| | '''Nike, Inc.''', is an [[Opposition to Donald Trump|anti-Trump]] [[American]] multinational maker of footwear, clothing, and sports equipment. Nike, Inc. is reported to use [[slave]] labor in [[Xinjiang]] for the production of its shoes. Xinjiang is an occupied territory where the [[Chinese Communist Party]] has been charged with [[genocide]] and [[forced labor]] of the [[Uyghur]] people. In 2021, Nike [[CEO]] John Donahoe stated, "“Nike is a brand that is of China and for China.”<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/25/of-china-and-for-china-nike-ceo-admits-company-exists-to-serve-communist-china/</ref> | | '''Nike, Inc.''', is an [[Opposition to Donald Trump|anti-Trump]] [[American]] multinational maker of footwear, clothing, and sports equipment. Nike, Inc. is reported to use [[slave]] labor in [[Xinjiang]] for the production of its shoes. Xinjiang is an occupied territory where the [[Chinese Communist Party]] has been charged with [[genocide]] and [[forced labor]] of the [[Uyghur]] people. In 2021, Nike [[CEO]] John Donahoe stated, "“Nike is a brand that is of China and for China.”<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/25/of-china-and-for-china-nike-ceo-admits-company-exists-to-serve-communist-china/</ref> |
| | In addition, various sports stars, including college football player Trevor Lawrence and retired NBA star Nick Young, publicly denounced the product. MSCHF co-founder Daniel Greenberg claimed that what his company was doing was "legal", justifying his claim by saying that MSCHF had bought the shoes from Nike, did their own artwork on the shoes and sold them for more.<ref name="Satan Shoes"/> Lil Nas X, who is openly homosexual and has admitted to targeting children as his core audience, responded to the controversy by posting a Twitter "apology" that turned out to be a non-apology as it actually showed a clip from a vile, pornographic and narcissistic music video for his homosexuality-themed song "Montero", that showed him giving a "lap dance" to Satan<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/03/lil-nas-x-says-children-core-audience-releasing-music-video-giving-satan-lap-dance-selling-shoes-made-human-blood/ Lil Nas X Says Children Are His Core Audience Before Releasing Music Video Giving Satan a Lap Dance, Selling Shoes Made With Human Blood] at the Gateway Pundit ('''Warning:''' Contains YouTube video with NSFW imagery)</ref> as well as displaying numerous blasphemous Christianity-mocking imagery.<ref>[https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/veronica-hays/2021/03/26/lil-nas-x-rides-stripper-pole-straight-hell-music-video Lil Nas X Rides Stripper Pole Straight To Hell in Music Video] at NewsBusters ('''Warning:''' Contains YouTube video with NSFW imagery)</ref> | | In addition, various sports stars, including college football player Trevor Lawrence and retired NBA star Nick Young, publicly denounced the product. MSCHF co-founder Daniel Greenberg claimed that what his company was doing was "legal", justifying his claim by saying that MSCHF had bought the shoes from Nike, did their own artwork on the shoes and sold them for more.<ref name="Satan Shoes"/> Lil Nas X, who is openly homosexual and has admitted to targeting children as his core audience, responded to the controversy by posting a Twitter "apology" that turned out to be a non-apology as it actually showed a clip from a vile, pornographic and narcissistic music video for his homosexuality-themed song "Montero", that showed him giving a "lap dance" to Satan<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/03/lil-nas-x-says-children-core-audience-releasing-music-video-giving-satan-lap-dance-selling-shoes-made-human-blood/ Lil Nas X Says Children Are His Core Audience Before Releasing Music Video Giving Satan a Lap Dance, Selling Shoes Made With Human Blood] at the Gateway Pundit ('''Warning:''' Contains YouTube video with NSFW imagery)</ref> as well as displaying numerous blasphemous Christianity-mocking imagery.<ref>[https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/veronica-hays/2021/03/26/lil-nas-x-rides-stripper-pole-straight-hell-music-video Lil Nas X Rides Stripper Pole Straight To Hell in Music Video] at NewsBusters ('''Warning:''' Contains YouTube video with NSFW imagery)</ref> |