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When Allyson Felix became pregnant, Nike was prepared to cut the terms of Felix's endorsement by as much as 70% due to the pregnancy, and told her to “know your place and just run.”
Amid all of this, she was forced to have an emergency c-section seven months into her pregnancy because of a potentially life-threatening condition and her baby had to live for more than a month in the NICU. But two years later she’s qualified for her fifth Olympics with her daughter watching.
Felix dropped Nike and created her own brand of running shoes, the Saysh One. She is currently running in the Olympics in Japan wearing them under the banner “I Know My Place”.
With 11 medals now, she passed Carl Lewis this summer for the most track and field medals by an American in history!
"I used my voice and built this company for you. So that you never have to train at 4:30am while you're 5 months pregnant to hide your pregnancy from your sponsor.”
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Well done Allyson and shame on Nike!
I know many women who work for Nike. They're well paid and their employer is an asshole. Misogynistic assholes.
Echoing River. Another reason for me to boycott Nike products.
Excellent
The ladies have spoken! 👍
KNOW MY PLACE? Where can I buy her shoes? F-Nike!
A great example of the fundamental goodness of our economic system. It would be wonderful if Saysh poached all the women customers from Nike.
Terrible, in this day and age.
Another woman has a better idea! Hope she inspires other women - and men - to go ahead and do what the people in little boxes say they can't or shouldn't!
A blow against the Nike Empire. She just did it!
Used to buy only Nike. Now Nike has lost all my business. Karma Nike, karma.
Standing ovation to Allyson Felix for this powerful victory. I love it, Mike.
Applause to you for this post.
Happy Holidays, friend.
I quit buying Nike sometime ago for a reason I can't even remember now. They have always been doing rotten things to people.
I've seen this one before. It always makes me smile.
Kathy - I think everyone is.
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