wel heeft het
bedrijf laten weten het recht van vrijheid op meningsuiting te respecteren,
daarmee gaf het bedrijf in feite aan dat het achter Kaepernick en
zijn collega's die zijn voorbeeld volgden staat.
Het is
dan ook een geweldige stap van Nike om nu een reclame campagne te
starten met Kaeperick 'in de hoofdrol.'
Hulde aan Nike!
Hier een
artikel van Kevin Draper en Ken Bolson over deze zaak, gepubliceerd
op The New York Times:
Colin
Kaepernick, Face of N.F.L. Protests, Is Face of New Nike Campaign
Colin
Kaepernick tweeted the new Nike advertisement he appears in as part
of a new deal with the company. Colin
Kaepernick, via Twitter
Sept.
3, 2018
Colin
Kaepernick, the former N.F.L. quarterback who inspired a player
protest movement but who has been out of a job for more than a year,
has signed a new, multiyear deal with Nike that makes him a face of
the 30th anniversary of the sports apparel company’s “Just Do It”
campaign, Nike confirmed on Monday.
The
first advertisement from Nike, one of the league’s top partners,
debuted Monday afternoon, when Kaepernick tweeted
it,
assuring that his activism and the protest movement against racism
and social injustice he started would continue to loom over one of
the country’s most powerful sports leagues.
Nike
will produce new Kaepernick apparel, including a shoe and a T-shirt,
and if the merchandise sells well, the value of the deal will rival
those of other top N.F.L. players, according to people close to the
negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because Nike had not
formally announced it. Nike will also donate money to
Kaepernick’s “Know
Your Rights” campaign.
The
N.F.L. did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The ad
and the campaign, coming a few days before the start of the N.F.L.
season on Thursday, is likely to annoy the league’s top executives
and its owners. On Thursday, Kaepernick won a victory in his
grievance against the league when an arbitrator let his case, in
which he accuses the league of conspiring to keep him off the field
because of his activism, advance.
A
wave of on-field protests has continued, with varying degrees of
intensity, since summer 2016, when Kaepernick began kneeling during
the playing of the national anthem.
The
N.F.L. has struggled to contain the on-field protests, which have
also included raised fists and other gestures, which league officials
have blamed for dragging down the league. Television ratings have
declined and certain segments of the fan base have reacted angrily.
President Trump has made the N.F.L. a target for not firing players
who refuse to stand for the national anthem.
The
Kaepernick deal could be awkward for the league.
In
March, Nike and the N.F.L. announced an extension of an apparel deal
through 2028. As part of that deal, Nike supplies 32 teams with
game-day uniforms and sideline apparel that features the company’s
swoosh logo. When that deal was announced, Brian Rolapp, the NFL’s
chief media and business officer, called the company “a longtime
and trusted partner” of the league.
Kaepernick
and Nike already had an endorsement deal, dating to when he entered
the league in 2011, but it was expiring soon and has now been
extended.
The
new Kaepernick ad features a close-up, black-and-white photograph of
his face, with copy that references his kneeling and his belief that
his activism is keeping him out of the league.
The
ad reads: “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing
everything.”
When
asked if Nike had run the campaign by the N.F.L., a spokeswoman,
Sandra Carreon-John, responded: “Nike has a longstanding
relationship with the N.F.L. and works extensively with the league on
all campaigns that use current N.F.L. players and its marks. Colin is
not currently employed by an N.F.L. team and has no contractual
obligation to the N.F.L.”
The
new contract was negotiated by Kaepernick’s lawyers, Mark Geragos
and Ben Meiselas, and Nike executives.
Even
as the N.F.L. season approaches, the Kaepernick story has continued
to dominate the N.F.L. narrative. On Friday, Kaepernick received an
ovation from the crowd at the United States Open match between Serena
Williams and Venus Williams.
Serena
Williams, LeBron James, Odell Beckham Jr., Shaquem Griffin and Lacey
Baker are also part of the “Just Do It” anniversary campaign.
Nike’s
decision to make new Kaepernick merchandise and to make him the face
of a campaign could, if they are successful for the company, undercut
the argument from N.F.L. owners that he is bad for business.
Previously, Nike stated that
it “supports athletes and their right to freedom of expression on
issues that are of great importance to our society,” but the
company had not used Kaepernick in any recent ad campaigns.
There
is reason to believe that Kaepernick, despite not playing, will move
merchandise. During the second quarter of 2017, his officially
licensed jersey was the 39th-best
selling in the league.
As an unsigned free agent, he was the only player in the top 50 of
those rankings not signed to a team.
With
Kaepernick seemingly having little chance of playing in the N.F.L.
again, Geragos was eager to try to portray him as something more than
a football player.
“I
give Nike credit for understanding that he’s not just an athlete,
he has become an icon,” Geragos said.
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* In de periode 2015 t/m 7 juli 2016 was het totale aantal doden door politiekogels 1.712. Het fascistenforum Geen Stijl dacht de vloer aan te kunnen vegen met de bewering dat zwarten (waar expres een aantal keren het woord neger werd gebruikt...) veel vaker dan witten het slachtoffer zijn van politiekogels. Het aantal witte door de politie gevelde burgers was 860 (50% van het aantal door de politie doodgeschoten burgers) tegen 442 zwarte burgers (25% van dat aantal). Helaas kan men bij Geen Stijl niet verder kijken dan de witte neus lang is, anders had men geweten dat er veel meer witte burgers zijn in de VS t.w. 223 miljoen tegen 42 miljoen zwarte burgers. Dit betekent dat 4 op de miljoen witte inwoners werden vermoord door de politie, tegen 11 per miljoen zwarte inwoners (cijfers van de NRC)
**
Terwijl knielen ook een vorm is van eerbied tonen, dat weten
christenen maar al te goed en vreemd genoeg is het overgrote deel van
de hysterische bevolking, die pissig is op Kaepernick, van het
christelijk geloof en dan nog van de meer fanatieke kant van dat (onzinnige) geloof.....
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