What is the controversy surrounding #takeaknee

[brewer]

And how many people know the whole poem (I sure didn't)? Which parts are racist that are sung at ball games? That's all most people know. When they defend the limited part they know and then are told it is racist (intimating because they defend it they are racist) feels a little bit like hitting below the belt.

So because people haven't read the entire bible to know there are bad parts excuses the bible and what it stands for? Just like the In God We Trust is outdated and needs to be removed I feel like more people should know where that song came from, what it is about, and get a new one. I know it is drastic but oh well.

Hey, I agree, that one stanza(?) is bad/racist. Maybe that's why most don't know it, including me until now. Once they do know and still don't acknowledge then I'd think they are racist. But prior to that, no, just ignorant, same as with a lot of the religious. 

Let me ask, can a racist or the religious do something good? In part or in whole, especially if it has little or nothing to do with race or religion?

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I'll say it again, he picked that time (singing of the anthem) to get his protest noticed.

Of course.

It initially had nothing to do with the flag or anthem. A valid protest as far as I'm concerned.

I see no reason why it cannot be principled as well as useful timing.

Not saying that it's not principled. Just saying that I don't think the flag/anthem was not the initial motivation, even though it fits into the protest agenda.

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Which parts are racist that are sung at ball games? That's all most people know.

Fuck, MH.  Most people think the last two words of the anthem are "Play Ball!"

Hell, most people don't even know all of the words to begin with. You see it all the time.