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Tafkam Hokie

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Two thoughts on this


1 - The meme that Nike got the slogan right, but just got the picture wrong...then showed a pic of Pat Tillman...was awesome.

2 - I honestly think this was so incredibly mishandled by the NFL, NFLPA, the media, POTUS, and everyone in between. Kap started doing it to highlight that there are still some police officers who notice and react to a person's race. I would hope we could all agree that is an issue that needs to get fixed. Instead of this turning into a huge kerfluffle over standing vs. kneeling for the anthem, this was a great opportunity for the NFL and NFLPA to work together and raise money to both educate/train officers and do some PSA's about how to behave when confronted by an officer and maybe do some actual good in this country. But instead of taking an opportunity to do some good, everyone turned this into a question of whether kneeling is appropriate free speech vs. disrespectful to our country. It never should have been about that at all.

And now the issue is so blown up, any attempt to take sides on the issue automatically pisses off the other half of the population.

Now that I think about it, Nike is sticking their neck out much further than Kap ever did.

(In response to this post by Bon Air Hokie)

Posted: 09/06/2018 at 09:06AM


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  Response from Whit re: Nike ...I expected this and am OK with it. -- Bon Air Hokie 09/05/2018 3:41PM
  If Adidas is smart, they will launch an Ad campaign featuring real heroes -- TechMomof2 09/06/2018 2:44PM
  F Nike -- TabbHokie 09/05/2018 6:15PM
  Kap is getting $2 million, allegedly. ** -- 48zip 09/05/2018 6:45PM
  Regardless of politics, Nike made a statement with Kap ad and we know where -- grill to chill 09/05/2018 4:33PM
  Their point is to keep trying -- lchoro 09/05/2018 5:02PM
  Or to walk out on a valid contract, then start beeeoching because no one... -- EDGEMAN 09/05/2018 5:19PM
  Ravens were interested.. look up what happened ** -- VTMojo 09/06/2018 12:54PM
  He opted out, but they were going to cut him anyway -- BB Hokie 09/05/2018 7:44PM
  Denver offered him one ** -- HokieDan95 09/05/2018 5:33PM
  Denver offered him one before the kneeling. Not after. ** -- ElbertoHokie 09/05/2018 7:08PM
  He was going to be released -- lchoro 09/05/2018 5:31PM
  What was your issue? ** -- Stork 09/05/2018 4:33PM
  I disagree with Nike using Kaepernick in their ads. -- Bon Air Hokie 09/05/2018 5:24PM
  Two thoughts on this -- Tafkam Hokie 09/06/2018 09:06AM
  Self delete. ** -- CPRVHokie 09/05/2018 4:04PM
  BTW-his son’s birthday is today** -- CPRVHokie 09/05/2018 4:07PM
  So you personally will boycott Nike but respect decisions of others -- RhinoVT 09/05/2018 3:49PM
  What is this "respect others" that you speak of? Inconceivable ** -- HokieAl 09/05/2018 4:27PM
  Yes, don't get your point. Was I supposed to rant and rave? -- Bon Air Hokie 09/05/2018 3:55PM
  Just saying that you are being different than a lot of the teeth nashers -- RhinoVT 09/05/2018 4:06PM
  :-) gotcha. I'm slow today. ** -- Bon Air Hokie 09/05/2018 5:28PM
  Agreed. Almost as if Bon Air said his piece and moved on, like a rational -- CPRVHokie 09/05/2018 4:15PM
  In fairness..Nike better pony up major money or we SHOULD kick them. -- Naelbis 09/05/2018 3:58PM
  Ha...yeah...far bigger travesty is our actual contract with them. ;-) ** -- vthokieq 09/05/2018 4:00PM
  The unis themselves are a bigger travesty ** -- CPRVHokie 09/05/2018 4:17PM
  Nope ** -- vthokieq 09/05/2018 4:19PM
  I lik'em, notwithstanding the orange color. Not accurate at all. -- 48zip 09/05/2018 6:30PM
  Yep? ** -- CPRVHokie 09/05/2018 4:26PM

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