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... [+]: Colin Kaepernick’s Nike sneaker sold out the first day it went on sale in North America, proving the sportswear retailer’s business hasn’t suffered after right-wing figures have threatened to boycott the company over its close relationship with the former NFL quarterback and activist.
The Nike Air Force 1 ‘07 with Kaepernick features an embroidered print of Kaepernick’s face on the back of the shoe and “08 14 16” on the right sole, referencing the date Kaepernick knelt during the National Anthem for the first time.Retail locations may still have the shoe in stock. : Conservatives have criticized and threatened to boycott Nike since 2018 after the company featured Kaepernick in an ad campaign that eventually won an Emmy.
the release of a “Betsy Ross” American flag shoe at the urging of Kaepernick, who said the sneakers would have glorified the pre-abolishment era of slavery.: The former NFL quarterback became a flashpoint in the Black Lives Matter movement in 2016 when he famously started kneeling during the National Anthem at football games to protest racial injustice in the U.S. He quickly became a right-wing villain, provoked the ire of President Donald Trump and was blackballed out of the NFL.
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