r/BDS • u/TheHybrid2077 • Mar 17 '24

ASK THE SUB Athletic Apparel Brands?

Hey guys! I'm a pretty active person and it's about time I buy some new stuff. Can anyone give me recommendations for brands to look into? To the best of my knowledge, the following are not an option:

  1. Nike (Involved with Uyghur forced labor camps in China)
  2. Adidas (Used to sponsor Israeli Football, was also involved with Uyghur forced labor camps in China)
  3. Puma (Currently sponsoring Israeli Football after Adidas stopped, but announced they'll stop "sometime in 2024" - no specific date given)
  4. Reebok (Has been verbal about their Pro-Israel stance, also sponsored Israeli Olympic Team)
  5. Under Armour (Supply chain includes Israeli companies, also just opened up 15 new stores in Israel)
  6. New Balance (Sponsored Israeli marathons and sporting events)

My ideal choice would be to purchase from brands that have taken a Pro Palestine stance or a stance against Israel and condemned their actions. However, due to a lack of such brands, I'm also okay with purchasing from brands that are neutral.

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Note: While I'd like to know about brands that I can purchase from, please also feel free to let me know which other brands to avoid (and also why)

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u/BrianHelman Oct 15 '24

So you're employing what is called confirmation bias. the overwhelming number of Jews disagree with your statement. also, I am by no means decoupling ethnicity and religion because both of them point to Israel as our native land both now try to do that with these people that assert themselves to be Palestinians because you'll have to explain to me how they built their mosque on top of a Jewish temple if they were there first.

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u/lots2learn Oct 15 '24 edited Oct 15 '24

You're incorrect on both fronts. Less than half of Jews in the US think caring about Israel is essential to what being Jewish means:
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/05/21/u-s-jews-have-widely-differing-views-on-israel/

And you're second point is an argumentum ad populum. You're religious belief that a mosque was built on top of a temple has no grounding in objective historical fact.

Moreover if you are justifying ethnic cleansing today based on some religious belief (or based on anything really), you're a nut that has no place in civil discourse.

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u/BrianHelman Oct 15 '24

I stand corrected. 85% isn't anywhere near a majority.

https://www.ajc.org/news/ajc-survey-shows-american-jews-are-deeply-and-increasingly-connected-to-israel

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u/lots2learn Oct 15 '24

You should stand corrected because you're quoting a partial Israeli supremacist org over internationally recognized Pew.