Man On The Street
This weekโs question:
Is Nikeโs new Ad with Colin Kaepernick offensive?
Name: Micaela Mendietta
Major: Kinesiology
โI donโt think itโs offensive because itโs saying, โif you sacrifice everythingโ and he did sacrifice everything. He sacrificed his whole career. Itโs not really offensive because itโs something that he believes in. It is a really big issue for people from a minority. People in general too. If we donโt feel safe on the streets, they canโt expect us to keep quiet about that.โ
Name: Dr. Kristina Y Bernal-Marichalar
Position: Lecturer, Sociology and Dual-enrollment
โNo, I do not find the Nike ad offensive. I think the message is really great, โBelieve in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.โ It is an important message for our society today. I have not paid attention to Twitter, nor do I think what has happened with the quarterback is important. Our society should focus on what the real message is and not focus on the person who it behind the message.โ
Name: Justin Lofton
Major: Criminology, Psychology
โNo, I donโt think itโs offensive. He is not the only black athlete who is the face of Nike. I feel like him taking a knee wasnโt protesting racism. It was for police brutality. It wasnโt because of the troops or because of the flag, it was because of the injustice going on in the world. I feel like Nike did right by putting him as the face of their campaign because it made people more aware.โ
Name: Kayla Ashworth
Major: Kinesiology
โNo, I donโt think the ad was offensive. I think the meaning was more important than the political drama that was going on behind the scenes.โ
