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slaw wrote: View Post
No NBA player will wear or work with Nike until they stop operating factories in countries like China and open factories in the US that provide jobs in black communities. Just one idea. I have others.
The best thing about this idea is that it puts Nike on the spot to help improve the black communities lives, instead of using black issues (like Kaepernick) to take shots at the US and act as China’s propaganda ministry to inflame racial tensions and divide.Last edited by golden; Mon Jul 13, 2020, 11:47 PM.
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chris wrote: View Post
it's essentially refusing to play given that nike manufacture the uniforms, for one thing. it would also be taking on the nba and not just nike, since they make a shitload of money from the chinese market and it would cause a geopolitical shitstorm. i can't imagine the league would take too kindly to it.
But I guess that's not using lebron's platform or the way he sees his mission
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Meh, worrying about Nike sweatshops is pretty 1998. Automation means thousands of good paying (for their market) shoe factory jobs in SE Asia, employing a high percentage of women, are at risk in the next 10-20 years. Nike and Adidas are actually building new facilities in NA +Europe because the higher tech requires more skilled labour. Some of those shoe factory jobs are moving back to the countries they started in."We're playing in a building." -- Kawhi Leonard
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S.R. wrote: View PostMeh, worrying about Nike sweatshops is pretty 1998. Automation means thousands of good paying (for their market) shoe factory jobs in SE Asia, employing a high percentage of women, are at risk in the next 10-20 years. Nike and Adidas are actually building new facilities in NA +Europe because the higher tech requires more skilled labour. Some of those shoe factory jobs are moving back to the countries they started in.
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chris wrote: View Post
sounds like a nice enough idea. maybe a bit much to expect the players to take on labor conditions in china and tackle systemic racial inequality at home at the same time though? likely risking their careers while they're at it?
Certain NBA personalities are the ones talking about changing society, which can be incredibly risky and personally damaging but that's the actual cost of what they are talking about. If it was as easy as just having conversations, writing op-eds and virtue signaling on social media, the problems would be solved by now.
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golden wrote: View Post
Surprisingly, automation in the clothing manufacturing industry is still behind other industries (like automotive). One technical reason is because fabrics aren't rigid, and automation works best with inflexible parts. Specifically, the back-end cut & sew operations have been harder to automate economically. The increasing desire for customization, and short production runs allows enables manual labor in low-cost geographies to be more cost efficient, because of the flexibility - quality is the trade-off."We're playing in a building." -- Kawhi Leonard
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S.R. wrote: View PostMeh, worrying about Nike sweatshops is pretty 1998. Automation means thousands of good paying (for their market) shoe factory jobs in SE Asia, employing a high percentage of women, are at risk in the next 10-20 years. Nike and Adidas are actually building new facilities in NA +Europe because the higher tech requires more skilled labour. Some of those shoe factory jobs are moving back to the countries they started in.
Stop trying to give us Chinese jobs.
I wanna wear nikes not make them shits!9 time first team all-RR, First Ballot Hall of Forum
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KeonClark wrote: View Post
I'll quote dave chapelle every chance I get.
Stop trying to give us Chinese jobs.
I wanna wear nikes not make them shits!
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golden wrote: View Post
Sounds a lot like a "Western Privilege(tm)" statement. That attitude is exactly why/how we lost our edge. We look like a society of Karens, compared to the hungry nations trying to kick our ass.9 time first team all-RR, First Ballot Hall of Forum
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This situation has opened my eyes to the fact that these people aren’t really pro equality, against racial bias or even anti-racist, but rather they're just pro minority when white people are the perpetrator. Ice Cube and Stephen Jackson and Cannon.....these clowns are all racists, it's obvious now, they're really no different from David Duke and Richard Spencer. Everything they say and do is meant to advance their race.
To quote Kareem: Where's the outrage over anti semitism in sports and in hollywood? Drew Brees gave his personal opinion on standing for the flag and he completely got CRUCIFIED on social media. Stephen Jackson's anti semitic comments? *crickets*
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