RE: What is the controversy surrounding #takeaknee
September 27, 2017 at 3:34 pm
(This post was last modified: September 27, 2017 at 3:36 pm by henryp.)
(September 27, 2017 at 3:21 pm)mh.brewer Wrote:(September 27, 2017 at 12:41 pm)wallym Wrote:
He literally called out the flag and the country. And he was 100% right to. Why are people trying to change what he said? The flag represents America. America is shit to black people. So fuck America, and by the transitive property fuck the flag. Do you not agree with that sentiment?
“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” “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.”
Thanks for not providing a link for quoted material.
I do not agree with your comments. I think your agenda and bias has affected your ability to think critically. His initial reported response (8/26, day of the game) after first being noticed was: "Kaepernick told the media after the game he sat because of the oppression of people of color and ongoing issues with police brutality. (https://www.sbnation.com/2016/9/11/12869...rshall-nfl)". Nothing about flag or anthem. His initial motive was limited to oppression/police brutality. It was only later that he came forward with the flag/country comments. And I don't think I see any "America is shit to black people" or "Fuck America", that's your own agenda and bias. Your welcome to your opinion of america but don't put words/sentiment into others mouths.
Are you concerned I'm fabricating random Colin Kaepernick quotes?
You don't see any "america is shit to black people."? So when he says America oppresses black people, and there are bodies on the street and people getting away with murder, you think paraphrasing that as "America is shit to black people" is a stretch. Oppression and unpunished murder don't rise to your standard of 'shit'?
The fuck america was mine. But that's because I think if he said "Fuck America" he'd still be justified, let alone his much more reserved "I'm not going to stand up and show pride in a flag or america" that people are trying to walk back and play apologists over.
Why shouldn't it be about the flag or america? The flag represents this country. America is the country in which these things are happening. I can't follow why people are resisting this idea.
