Patrick+B's+2018+OpEd+Article

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The Nike swoosh on socks needs to be worn on the inside. = =

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= = People wear Nike socks all the time. Olympians, businessmen, thirty-year-olds who never gave up on their basketball career. All of them however wear the Nike swoosh on the outside. This is wrong! We must stop wearing these socks the way that the corporations tell us to. We must have a mind of our own and wear these comfortable socks with the swoosh facing on the inside not the outside. = =

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= = You may be wondering why? Why does Nike want their swoosh to be worn on the outside? I’ll tell you why. It’s to outcast those who don’t wear their brand of socks. By wearing the Nike swoosh on the outside you’re telling others that their on the outside if they don’t wear the socks this way. Nike is purposely making every customer a walking billboard. We become nothing more then another way for Nike to make a pretty penny. = =

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= = We need to band together as brothers and sisters and wear the Nike swoosh on the inside. By doing this we will be sending a message to Nike saying that we are not their puppets willing to mindlessly advertise their brand. By wearing the swoosh on the inside we are saying that we are individuals who have minds of their own. We say that we refuse to advertise for a company that does not care about its employees or its customers. = =

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= = So remember to have a mind of your own and stand against our corporate oppressors by wearing their swoosh on the inside not the outside. By doing this we will be bettering ourselves, our communities, our countries, and our world. Don’t be a mindless follower, but a leader. Wear the Nike swoosh on your socks on the inside not the outside. Together we can change society. = =

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