{"id":2418569,"date":"2025-04-01T16:30:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T20:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nike-runs-spectacularly-pro-life-commercial-then-everyone-realizes-depressing-truth-video\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T16:34:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T20:34:02","slug":"nike-runs-spectacularly-pro-life-commercial-then-everyone-realizes-depressing-truth-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nike-runs-spectacularly-pro-life-commercial-then-everyone-realizes-depressing-truth-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Nike Runs Spectacularly Pro-Life Commercial, Then Everyone Realizes Depressing Truth &#8211; Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnike-runs-spectacularly-pro-life-commercial-then-everyone-realizes-depressing-truth-video%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2418569&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Nike, a well-known global apparel brand, highlighting it&#8217;s controversial image as a company that has veered left politically and socially, frequently enough criticized for various perceived failings. Despite its reputation, it mentions a recent viral pro-life advertisement featuring NFL stars LaDainian Tomlinson and Troy Polamalu, which begins with a sonogram depicting life in the womb. The ad received positive reactions, with one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-push-new-extreme-anti-police-agenda-after-rashida-tlaib-calls-for-no-more-policing\/\" title=\"Democrats Push New Extreme Anti...Police Agenda After Rashida Tlaib Calls For \u2018No More Policing\u2019\">activist calling<\/a> it \u201cone of the best commercials\u201d she&#8217;s ever seen. However, the article notes that this ad is not new; it actually dates back to 2008, raising questions about nike&#8217;s current values and suggesting the company has not fundamentally changed. The author reflects on how societal attitudes have shifted over time, especially as the obama presidency, and expresses a desire for a return to a more positive cultural climate. The overall message conveys a sense of nostalgia for simpler times and critiques the current state of corporate values, suggesting that although Nike can create impactful messages, its alignment with contentious social issues continues to provoke debate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Practically everyone in the civilized world has heard of apparel titan Nike before.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it&rsquo;s that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nike-continues-bizarre-obsession-colin-kaepernick-releases-new-woke-apparel-collaboration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">far-left<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/college-swimming-champ-blasts-nike-using-man-promote-womenswear-sad-mockery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-woman<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nike-fire-beyond-insulting-lebron-james-tribute-owe-christian-community-apology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theologically-challenged<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nike-ceo-says-company-ignores-chinas-human-rights-abuses-important-market-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">human rights-ignoring<\/a> shoe company.<\/p>\n<p>Believe it or not, turns out that Nike <em>can&nbsp;<\/em>actually do something deeply decent and morally impressive &mdash; there&rsquo;s just one agonizing catch.<\/p>\n<p>First, the good news.<\/p>\n<p>Below, you can view a video that&rsquo;s recently gone viral, thanks to pro-life activist Anna Lulis, and yes, it&rsquo;s really from Nike:<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wow.<\/p>\n<p>Nike released a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">pro-life ad highlighting<\/a> the rise of NFL stars LaDainian Tomlinson and Troy Polamalu, beginning with an ultrasound to prove life begins in the womb.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the best commercials I&rsquo;ve ever seen. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VMpX3M9SXG\">pic.twitter.com\/VMpX3M9SXG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Anna Lulis (@annamlulis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/annamlulis\/status\/1905748812662288424?\">March 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Described as &ldquo;one of the best commercials I&rsquo;ve ever seen&rdquo; by Lulis, the minute-long video shows the respective rises of NFL superstars LaDainian Tomlinson and Troy Polamalu.<\/p>\n<p>The touching video, however, starts at a key point: A sonogram showing life beginning in the womb.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s the sort of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/23-conservative-movies-that-defy-the-hollywood-trend\/\" title=\"23 Conservative Movies That Defy The Hollywood Trend\">pro-life sentiment<\/a> that the modern Nike would&nbsp;<em>never&nbsp;<\/em>broach, and therein lies the bad news.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the reason the ad focuses on two stars of the aughts in Tomlinson, a standout running back for the then-San Diego Chargers, and Polamalu, a two-time Super Bowl champion with the Pittsburgh Steelers, is because that&rsquo;s when the commercial came out.<\/p>\n<p>The video has been around since at least 2008 (Polamalu&rsquo;s own website <a href=\"http:\/\/troy43.com\/2019\/11\/22\/nike-fate-featuring-troy-and-lt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dates<\/a> the video as coming from that year), a sobering fact for those who may have thought Nike had turned over a new leaf in this new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/super-bowl-crowd-reactions-trump-taylor-swift-tell-everything-need-know-post-woke-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post-woke world<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>No, Nike is very much the same company it&rsquo;s ever been, which is an even bigger shame when you see the sort of inspiring stuff the athletic apparel conglomerate is capable of.<\/p>\n<p>In one sense, 17 years feels like a few lifetimes ago (thanks, COVID), but in another sense, it barely feels like a minute&rsquo;s gone by. How in the world has Nike &mdash; and large swathes of society, for that matter &mdash; fallen so swiftly in such a short time?<\/p>\n<p>While a bit of an oversimplification, it&rsquo;s not a stretch to suggest that this fall primarily happened &mdash; or at least was set in motion &mdash; during the eight years of Barack Obama&rsquo;s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>For those old enough to remember even just the &rsquo;90s, culture was in a shockingly decent place. Yes, there were notable exceptions (the Los Angeles race riots, for one), but there wasn&rsquo;t this constant whining about every single perceived cultural grievance like there is in 2025. It was even stable through most of the early aughts, though some of that was shaken post-9\/11.<\/p>\n<p>Once Obama took office in 2008, however, these issues exacerbated exponentially. <em>Everything&nbsp;<\/em>became about race, gender, or some other horrific leftist ideal that needed to be &ldquo;accepted&rdquo; by the masses, lest they be branded bigots.<\/p>\n<p>And that&rsquo;s a darn shame.<\/p>\n<p>Because, as Nike&rsquo;s newfound old-time virality shows, even corporate husks were capable of cultural greatness once upon a time in a different societal climate.<\/p>\n<p>Can we ever get back there? It certainly won&rsquo;t be easy, but this glimmer from the past provides the faintest spark of hope for the future.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Surprisingly, Nike has managed to produce something genuinely commendable and morally significant\u2014though there\u2019s a painful caveat. <\/p>\n<p>To start with the positive news: you can watch a recently viral video featuring pro-life activist Anna Lulis that indeed comes from Nike. The ad showcases NFL legends LaDainian Tomlinson and Troy Polamalu, beginning with an ultrasound image that illustrates life starting in the womb. Lulis describes it as &#8220;one of the best commercials I\u2019ve ever seen.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>However, this pro-life message is one that today\u2019s Nike would likely avoid discussing. The reason it highlights Tomlinson and Polamalu\u2014stars from the early 2000s\u2014is because that&#8217;s when this commercial originally aired; it&#8217;s been around since at least 2008 according to Polamalu&#8217;s website. This fact may disappoint those who hoped Nike had shifted its perspective in today&#8217;s post-woke era.<\/p>\n<p>Nike remains largely unchanged as a company, which is disheartening given their potential for inspiring content like this ad. While 17 years may feel like ages ago (thanks to COVID), it also seems like no time has passed at all. How did both Nike and much of society decline so rapidly? <\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s an oversimplification, one could argue that this decline began during Barack Obama\u2019s presidency from 2008 onward when discussions about race and gender became increasingly dominant in public discourse\u2014a stark contrast to the relatively stable cultural climate of earlier decades.<\/p>\n<p>This shift led to a culture where any dissenting views were labeled as bigotry or intolerance\u2014a regrettable development considering how even corporate entities like Nike once produced culturally significant work during different societal conditions. Can we return to such times? It won&#8217;t be easy, but glimpses of past greatness offer a faint hope for what lies ahead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2418570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nike-commercial.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[13386,5328,7591,8347,50531],"class_list":["post-2418569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-advertising","tag-commercial","tag-nike","tag-pro-life","tag-video-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nike-commercial.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2418569"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2418573,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418569\/revisions\/2418573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2418570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2418569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2418569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2418569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}