Cyrus Langhorne
Sports apparel giant Nike is catching some backlash for teaming with Black Lives Matter activist Colin Kaepernick for its new Just Do It campaign. However, diehard supporters aren’t letting the haters shine too bright and going fully in with some epic trolling.
After handfuls of people turned into instant anti-Nike boycotters for its new Kaepernick rollout, the Internet didn’t waste much time in lighting them up with hilarious memes and Twitter posts.
Hey @nike “sacrificing everything” to “believe in something” is dying while serving your country to defend all our freedoms. It isn’t getting paid millions to star in your advertising campaign. Pathetic. pic.twitter.com/4TDv5IQJQd
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) September 3, 2018
.@Nike Due to your support of C.K. in your coming adds, I as an American can no longer support your company. #boycottNike #IStandForOurFlag pic.twitter.com/5JxSMD8SSO
— AlterAtYeshiva (@alteratyeshiva) September 4, 2018
Wow! Didn’t know Nike hated our beautiful flag so much. Sad 🇺🇸
— Sports Trump (@realSportsTrump) September 4, 2018
George Bush is going to hand a pair of Nike shorts to Michelle Obama tomorrow and the internet is going to explode
— Roland Scahill (@rolandscahill) September 4, 2018
Watching these vids of people burning Nikes, thinking about the phrase "virtue signaling", and just laughing my ass off.
— Jason Davis (@davisjsn) September 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/AndrewHusband/status/1036791518764388352
Why don’t the #MAGA trolls donate their Nike gear to the homeless veterans they care so much about instead of burning it on camera?
— Baha (@Baha) September 4, 2018
Truth is, I've never seen someone wearing Nikes with their Klan robes, so I think Nike is gonna be okay on this.
— Covfefe "Shecky" Jones- King Of Shade👑 FBR 🌊🌊 (@King_Of_Shade) September 4, 2018
Someone wanna grab some beers and watch all the overweight, middle aged white guys burn their @Nike athletic gear? It’s gonna be a good time.
— soup (@raychelsoup) September 4, 2018
The crazy thing is people burning Nike shoes are doing the exact same thing Kaepernick did. They are protesting. Yet he is crucified for doing it. Sad thing is I am sure he would give his shoes to the homeless too, not burn them.
— NFL Draft Diamonds (@DraftDiamonds) September 4, 2018
There’s an up-and-coming apparel business awaiting the love and embrace of all those patriots fleeing from Nike pic.twitter.com/uFIlBjmqvK
— David Steele (@David_C_Steele) September 4, 2018
The way these people are outraged you would think that @nike was putting babies in cages, killing unarmed people over broken tail lights or allowing 3,000 u.s. citizens to die due to poor hurricane planning and throwing paper towels at them. Sheesh #nike, do better.
— pfire☔#QueenOfPopCulture 🦅 #CivilWrites 🇺🇸 (@firefire100) September 4, 2018
This new Nike endorsement is wild! pic.twitter.com/UiZwAARq3B
— nothing (@LahLahRuu) September 4, 2018
Trust me, Nike will be here tomorrow and the next day after that.
The people claiming that they are boycotting Nike are not going to hurt their business.
— Ted Corcoran (Red T Raccoon) (@RedTRaccoon) September 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/BrandolaBar/status/1036790296166768640
Nike kept Colin on the sidelines for years.
Fellas out here now telling girls, “Stop trippin. I’m going to roll you out like Kaep when the time is right.”
— Bakari Sellers (@Bakari_Sellers) September 4, 2018
Man @Nike sure brought out the racists. Which I’m sure was their whole point. And they have the @NFL for the next 10 years. pic.twitter.com/R9viOIfPuz
— BEAN 🏁🏁🏁 (@MGRADS) September 4, 2018
Earlier in the day, rap star T.I. applauded Nike for teaming up with Colin for its new campaign.
Now THIS is how you level TF up!!! Super big congrats @Kaepernick7 @Nike 📸 @Tip pic.twitter.com/018FKNbfvl
— SOHH (@sohh) September 3, 2018
BREAKING: Nike had been paying Colin Kaepernick all along, waiting for the right moment. That moment is now, as he becomes the face of the company’s 30th anniversary of the “Just Do It” campaign. pic.twitter.com/uccpDStbq5
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 3, 2018
A few hours ago, Colin hopped on social media to share a shot from his new campaign.
Nike’s relationship with CK goes back nearly 10 years.
Nike signed Kaepernick in 2011 and kept him on its endorsement roster over the years. The company had not used him in the past two years. “We believe Colin is one of the most inspirational athletes of this generation, who has leveraged the power of sport to help move the world forward,” Gino Fisanotti, Nike’s vice president of brand for North America, told ESPN. Other athletes in the “Just Do It” campaign include Odell Beckham Jr., Shaquem Griffin, Lacey Baker, Serena Williams and LeBron James. (ESPN)
