Nike came under fire after agreeing to pull a special-edition Air Max sneaker that included the flag, which brand ambassador Colin Kaepernick and many others found offensive.
An American flag featuring a 13-star circle was at the epicenter of controversy after Nike decided to stop the release of a sneaker featuring the symbol. The special-edition Air Max 1 Quick Strike Fourth of July was set to hit retail stores in honor of the upcoming holiday. However, in a surprise move, the sneaker giant opted to pull the shoe after being advised of its offensiveness by brand ambassador and former NFL star Colin Kaepernick.
The flag is believed to be a design by a woman named Betsy Ross around the height of the American Revolution in the mid-to-late 1770s, leading to its nickname, Betsy Ross Flag. However, the true history of the flag's origin is a bit murky. While general perception has held Ross was solely responsible for designing the flag, some scholars have suggested she was just one of many seamstresses in Pennsylvania at the time that took part in the project.
Nonetheless, there are no official government records of the flag's creation until June 14, 1777, when the Continental Congress approved the flag"shall be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the Union be thirteen stars, while on a blue field, representing a new constellation," according to the. Ross' name isn't mentioned in the document, although this may simply be attributable to the biases of the era.
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