If the shoe doesn’t fit …
Colin Kaepernick, quarterback-turned-activist, has used his considerable clout within the Nike empire to halt production of a Betsy Ross flag-themed shoe.
The Air Max 1 USA was to have been released this week, but Kaepernick objected because of a 13-star, American Revolution-era U.S. flag on the heel of the shoe, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Kaepernick considers the emblem offensive because it has been co-opted by white nationalist groups and because of its connection to slavery.
The former 49ers quarterback who pioneered the kneeling social justice protests at NFL games got his message to Nike just in time.