Posted on 08/27/2016 9:54:56 AM PDT by Baladas
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick says he refused to stand during the national anthem Friday due to 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."
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"The national anthem is and always will be a special part of the pregame ceremony,"
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If pat Tillman hadn’t been killed in action, he’d take your friggin’ head off first opportunity....
Then stay off the field.
Typical NoCal attitude that gives the rest of the state a bad name. Frisco never got over the fact that LA outgrew the effete pack of transplanted Bostonians looking down their noses from Nob Hill. Now everyone has to suffer their boorishness.
But maybe the BLM set has guilt-tripped him for this privilege, therefore he feels he must speak up for the people who are still underdogs. And that would be fine, except he has lousy information. He’s been fed lies and believes the lies and speaks based on the lies.
“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color
So his mother had sex with a black man that left before Colin was born and then he was adopted and raised by two white people - best thing that ever happened to him.
Well, you sure as hell have not quit THINKING about
professional sports or why would you waste your time
posting on a thread about a pro athlete? Are you trying
to recruit fellow travelers? Will you organize and
hold conventions where you all sit around talking about
not watching pro sports? Pray tell.
He’s a sanctimonious holier than thou twit, wallowing in his emotions of pity, anger, and hatred, and craving for attention
Fire his ass.
Fan’s don’t want to watch and anti-American assho@e.
Very dumb move Colin...
You're talking about some other poster...because you obviously don't comprehend what you read.
Spoiled scumbag.
Or his rectum.
Typical SoCal attitude that nothing and nobody exists
outside of their own thimble sized world.
SoCal sure as hell never outgrew the NYC libtards who
took over Hollywood and eventually the whole region so
don’t EVEN start on Boston bullshit.
You are absolutely right and I apologize. Further,
I thank you for so kindly and graciously pointing
out my mistake.
Just what the Niners need, more reasons not to go to the games.
Dude I’m talking about Frisco BEFORE there was a Hollywood! Sadly the attitude continues long after LA was given the dirisive nickname “Double Dubuque” because of all the people from Iowa moving out west. I don’t even live in LA County, but I’ve experienced the snarkiness myself.
I’ve never understood why people from the Bay Ara obsess about Southern California so much. Most of us down here don’t give anything north of Santa Barbara a passing thought positive or negative, other than as nice places to visit. It’s really a sad state of affairs, but I guess it hurts when the feeling of superiority is met with an apathetic response.
As for the ungrateful football player in question, I hope he enjoys the 49ers continued position outside the Super Bowl looking in. Because the glory days, just like for San Francisco, are long gone.
Outraged that this Indian shopkeeper was trying to shake down a young black man for money!
Apparently this particular shopkeeper did this so often, he even set up a cash register for the purpose.
If he tried that stunt during a gay “pride” celebration before the game, he would be vilified by every single media outlet and the public outcry for the 49ers to release him would be deafening.
So does this POS lose all of his endorsements ASAP as “White Privileged” Ryan Lochte?
Screw you, Kap. You ungrateful SOB
He’s been watching too much MSM propaganda.
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