NFL players kneeling during National Anthem

[Methais]

People were pissed. Now they're cool with it. Maybe just the die hard trumplicans care anymore and that group could even be changing.

It is changing. Black people are getting on board the Trump train too.

[Gelston]

Tebow definitely got made fun of. He also made the righties and the religious adore him even more though.

If there is a God who answers prayers then Timmies answer was "No"

Incorrect, God gave him a Heisman and got him into the NFL.

[time4fun]

Um, yes it matters. People are pissed at Kaepernick for kneeling DURING the National Anthem. that is the entire root cause of the outrage.

That being the real cause of the outrage is a dubious claim at best. I don't believe for a second that if he were kneeling at a different time to protest racial injustice, that people would be any less angry.

This was a moment politicized by Trump to help him with his political narrative. And, for the record, I'm no fan of Nike's- I've been boycotting them for a LONG time and will continue to do so. But in this instance- they did the right thing.

But if you look at this situation- it has at least three basic pieces to it:

1) The protest of systemic racial injustice black people (especially men) face at the hands of law enforcement. (Black men account for about 6% of the population and 17% of the people killed by police. Black people also make up about 39% of the unarmed police shooting victims)
2) A sitting US President trying to pressure people into attacking a US Citizen for exercising their right to protest
3) A black athlete (and now a sports clothing company) using his position (and rights as an American citizen) to remind people of said racial injustice during the national anthem


And if, out of those three, you're MOST concerned about #3- you need to check your priorities. Because #3 isn't the one that's damaging to society.

[cwolff]

Incorrect, God gave him a Heisman and got him into the NFL.

Ya you're right. He probably quit praying for football success when he got drafted.

[Gelston]

Ya you're right. He probably quit praying for football success when he got drafted.

Haven't you ever seen Angels in the Outfield, asshole? They only take you so far, you have to do shit yourself.

[Astray]

Tebow definitely got made fun of. He also made the righties and the religious adore him even more though.

Do you see any correlation between this and the Kaepernick incident? I mean, it's pretty telling but I want to see how aware you are.

[cwolff]

Haven't you ever seen Angels in the Outfield, asshole? They only take you so far, you have to do shit yourself.

No I haven't but that made me laugh.

Do you see any correlation between this and the Kaepernick incident? I mean, it's pretty telling but I want to see how aware you are.

If you want to say something just say it.

[Methais]

That being the real cause of the outrage is a dubious claim at best. I don't believe for a second that if he were kneeling at a different time to protest racial injustice, that people would be any less angry.

This was a moment politicized by Trump to help him with his political narrative. And, for the record, I'm no fan of Nike's- I've been boycotting them for a LONG time and will continue to do so. But in this instance- they did the right thing.

But if you look at this situation- it has at least three basic pieces to it:

1) The protest of systemic racial injustice black people (especially men) face at the hands of law enforcement. (Black men account for about 6% of the population and 17% of the people killed by police. Black people also make up about 39% of the unarmed police shooting victims)
2) A sitting US President trying to pressure people into attacking a US Citizen for exercising their right to protest
3) A black athlete (and now a sports clothing company) using his position (and rights as an American citizen) to remind people of said racial injustice during the national anthem


And if, out of those three, you're MOST concerned about #3- you need to check your priorities. Because #3 isn't the one that's damaging to society.

It doesn't matter why you boycotted them before. If you're still boycotting them, the only possible reason is because you're racist and hate black people.

Reported for being a racist. I'm sure cwolff will make an exception for you though.

[Astray]

If you want to say something just say it.

Some things you gotta figure out on your own, man.

[Methais]

Some things you gotta figure out on your own, man.

You're assuming that cwolff is capable of independent thought vs. being told what to think by the news.