If you’re looking for heroes in the battle over the flag-emblazoned shoes Nike made and then recalled, you’re out of luck, jcahealey writes.
The shoe giant made the first mistake when it tried to monetize American patriotism by introducing a new rendition of a 32-year-old shoe, the Nike Air Max 1, just in time for the Fourth of July with an early version of the American flag emblazoned on its heel. It’s hardly the first apparel company to try to profit off of flag worship, but still — commercializing the flag is tacky.
In this case, the flag was the 13-star, 13-stripe version commonly known as the Betsy Ross flag because the design has been attributed to America’s favorite 18th century upholsterer. Makes sense, right? Nothing says Fourth of July quite like the flag most associated with the Revolutionary War. But that was the second mistake, at least in the minds of the woke brigade. That’s because this version of the flag is not only a symbol of a time when the fledgling United States was A-OK with slavery but also
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