Someone at Nike marketing is going to be in trouble

[Chicken Runner61]

Nike puts its foot in it with 'Black and Tan' sneaker - The Irish Times - Sat, Mar 10, 2012

 

[Twizzle]

Really though, that shoe looks fooking awful.
Some Irish twat chucking up on them on paddies day would improve that color-scheme.

 

[Beach Hut]

Confirms what all Nike products are - sh1te

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

I'm going to stop buying my office supplies from Viking as they raped, murdered and pillaged us between 700 and 1100AD

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

Am I alone in not knowing that 'Black and Tan' was in any way offensive to anyone?

 

[Simster]

Confirms what all Nike products are - sh1te

And that confirms that you know f*** all about sport.

 

[Brok]

Am I alone in not knowing that 'Black and Tan' was in any way offensive to anyone?

No, it's new to me too.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Am I alone in not knowing that 'Black and Tan' was in any way offensive to anyone?

put it this way, an Oliver Cromwell lookalike going into a bar in Ireland wearing an orange shell suit could only make things worse by ordering a black and tan

 

[Heffle Gull]

Am I alone in not knowing that 'Black and Tan' was in any way offensive to anyone?

No. You were not.

 

[leigull]

Never heard the phrase either myself

 

[Was not Was]

For those not aware of its Unionist connotations:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_Tans

And the lyrics of the rebel song Come Out Ye Black and Tans make it pretty clear how meaningful this is to Republicans:
Come out, ye Black and Tans;
Come out and fight me like a man;
Show your wife how you won medals out in Flanders
Tell her how the I.R.A. made you run like hell away
From the green and lovely lanes in Killeshandra.

Seems pretty clear that these are the sort of references a US corporation should steer well clear of!

 

[Chicken Runner61]

put it this way, an Oliver Cromwell lookalike going into a bar in Ireland wearing an orange shell suit could only make things worse by ordering a black and tan

and ordering a jacket potato

 

[pasty]

Am I alone in not knowing that 'Black and Tan' was in any way offensive to anyone?

Nope.

 

[Pevenseagull]

and ordering a jacket potato

mmm ..... (can't be arsed to do a picture of Homer Simpson) ...... iconic root vegetable

 

[Mutts Nuts]

Am I alone in not knowing that 'Black and Tan' was in any way offensive to anyone?

Yep

 

[Frutos]

Am I alone in not knowing that 'Black and Tan' was in any way offensive to anyone?

Nope.

 

[Art Vs Science]

Contraversy aside. I rather like this design btw. Would go well with my elbow patches and suede hat

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Nope.

I knew about the Irish thing, but it's also a name for a (nasty sounding) drink comprised of stout & pale ale.

 

[BHAFC_Pandapops]

Confirms what all Nike products are - sh1te

my pandapops bhafc nikes are sexy I'll have you know.

 

[Beach Hut]

my pandapops bhafc nikes are sexy I'll have you know.

Only in your view, Nike is one of the worst brands ever - absolutely awful