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NFL: THE GREAT DISTRACTION
As the country grows more numb and dumb with football fever, Nike scores Biggly!
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or the early part of my life as most young men, I was enthralled with sports. If it was played with a ball, I was interrested. I come from a the times when head trauma was just part of the game. Things have changed a lot over the years, but one thing remains constant. Big corp advertising has always been at the forefront of metering public perception. If you haven’t been paying attention. Ex-pro football quarterback Colin
Kaepernick was all but banned from the National Football League for taking a knee during the national anthem. Kapernicks protest was due to the over policing and discrimination practices fostered by this country upon Black and brown communities. Big corp Nike released a “socially sensitive” ad campaign featuring the ex pro quarterback as the voice over for and cameo. The ad seems to show support for those who are leading the charge in
NIKE RELEASED ITS NEWEST AD, WHICH FEATURES AND IS NARRATED BY FORMER 49ERS QUARTERBACK COLIN KAEPERNICK. WATCH NOW
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redefining what it is to compete. But Kaepernick’s protest was against the social inequalities that our community faces not athletic competition. This is yet another ploy to distract from the real issue, pacify the community and re-engage the consumer base by showing “pseudo support” for a champion of our collective cause. Im sure most will see the ad and think - wow! Nike really stepped up on this one. I ask you then, with all the capital and resources that Nike has available, why didn’t they use their influence to garner real change and campaign against the real issue at the heart of Kaepernick’s protest. Social injustice in Amerikkka!
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THE BALANCEER OF THE HOLY BREATH “During the ancient Egypt dynastic periods, the Goddess Maat embodied the Goddess of Truth, Justice, Righteousness, Harmony, Order, Balance and Reciprocity (Karma). She governs the “weighing of the heart” of the deceased on the karmic scales.” Comfortability. People love being around you, and you love them, too. Untrained Eye. You
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