The infamous Nike ad face Colin Kaepernick first gained public attention because of his decision to sit during the US national anthem, while the tradition dictates standing up. Though it soon came clear that his reason for sitting was much deeper than plain disrespect - Colin stated: "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football, and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way." Exactly because of this activism, he was chosen as the face for Nike ads. Some accepted it with praise, and some felt that it was a disgrace and ended up protesting and defacing Nike products. This is a perfect depiction of modern America - racism, manufactured outrage, a cult of celebrity, commercialization and petty vindictiveness.
However, these kind of situations are fertile ground for funny memes and Colin's ad is no exception. The "Just Do It" variations are each more hilarious than the last! Scroll through our list of Colin Kaepernick memes and see for yourself.
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How much is the average wage in that country? Statements without context is meaningless. If Nike paid $7 an hour they would be putting other companies in that country out of business.
If its Indonesia, (since we do have Nike factory here) then the currency is 15.000 Idr for 1$. (I hope it will coming down soon) and the average wage for each city is different. But let me tell you these, a lot of indonesian companies or everseas company didnt pay by hour. We may never know how many rupiah we get paid for hourly rates. They paid us monthly income without explanation of how many rupiah we earn on 1 hour. My friend's mother work like that too and her income for a month is 700.000-1.000.000IDR or 40-70$ and it wasnt enough for a month for people with family! The minimum wage of Indonesia range on 1.8-4.5 million rupiah and they definitely paid their worker less than the minimum wage of it.
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You can use that line to excuse any workplace mistreatment and abuse. 'Well, at least they have a job.'
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I was beginning to wonder if Bored Panda was being politically biased, but I'm glad to see they swing both ways.
F**k this piece of s**t m**********r and f**k Nike! Nike: "Just Burn It"
And this is why I'm sort of "okay, yay, nike....but can you do something about this other thing?"
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I don't know how to render anything, will society accept me? - Asking for a bad CHI shark friend!
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She has a permanent scowl. It’s so interesting how being a bad person is so often a visible thing.
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The subject was nice, but the execution left something to be desired...
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Well , he vas pretty clear he sacrified "Everything" not half of it ;)
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Yeah, but how many times in a week can you s**t your pants before people start thinking you have a problem... :-/
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Heck, I think he is the one who wrote the letter to the N.Y. Times.
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I think it’s like a strap for punishment or a straight jacket. That’s what I’m going with. Get the strap, indeed. (Blah blah blah.... )The statement concluded: “‘Get The Strap’ is a playful phrase used by Mr. Jackson to punctuate absurd and outrageous situations.”
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Poods go back into ur meme hole and don't come out till cod battle royale
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I WILL NEVER SACRIFICE COVFEFE. THAT IS THE BEST THING THAT CAME OUT OF THIS SHITSHOW.
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I don't get why people are burning their s**t over an AD. Yeah, this HUMONGOUS company is totally gonna be DEVASTATED when you just destroy something you already paid for. Why not donate it to someone who has nothing to begin with?
Fashion victims aren't the smartest bunch to begin with, little wonder that they would destroy something they already paid for as a protest. The smarter thing to do would be donate the items, and start buying a rival brand.
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I respect the man in standing for what he believes , but man i hate these m***********g companys who jump on every opportunity to make it an ad ,they deserve all the memes they were giving despite some of them are quit stupid .
Or NOT standing for what he believes in in this case
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I don't understand Americans and their obsession with the flag. Why have so much faith in a piece of fabric even if it is a symbol...a symbol of what. Here's what the Australians think of the flag; they want the Union Jack off it or a much smaller representation of white settlement and the Aboriginal colours on it somewhere, it's flies on flagpole and if it fell down, people would just say "crikey, there's a flag on the ground." It doesn't represent the people or any war that Aussies fought in. And while we wave it to show support for athletes it's more than likely wearing green and gold and painting a kangaroo on our faces at a sports event has more of an impact than the flag.
Basically what I've noticed living in this country for 40 years is that white trash Americans who never do anything for their country but b***h about how much it sucks buy up a bunch of Chinese made American flags, cover everything they own in them, then pretend like they're "better, more patriotic Americans" than everyone else for having so many flags. It's stupid.
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Kaepernick acted on his conscience. He took a risk and paid a great price. It was his right, and it was his choice. It seems that so many haters do not reflect on their conscience. They jump on the hate wagon and say taking a knee during the anthem is unpatriotic...they just do not get it. Taking a knee is a powerful demonstration of respect...in church...before the Queen. Taking a knee with a bowed head is deeply respectful. But in this context is is also respecting lives taken illegally, by empowered people with hate and racist feelings...well documented..well documented. He is a hero, and I am glad he has some recognition.
"Over in the land of the free, people are burning shoes because a guy took a knee during the national anthem... It's all a bit ridiculous and sums up modern America pretty well." You can make something sound ridiculous by leaching the political statement out of it. Nobody was angry at a guy taking a knee. People were angry about the statement he was making and the way he was making it. This is like saying about the flag-burning controversy that it was ridiculous when people got all bent out of shape because somebody burned a bit of cloth. If you're autistic, then you can be forgiven for thinking the Kaepernick issue is about "taking a knee." Otherwise, you're being dishonest. I'm kinda guessing it's the latter.
I hate these kind of platitudes. Completely vapid, empty sophistries that never speak of the complexity of things
Thats life in a nutshell.... Oh wait did I just do it too?
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Am I the only one who needs crib notes for, like, at least 75% of these, maybe more? I don't recognize most of these people. Therefore, I did not LOL.
I stopped caring about anything this guy stood for when he became a Castro apologist. In America even idiots are given a platform.
#3 and #26 brilliantly demonstrate the REAL reason Kaepernick is a complete a$$wipe. No, it has nothing to do with the flag. It's because he claims to be taking a stand against opression while endorsing a company known for its slave labor. He can take a hike.
Money. That's all he did it for. That's why Nike did it. They want your money. Now if you want to throw away your Nikes, I wear a size 8 in women :)
Only in USA :D I don't even know this guy and don't get why it's such a big deal?
It is a big deal because it mainly triggers Chump and its fancrybabies :D
Load More Replies... I don't get why people are burning their s**t over an AD. Yeah, this HUMONGOUS company is totally gonna be DEVASTATED when you just destroy something you already paid for. Why not donate it to someone who has nothing to begin with?
Fashion victims aren't the smartest bunch to begin with, little wonder that they would destroy something they already paid for as a protest. The smarter thing to do would be donate the items, and start buying a rival brand.
Load More Replies... I respect the man in standing for what he believes , but man i hate these m***********g companys who jump on every opportunity to make it an ad ,they deserve all the memes they were giving despite some of them are quit stupid .
Or NOT standing for what he believes in in this case
Load More Replies... I don't understand Americans and their obsession with the flag. Why have so much faith in a piece of fabric even if it is a symbol...a symbol of what. Here's what the Australians think of the flag; they want the Union Jack off it or a much smaller representation of white settlement and the Aboriginal colours on it somewhere, it's flies on flagpole and if it fell down, people would just say "crikey, there's a flag on the ground." It doesn't represent the people or any war that Aussies fought in. And while we wave it to show support for athletes it's more than likely wearing green and gold and painting a kangaroo on our faces at a sports event has more of an impact than the flag.
Basically what I've noticed living in this country for 40 years is that white trash Americans who never do anything for their country but b***h about how much it sucks buy up a bunch of Chinese made American flags, cover everything they own in them, then pretend like they're "better, more patriotic Americans" than everyone else for having so many flags. It's stupid.
Load More Replies... Kaepernick acted on his conscience. He took a risk and paid a great price. It was his right, and it was his choice. It seems that so many haters do not reflect on their conscience. They jump on the hate wagon and say taking a knee during the anthem is unpatriotic...they just do not get it. Taking a knee is a powerful demonstration of respect...in church...before the Queen. Taking a knee with a bowed head is deeply respectful. But in this context is is also respecting lives taken illegally, by empowered people with hate and racist feelings...well documented..well documented. He is a hero, and I am glad he has some recognition.
"Over in the land of the free, people are burning shoes because a guy took a knee during the national anthem... It's all a bit ridiculous and sums up modern America pretty well." You can make something sound ridiculous by leaching the political statement out of it. Nobody was angry at a guy taking a knee. People were angry about the statement he was making and the way he was making it. This is like saying about the flag-burning controversy that it was ridiculous when people got all bent out of shape because somebody burned a bit of cloth. If you're autistic, then you can be forgiven for thinking the Kaepernick issue is about "taking a knee." Otherwise, you're being dishonest. I'm kinda guessing it's the latter.
I hate these kind of platitudes. Completely vapid, empty sophistries that never speak of the complexity of things
Thats life in a nutshell.... Oh wait did I just do it too?
Load More Replies... Am I the only one who needs crib notes for, like, at least 75% of these, maybe more? I don't recognize most of these people. Therefore, I did not LOL.
I stopped caring about anything this guy stood for when he became a Castro apologist. In America even idiots are given a platform.
#3 and #26 brilliantly demonstrate the REAL reason Kaepernick is a complete a$$wipe. No, it has nothing to do with the flag. It's because he claims to be taking a stand against opression while endorsing a company known for its slave labor. He can take a hike.
Money. That's all he did it for. That's why Nike did it. They want your money. Now if you want to throw away your Nikes, I wear a size 8 in women :)
Only in USA :D I don't even know this guy and don't get why it's such a big deal?
It is a big deal because it mainly triggers Chump and its fancrybabies :D
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