Salute to Colin Kaepernick: Kaepernick sits during national anthem

[NERO]

<------------------------For everyone talking shyt about Kaep. This is especially for you.

 

[jaguar paw]

That's my frat brother

 

[Rell84shots]

If youre making white people mad then there's a 95% chance that youre doing something right

Bruh my grandparents said to me "If white people love you then you're doing something wrong", that was the best advice I ever got.

 

[Lord_Chief_Rocka]

 

[Th3G3ntleman]

Damn I wish this dude was a good player. Imagine if this what Cam Newton doing this breh too busy wifin up strippers and being on his new black shyt.

 

[Mr. Jack Napier]

You still didn't answer the question...can you or any of the idiots who negged me give me a real reason why what Kaep did was ok

Because he has the freedom to stand, sit or do whatever he wants during the national anthem. I personally don't care what someone does during that time, it's their own decision.

 

[Houston911]

Bruh my grandparents said to me "If white people love you then you're doing something wrong", that was the best advice I ever got.

to your grandparents for that wisdom

We need that

 

[JLova]

Well for all y'all folks who didn't live through the Abdul Rauf situation this is a similar situation and you get to live it first hand.

Expect to see similar results as with Mr. Rauf.

• Almost no one will stand up to support him in the media
• The media will make him into the new villian
• Very few fans will support him
• If any players will support him they will do it behind the scenes
• The team will force him to stand or some compromise will be made
• Kap will make some sort of statement in a press conference
• Kap will get hate mail and death threats

Now here comes the differences. Abdul RRauf had a guaranteed contract (however he was suspended for 1 game) So the nuggets couldn't cut him. He also played another year in the NBA after making a stand then went overseas for two years (many believed he was blackballed) before returning to the NBA for one season.

Kap plays in the most non progressive major league in American sports outside of NASCAR. They wrap their shield and the league with the American flag and US military. It is a league in which racism is far more open and is as conservative as the tea party. A league where it is open knowledge that black players and coaches have no power and are treated as used cattle (unlike the NBA). His contract is not guaranteed and he is a black QB (a position in which black men are known to be sabotaged and blackballed)

This is election year and for Kaps sake I pray one of these politicians don't use him as a sista Soulja moment.

Edit - Wanted to add that with the amount of civil unrest we have had over the last 3 years (which brings memories of the late 60s and early 70s) how does the league handles this?

This is a time where black fans can really make an impact especially at a time of so called awakening. They can say hey if you suspend kap or cut him we will stop supporting games. Think if black fans supported kap said you know what I am gonna call into direct tv or write the league and say you cut kap we will no longer buy the league ticket or spend money on games or jerseys.

NFL will just be like "Go ahead...we don't need you"

 

[NYC Rebel]

I dont believe shyt Mike freeman says. He probably spoke to 3 players

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

Kaep the realest nikka in the entire NFL. Maybe sports. fukk a statement and some hoodies.

He come flat out in Malcolm X hats and sits down during anthems like fukk y'all nikkas

 

[pete clemenza]

Props for his stand but this might not end well for him

 

[hayesc0]

Much respect coud be the beginning of the end for his career though.

 

[FreshAIG]

if true, his teammates can't let him go down alone.

So basically white older men (coaches and execs) don't back a black man standing against an oppressive country, yet players (most black or of color) are backing him. Who would've thunk.

 

[Ironman]

Well it's quite obvious ain't it?

This site is full of people who use sports to further explore racial and social issues

Full of certain "people "huh?

 

[Scorsese]

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