Nike Insults The Irish: Mom Talk
Is a company's oversight indicative of a larger ignorance?
Stupid is as stupid does. And this was definitely stupid. It doesn't surprise me that people, including people who work for Nike, don't know about Ireland's history. However, it does surprise me that people, especially those who work for Nike, don't know how to use a search engine. The international shoe giant eventually apologized for naming, albeit unofficially, a shoe after a ruthless bunch of thugs who brutally slaughtered the Irish civilians in the name of the Crown — the Black and Tans. The group was a paramilitary force sent by England in 1919 to squash any uprising of the Irish Republican Army. Instead, the Black and Tans widely raped and pillaged any and all Irish men, women and children who crossed their paths. The name came from…
Uneducated Black Northern B-----D
1:02 am on Tuesday, March 27, 2012
I am amazed about the amount of trash I have just read here. The black & tans did exist, put together by the Brits and generally recognized as a bunch of murdering bastards who had the complete back up of the Establashment to murder, rape and subject the Irish people to torture and shame. Yes Nike should apologize for their employee or sub-contracters actions. Do you wooden planks learn anything … more ›