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Auction site removes controversial 'Betsy Ross' Nike trainers after being on sale for thousands | The Independent | The Independent
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Nike scrap Air Max 1 trainer featuring 'offensive' slavery-era US flag after NFL star Colin Kaepernick complained
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Nike drops Betsy Ross-themed sneakers after NFL star Colin Kaepernick said they were 'offensive' | Daily Mail Online
![Arizona Gov to withdraw Nike plant incentives after company pulled Betsy Ross sneakers | Daily Mail Online Arizona Gov to withdraw Nike plant incentives after company pulled Betsy Ross sneakers | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/07/02/16/15536366-7205081-image-m-12_1562079999881.jpg)
Arizona Gov to withdraw Nike plant incentives after company pulled Betsy Ross sneakers | Daily Mail Online
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Nike scrap Air Max 1 trainer featuring 'offensive' slavery-era US flag after NFL star Colin Kaepernick complained
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Nike drops Betsy Ross-themed sneakers after NFL star Colin Kaepernick said they were 'offensive' | Daily Mail Online
![Nike dropped shoes with the Betsy Ross flag over racism concerns. Now a Utah flag company is selling the same design, saying only a 'few losers' won't like it. Nike dropped shoes with the Betsy Ross flag over racism concerns. Now a Utah flag company is selling the same design, saying only a 'few losers' won't like it.](https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/5gO7R3yydWk4LW6T5ZJcQ4LgRFA=/1024x650/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-sltrib.s3.amazonaws.com/public/MV5STZ5YKVBPNNEGEPEEXPV3F4.png)
Nike dropped shoes with the Betsy Ross flag over racism concerns. Now a Utah flag company is selling the same design, saying only a 'few losers' won't like it.
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