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Colin Kaepernick and Nike’s Commodification of Wokeness

Discussing the new ad campaign featuring the NFL free agent

By Justin Charity and Kate Knibbs
Nike Uses Controversial Football Quarterback Colin Kaepernick In New Ad Campaign Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Kate Knibbs and Justin Charity try to parse the meaning of Nike’s recent ad campaign featuring free-agent NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick (01:24). Then, they discuss the reboot of Gawker and the potential impact new owner Bryan Goldberg might have on the content of the site (22:36).

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