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On July 2, CNN online promoted a story with this headline: Nike featuring Betsy Ross flag canceled after backlash

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/01/business/nike-air-max-1-quick-strike-fourth-of-july/index.html

The story, of course, was about the Nike shoe designed for release around July 4. The shoe featured the Betsy Ross flag, a design which has a circle of 13 stars, representing the original colonies. After manufacturing the shoes and sending them to distributors, Colin Kaepernick complained that the flag represented an American era of slavery and that it had been appropriated as a symbol by "white nationalist" groups. Nike quickly pulled the shoes from the distribution chain.

The problem with the story is that the Anti-Defamation League has publicly stated that the Betsy Ross flag is not in their database of hate symbols and some astute observers have remembered that the Betsy Ross flag flew at President Obama's second inauguration!

I posted a poll and 88% of you thought it was a stupid story and was much fuss about nothing.

Apparently, CNN did no fact checking and they "juiced up" the headline to create a controversy where there was none. Does this event influence your perception of liberal bias in the media? How much liberal bias do you see in the media?

Unless you are living in a cave and do not have WiFi, you have heard that Nike intended to release a shoe to prove their patriotism bona fides:

Then, Colin Kaepernick complained that the Betsy Ross flag was a symbol of our racist past and it had been appropriated as a symbol by "white nationalist" groups. In response, Nike apologized for not considering the feelings of Colin Kaepernick and it pulled the shoes from distribution.

Now, the Anti-Defamation League has publicly stated that the Betsy Ross flag is not in their database of hate symbols and some astute observers have remembered that the Betsy Ross flag flew at President Obama's second inauguration!

So. . . does that mean that Obama is secretly a racist? After all, he is only half-black. Has the NRA or Trump infiltrated the ADL and taken over its agenda?

Or does it mean that the left is just looking for excuses to call others "racist?" Isn't that a divisive and polarizing force? Doesn't it decrease the credibility of whatever they say next?

How can anyone who jumped on this PC bandwagon just walk away and pretend to have any credibility remaining? Doesn't it take an enormous amount of arrogance to walk away without feeling stupid and ashamed?

I was inspired by a comment on here to ask this

I don't know what the dating world is like anymore. Frankly, I'm not interested right now. Most of my attention goes to getting ready for my career. Once I've become the best damned massage therapist I can be, and start making decent money, I'll probably have a tentative interest in dating, but sex and romance have just never been huge priorities for me.

Joining GaG, I expected sexual questions to be a major focus. There's all kinds of experiences regarding how the opposite sex feels and feels about things that I am ravenous to know more about. I did not expect to see so many people on here winging about how hard it is to find a SO.

I can't stand this "Nobody settles for average guys" rhetoric I've seen on the front page twice in as many days now. I don't think there's even an inkling of truth to it. I don't like to rate people, it seems dehumanizing, but suffice to say I've known a lot of guys who are married to women most people would consider to be way out of their league, and vice versa. Not just in terms of looks, but when it comes to intellect, finances and charm.

It just seems like a big ol' pity party, and I can't stand that. I'm not super-handsome. I'm an oddball. I used to be super-skinny, but my metabolism is slowing down, and I feel fat now. My frame is still long and relatively skinny, but I've definitely got a bit of a belly; that's super-attractive, right? Just some gangley, fleshy boulder? xD I'm almost totally broke, I live at home, and I have to pinch every penny I have, because I'm constantly worried my financial aid won't be enough to get me through my degree and certification.

And... I still get interested looks, and the occasional flirting semi-regularly. Am I crazy? Is it possible I'm just incredibly, devilishly charming?

Enough listening to me talk. Is it really that hard to get a date now if you put yourself out there? Do you think their standards are too high, or they're just not meeting enough/the right people?