re: I encourage everyone to boycott Nike

You know I’ve never participated in boycotts or avoided a brand because of political stands. However, I am going this weekend to buy a new pair of shoes to work out in and I will not be purchasing Nike. I would have before this political stance they took as I already had the shoes picked out. Now I’ll just buy another brand.

I strongly disagree with kapernick’s methods of political protesting. To me, it’s offensive, disrespectful, and self adulative. I think he is a poor quality person. I think he is disrespectful, ungrateful, and someone not to be admired. Nike has chosen to rub him and his actions in the faces of those who don’t like him, his stances, and the way he chooses to communicate those stances.

I’m just one person. I know that my not buying a pair of shoes from Nike won’t affect their bottom line. But that’s not the point. This is about me and choosing where or where not to spend my money. And I don’t want a pair of shoes from a company that proudly and forcefully expresses political stances that I profoundly view as silly, disrespectful, misguided, and insulting.

So Nike lost me as a customer. It may not matter to them and that’s fine. I don’t care. I feel better not having their product. That’s it. Everyone can do what they want. If you don’t care and buy Nike, go ahead. It won’t bother me.