![TIL in a 1980s Nike commercial, a Kenyan tribesman's words were translated as “Just Do It”; however, American anthropologist Lee Cronk alerted Nike that the Kenyan really said, “I don't want these. TIL in a 1980s Nike commercial, a Kenyan tribesman's words were translated as “Just Do It”; however, American anthropologist Lee Cronk alerted Nike that the Kenyan really said, “I don't want these.](https://external-preview.redd.it/Z63oMbDpO5YOv_kEoc9RlCU7hcIeSOVhY7OKG6Mc6Vc.jpg?auto=webp&s=8d292373f98ce2fe5a133e1ed43a506374658c49)
TIL in a 1980s Nike commercial, a Kenyan tribesman's words were translated as “Just Do It”; however, American anthropologist Lee Cronk alerted Nike that the Kenyan really said, “I don't want these.
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![TIL Nike made a commercial depicting a Samburu tribesman saying "Just Do it" in his native language. An American anthropologist called them out. The spoken phrase actually meant, "I don't want these, TIL Nike made a commercial depicting a Samburu tribesman saying "Just Do it" in his native language. An American anthropologist called them out. The spoken phrase actually meant, "I don't want these,](https://external-preview.redd.it/H9OTN9gByu2J_OqmY_ZtL8FTGclujidmxwAaCxTixeE.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=911c65a13dd97e799c656dabcbea4fbdb5fbf11b)