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People upset at the appointment of a former NFL quarterback who protested racial inequality as the new face of Nike, have started burning their own shoes. Colin Kaepernick, who protested against inequality in the United States by kneeling during pre-game anthems, is the face of a new advertising campaign by Nike. But just hours after Nike revealed its Just Do It campaign – featuring a close-up of Kaepernick’s face with the words: ‘Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything’ – people are destroying trainers. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Some who say kneeling during the US national anthem was offensive to the country and its veterans, have posted videos and photos to Twitter of themselves cutting up socks, setting clothes and trainers on fire, or boycotting the brand altogether. Veterans organization Vote Vets has urged critics to donate their items rather than burn them. People are burning Nike trainers in protest against backing kneeling quarterback A Twitter user who goes by the name Sean Clancy posted video showing a pair of Nike trainers being set on fire. ‘First the NFL forces me to choose between my favorite sport and my country. I chose country,’ he posted alongside it. ‘Then Nike forces me to choose between my favorite shoes and my country. Colin Kaepernick’s Nike Just do it campaign (Picture: Nike) ‘Since when did the American Flag and the National Anthem become offensive?’ Another Twitter user – with the username AlterAtYeshiva – posted a video of himself placing a number of Nike trainers into a fire pit. Kaepernick, who has been without a team since opting out of his contract with the 49ers in March 2017, began kneeling during The Star Spangled Banner in 2016, to protest against police brutality towards African-Americans. Several players followed suit, and the 2017 season was marked by numerous protests during the pre-game anthems – much to the disgust of US president Donald Trump. People are posting protest pictures and videos on Twitter (Picture: ArtenenAeolus/Twitter) Some set clothes and shoes on fire, others have been destroying Nike items (Picture: ArtenenAeolus/Twitter) People say the take a knee protest showed disrespect to the US national anthem (Picture: alteratyeshiva/Twitter) One man throws his trainers into a fire pit (Picture: alteratyeshiva/Twitter) Mr Trump spoke out against those involved and called for players to be fined or suspended by teams for taking part, igniting a fierce debate. Gino Fisanotti, Nike’s vice president of brand for North America, described Kaepernick as ‘one of the most inspirational athletes of this generation’, telling ESPN: ‘(He) has leveraged the power of sport to help move the world forward.’ Kaepernick has filed a grievance against the NFL alleging team owners colluded to stop him securing a contract after he became a free agent. On Thursday it was ruled his case could go to trial. San Francisco 49ers’ Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in 2016 (Picture: AP) Lawyer Mark Geragos, who is representing the 30-year-old in a lawsuit against the NFL, said he was an ‘All American icon’, tweeting: ‘Kudos to @Nike who realized @Kaepernick7 is an All American icon’. Nike spokeswoman Sandra Carreon-John said: ‘Colin has been a Nike athlete since 2011. ‘He is one of a number of athletes being featured as part of our 30th anniversary of Just Do It.’ Got a story for Metro.co.uk? If you have a story for our news team, email us at webnews@metro.co.uk. You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
