{"id":10274,"date":"2019-07-02T17:59:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T22:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/?p=10274"},"modified":"2022-01-04T20:13:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T01:13:15","slug":"after-colin-kaepernick-complains-betsy-ross-shoes-sue-nike-in-class-action-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/02\/after-colin-kaepernick-complains-betsy-ross-shoes-sue-nike-in-class-action-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"After Colin Kaepernick Complains, &#8216;Betsy Ross&#8217; Shoes Sue Nike In Class Action Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BEAVERTON, OREGON&#8211; In a new twist to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nike-recalls-shoe-after-colin-kaepernick-raises-racial-concerns-044445358.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colin Kaepernick racist shoe saga<\/a>, the millions of pairs of &#8216;Betsy Ross Flag&#8217; shoes have gotten together and have filed a class action lawsuit against their former employer Nike after they were terminated for being allegedly racist.<\/p>\n<p>In the lawsuit, the shoes claim that they were discriminated against for their uniform colors and were also accused of being racist. The American flag <a href=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/StagingSite\/index.php\/2017\/12\/02\/breaking-news-famous-hollywood-producers-shoe-accused-of-sexual-misconduct\/\">shoes claim<\/a> that they were wrongfully terminated and are seeking $100 billion in damages, reinstatement to their former jobs, and for Kaepernick to go on national television and apologize to every shoe that he&#8217;s falsely accused of racism without sufficient evidence.<\/p>\n<p>According to unnamed sources, Nike fired every pair of &#8216;Betsy Ross Flag&#8217; shoes after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick expressed concern about having racist employees wearing slave-era uniforms while working for the athletic giant.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10276\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10276\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10276 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/StagingSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NikeShoesRacist1-min.png\" alt=\"Hundreds of Colin Kaepernick Betsy Ross Nike shoes outside a Nike store.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After getting terminated from their jobs for allegedly being racist, thousands of Air Max &#8216;Betsy Ross Flag&#8217; shoes protested in front of Nike Outlets across the country.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nike spokesman Schwacher Mann released a statement saying, &#8220;Nike has chosen to terminate the employment of the Air Max Fourth of July &#8216;Betsy Ross Flag&#8217; shoes as they were deemed racist by a former football player without the slightest proof or experience to back it up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A lawyer representing the millions of &#8216;Betsy Ross Flag&#8217; shoes says that his clients are innocent of the false racism charge and that they are the ones who have faced <a href=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/StagingSite\/index.php\/tag\/discrimination\/\">discrimination<\/a> in and out of the workplace.<\/p>\n<p>The lawyer Andrew Shoe gave a televised press conference inside the main office of the Anti Shoe Defamation League (ASDL) to tell the side of the millions of displaced and now unemployed shoes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Has Kaepernick ever held a conversation with one of my clients?&#8221; Mr. Shoe asked news reporters. &#8220;My clients have been accused of one of the most heinous things imaginable by a man who hasn&#8217;t even spent one second getting to know any of them first.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10277\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10277\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10277\" src=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/StagingSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NikeShoesRacist2-min.png\" alt=\"White Nike shoes standing up on a wooden stage.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrew Shoe, the lawyer representing the terminated shoes, gave a press conference at the Anti Shoe Defamation League office in Arizona to tell his clients side of the story.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the &#8216;Betsy Ross Flag&#8217; shoes went on record to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/StagingSite\/index.php\/2017\/12\/02\/breaking-news-famous-hollywood-producers-shoe-accused-of-sexual-misconduct\/\">say that he&#8217;s a good shoe<\/a> with a kind heart and he has no preference as to which race of human sticks their smelly feet inside of him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have a message for Colin,&#8221; said Tom Shoes as he loosened his laces. &#8220;Get to know me. You&#8217;ll see I&#8217;m not such a bad shoe. I&#8217;ll sit down for a one-on-one man to shoe interview any time, and I&#8217;ll even let you stick your feet inside me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A source close to Kaepernick says that it&#8217;s unlikely that the former football star will stick his feet into any of the shoes due to the fact that he only wears sandals in the summer because of the excessive heat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEAVERTON, OREGON&#8211; In a new twist to the Colin Kaepernick racist shoe saga, the millions of pairs of &#8216;Betsy Ross Flag&#8217; shoes have gotten together and have filed a class action lawsuit against their former employer Nike after they were terminated for being allegedly racist. 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