So, why did Nike pull back its patriotic-themed shoe days before America’s 243rd birthday? Because Colin Kaepernick, the ex-NFL quarterback turned social justice warrior, believes (incorrectly) the so-called Betsy Ross flag — which was on the shoe’s heel — is a racist symbol.
Obviously, Kaepernick can believe anything he wants about the American flag that flew across the land during the War for Independence. And Nike, as a private company, is under no obligation to release a shoe adorned with the American flag via 1777. However, the entire episode is just the most recent example of political correctness gone wild.
