Salute to Colin Kaepernick: Kaepernick sits during national anthem

[mrken12]

I was gonna make a thread about his twitter feed last week.....he's never getting back in the league if the 49ers release him.

also, the same people that complain about the world being too PC these days will hate him for this.

Those people saying that the world is being too PC really mean "I can't say offensive things about black people and other groups without catching heat for it".

 

[dtownreppin214]

I was gonna make a thread about his twitter feed last week.....he's never getting back in the league if the 49ers release him.

also, the same people that complain about the world being too PC these days will hate him for this.

post em.

 

[CHERUB]

Kaep went to Nevada

Same thing in my book

 

[Alexander The Great]

imagine if Kap some how had put together his talents and became a top 10 qb in the league

 

[Alexander The Great]

post em.

bruh...its literally his entire feed. I can't post them all. its basically pro-Black, "woke" central.

 

[606onit]

Timeline full of anti-white-supremacy and #BLM hashtags too

 

[wizworld]

Those people saying that the world is being too PC really mean "I can't say offensive things about black people and other groups without catching heat for it".

Exactly.

"The world is being too PC" is usually just the White male's code words for "I want to say sexist/racist/homophobic shyt without having to worry about losing my job".

 

[dh86]

That shyt lame though. He still cashin them checks and livin in the white burbs though

The fukk are you talking about?

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

He's fighting a battle he cannot win. Salute to him for fighting it but he'll either capitulate or he'll be blackballed out the league like Mahmoud.

 

[Alexander The Great]

@Skooby you can add this to the OP if you want.

 

[NYC Rebel]

That shyt lame though. He still cashin them checks and livin in the white burbs though

Protest involves making no money and living where?

 

[King Kreole]

@Skooby you can add this to the OP if you want.

That's my quarterback

 

[Dat916nigga]

Colin Kaepernick explains protest of National Anthem

"I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color," Kaepernick told NFL Media in an exclusive interview after the game against Green Bay. "To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder."

The 49ers issued this statement: "The National Anthem is and always will be a special part of the pre-game ceremony. It is an opportunity to honor our country and reflect on the great liberties we are afforded as its citizens. In respecting such American principles as freedom of religion and freedom of expression, we recognize the right of an individual to choose and participate, or not, in our celebration of the national anthem."

By taking a stand for civil rights, Kaepernick, 28, joins other athletes, like the NBA's Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony and several WNBA players in using their platform and status to raise awareness to issues affecting minorities in the U.S.

However, refusal to support the American flag as a means to take a stand has brought incredible backlash before and likely will in this instance. The NBA's Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf of the Denver Nuggets, formerly Chris Jackson before converting to Islam, refused to acknowledge the flag in protest, citing similar reasons as Kaepernick and saying that it conflicted with some of his Islamic beliefs.

Abdul-Rauf drew the ire of fans and was briefly suspended by the NBA before a compromise was worked out between the league and player, who eventually stood with his teammates and coaches at the playing of the national anthem.

Kaepernick said that he is aware of what he is doing and that he knows it will not sit well with a lot of people, including the 49ers. He said that he did not inform the club or anyone affiliated with the team of his intentions to protest the National Anthem.

"This is not something that I am going to run by anybody," he said. "I am not looking for approval. I have to stand up for people that are oppressed. ... If they take football away, my endorsements from me, I know that I stood up for what is right."

sounds like Kap is ready to be blackballed from the league. hope he saved his money

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

A non patriotic, pro-black starting quarterback is an oxymoron.

 

[NYC Rebel]

I miss this dude