But selecting Colin Kaepernick, an outcast American football player and civil rights activist, as the face of its new global advertising campaign is its most divisive move. On the other side the campaign was lauded by figures including the basketball player LeBron James and Serena Williams. The former NFL great Jerry Rice accused Kaepernick of “disrespecting the flag,” though he said he understood his stance. Team owners reacted to widespread condemnation by banding together and ruling that all players must stand during the national anthem. “Colin Kaepernick drew our collective attention to the problem of continued racial injustice in America,” Brennan wrote.

Source: The Guardian September 04, 2018 18:31 UTC