Nike is dropping sneakers featuring an early American flag, known as 'Betsy Ross', created in celebration of July Fourth after NFL star Colin Kaepernick complained the symbol was offensive. WHY BETSY ROSS FLAG IS ANTI-DIVERSITY SYMBOL The Betsy Ross flag has long been acknowledged as the first to use the stripes, stars, and the colors red, white, and blue which have now come to symbolize the United States. The Betsy Ross flag, which features 13 white stars in a circle representing the 13 original U.S. colonies, was created during the American Revolution. 'The Betsy Ross flag has been turned into a symbol of white nationalism and domestic extremism. 'Nike just pulled a 4th of July themed shoe feat a Betsy Ross American Flag because complained saying it was “offensive”?!?!?!

Source: Daily Mail July 02, 2019 05:14 UTC