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The "face" of Nike's "Just Do It" program is now ex-NFL player Colin Kaepernick, who inaugurated the practice of kneeling during the National Anthem. One Providence Journal reader referred to Kaepernick's action as a "sign of prayerful respect," though Kaepernick said he took a knee to give voice "to the people that are being oppressed."

Recently, Nike launched a new sneaker line with a logo of the so-called Betsy Ross flag, which consisted of 13 stars and 13 red and white stripes, symbolizing the original 13 colonies and states. Kaepernick said the use of the flag offended him because he considered it a symbol of slavery. Yet, the flag of post-slavery America has also had 13 red and white stripes.

It is hard to fathom how one individual in a nation of 330 million can end the rollout of a new product. This is taking political correctness to its absurd conclusion, which seems de rigueur these days. This is why the Rev. Bill Owens, head of the Coalition of African-American Pastors, has urged Nike to terminate its relationship with him.

Patrick A. Fayle, East Greenwich

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Letter: Patrick A. Fayle: Kaepernick takes political correctness to new heights of absurdity - The Providence Journal