Posted on 08/27/2016 9:51:36 AM PDT by God luvs America
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick says he refused to stand during the national anthem Friday because of his views on the country's treatment of racial minorities.
"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 after Friday's game. "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 acknowledged in a statement that Kaepernick sat on the team's bench during the national anthem before their game against the Green Bay Packers.
"The national anthem is and always will be a special part of the pregame ceremony," the statement said. "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 to participate, or not, in our celebration of the national anthem."
Kaepernick told NFL Media that he did not tell the team he was planning to protest the national anthem.
That crap is why I decided not to join the fantasy football group with friends.
Thanks bunches.
“Sports fans, are morons who have no discernable brains
that’s impressive...you apparently know everry single sports fan in the country, that you can make such a definitive blanket statement...”
Yeah, the 95% of them who are morons, make the 5% that aren’t look bad! Sports fans are like men who need Viagra to “get it up.” They live vicariously watching these minority turds fleece them with their unearned incomes.
Fitting first name just one letter off. Hey CK: GFY.
Another rich idiot who does not understand statistics.
Kaepernick may be punted from the San Francisco line-up. He is playing miserable.
NFL lives matter. :-)
What more us whiteys got to do? Pay MORE taxes so BABY
MAMAS get more welfare? So BABY DADDY can dress mo betta?
Give out free passes to the hair salons for more cornrows?
dreadlocks? Like LBJ said white Democrats gotta buy all
those black votes.
FOOSBALL gonna go EXSTINKED!
I have now officially stopped watching pro sports.....simple as that....not a hard thing for me to do anyway.
This crap is why I stopped watching professional sports.
Stop paying these morons so much money.
+1
+1
But the owner/masta jus lub his azz
-—Watching “professional sports” is one of the reasons we can’t elect decent people to public office.——
That has to be top ten dumbest things I have read on FP
-—Sports fans, are morons who have no discernable brains.-—
You might be surprised people can be sports fan and function as normal human beings...
I watched the Buccaneers kick the snot out of Cleveland last night and managed to function...
Before you make blanket accusations of stupidity against others, you might want to check your own command of the English language (and punctuation) first. Physician heal thyself...
Colin is an ignorant fool.
Born to a white Mom, black was no where to be found. Adopted by white couple and he is down with the struggle being a millionaire. Retard
We need to protest douchebags over their treatment of the anthem and flag.
“Before you make blanket accusations of stupidity against others, you might want to check your own command of the English language (and punctuation) first. Physician heal thyself..”
Yeah, that’s the ticket, being critical of some minor grammatical errors is key to making your point, I guess you took the “Bill Clinton Course on The Meaning of IS.” At least I’m not some fat turd who whiles away his life, living it vicariously through a bunch of black “sports figures” who don’t have the mental accuity to take a bent dime out of a Coke machine. Have you taken a look at yourself in the mirror lately?
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