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Nike fail for St paddys day!

Higgins86

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Nike Apologizes For Unofficial Name Of 'Black And Tan' Sneaker | Fox News


havent been on here all week so not sure if this has already been posted but I enjoyed this. St Paddys day in the USA, fun times . Although this isn't as bad as the kid I saw out on paddys day last year wearing all orange, when I asked him why he replied " oh because Irish people have orange hair, why is orange wrong?"
 
Why is there a need to appoligize with simply stating colors of the shoe? I don't see the serious issue. Can someone help me understand, or are people flinching because they think, that maybe, someone, somewhere, somehow was offended.
 
Also...where the **** does one find those shoes? Seriously, they're cool.
 
I've never heard of this "offensive phrase" before now (assuming I looked up the right thing), and I still don't understand what the problem is...

What, you can't call something what it looks like?

I mean...the shoes ARE black and tan...

/sigh
 
Black and Tans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"The Black and Tans (Irish: Dúchrónaigh) was one of two ad hoc paramilitary units, composed largely of British World War I veterans, employed by the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) as Temporary Constables from 1920 to 1921 to suppress revolution in Ireland (the other body being the Auxiliaries[1]). The unit's nickname arose from the colour of the improvised khaki uniforms initially worn by its members. Although established to target the Irish Republican Army, the Black and Tans became notorious through their numerous attacks on the Irish civilian population.... "
 
The Mark said:
I've never heard of this "offensive phrase" before now (assuming I looked up the right thing), and I still don't understand what the problem is...

What, you can't call something what it looks like?

I mean...the shoes ARE black and tan...

/sigh
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they are black and tan because Nike thought it would be a nod to St Paddys day just as Ben Jerrys tried to do with the black and tan flavoured Ice Cream, its just common sense.
 
John said:
Why is there a need to appoligize with simply stating colors of the shoe? I don't see the serious issue. Can someone help me understand, or are people flinching because they think, that maybe, someone, somewhere, somehow was offended.
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no people were offended...the Irish
 
I can understand the relation to the unintentional offense, however, this is not the first time a product has had a stupid name.

 
Connery said:
I can understand the relation to the unintentional offense, however, this is not the first time a product has had a stupid name.

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not unintentional it was just ignorance which is not uncommen regarding Irish history and traditions in the US.
 
Higgins86 said:
not unintentional it was just ignorance which is not uncommen regarding Irish history and traditions in the US.
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"Ben & Jerry’s, often lauded for its social awareness, released a “Black and Tan” ice cream in 2006, also unfamiliar with the name’s implications." To think that advertising people would know better, but, I am not going to let these knuckleheads take up my time with their stupidity. I am sending Nike and Ben and Jerry a tube o' the good stuff to show my appreciation for their ignorance.


 

thats what blows me away, the fact the Ben and Jerrys did it a few years back and no one at Nike picked up on it.
 



Edited to add: By the way, most of the Irish people I know just laughed about the thickness of the whole shoe thing. It's more funny than offensive.
 
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Fox are completely clueless about anything that goes on outside of their borders as usual, given that they appear to confuse the War of Independence (in which the black and tans fought before Northern Ireland existed) with the troubles. Joke of a channel.
 
Well....

I don't know that much history regarding Ireland, but it would seem to me that a war is a kind of trouble....



:mrgreen:

Yes, I know that's not what you meant...
 
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