Colin Kaepernick refuses “to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people”...

[Like Water]

I hear you Arian Foster. I just wanna say, um, you cant blame your father whooping your mothers ass on slavery. Not everything can be blamed to racism, or slavery. Some things are just people fucking up, and they have to lay in the bed they made. Your father was simply a coward. Like many of our fathers. Racism didnt hold many of them back. Just being a little scared piece of shit did.

Even crazy Ann Coulter says that the only people that are owed anything in america are black people. Im not denying the economical and psychological effects racism and slavery have had on black people for generations, but im not so sure the psychological effects of that racism still factors in as strongly in current generations 40 and under.

This idea that young brothas across america who are killing each other, robbing each other, impregnating women out of wedlock and not taking care of their children, not going to college, not working, is not just them fucking up is a hard pill to swallow.

I cant just keep spending my life defaulting back to racism to try to explain away everything while progressing forward in life. At the end of the day, stupid people exist, and stupid shit happens. But sitting around waiting for someone to acknowledge my feelings isnt putting money in my bank account, because no black person in america is ever getting reparations in the form of a big fat check in your account.

Im sure Arian Foster would agree with that statement, considering hard work got him to where he is, and continued hard work will allow him to help others get out of their situations too. Not sitting around crying about racism, which im sure had the least negative impact in his life, considering he grew up in a household of drug abuse and domestic violence like many of us.

1) Slavery and Racism did and does most certainly affect the mental state of the man and woman in the black relationship.

2) Black people are guinea pigs in this country. We don't control anything, and the way we act is reactionary to the situation they recreate for us. The game they play is to let a few get away so they will look down upon the ones that didn't. The reality of the situation is, if they want to ruin your life by tomorrow, they will do it. You're living behind enemy lines.

3) Letting the world know that racism and slavery are still alive and affecting its victims has nothing to do with continuing to progress forward in life. It's actually easier to move forward, when you're aware of the obstacles in front of you.

1) I didnt say slavery and racism did not have an effect on the mental state of black americans. I distinctly, and clearly said it does in the second paragraph. I question that the psychological effects of slavery and racism are still as applicable for current generations, or is it just that people want it to be, so they can take personal responsibility out of the equation of their lack of success in life.

This isnt jim crow anymore. This isnt even the 80s or the fucking 90s. At some point people have to take some personal responsibility. You cant sit here and tell me brothas are out here treating their women like shit because of slavery, or jim crow laws.

2) I dont know how you say that with a straight face, with a guy named barack hussain obama as president, with a chocolate sister for a wife that is adored by millions of white democrats. With black supreme court justices. Black mayors, governors, senators, chiefs of police all over the country. Black entertainers are some of the most popular people in this country. Millions of white people literally worship people like michael jordan, jackie robinson, rihanna, beyonce, ect...

So if black people arent in complete dominant control of this already majority white country from top to bottom, we're just guinea pigs getting fucked? What kind of reality is this? Youre speaking like this is 1919 right now, and not 2016 where kobe bryant didnt just start a 100 million dollar venture capital firm. Kobe bryant, a black man who was accused of raping a white woman in the ass, is now one of the most popular athletes on the planet, adored by millions of americans, and is rich as fuck.

For fucks sake, mike tyson went to prison for rape, was a general violent asshole, and he was on ellen. MIKE TYSON WAS ON ELLEN! Son, lets jump into the 21st century here, B.

3) I didnt say to stop letting the world know that racism still exist. Slavery doesnt exist in america unless youre arguing about the prison system.

I clearly said, i cannot continue BLAMING everything on racism as i progress moving forward in life. I didnt say that i cant continue discussing racism, and point it out when it rears its ugly head. The fact that i spend my time typing paragraphs about incidences of racism in america here on this forum on a daily basis lets you know im still interested in it. Im just not interested in blaming every fucking thing on racism.

Cmon son. I feel like im being fairly clear in my point making, and no matter how detailed, empathetic, rational, and logical a make my arguments, even when im actually on the same side as them, niggas just reply back with, nah, thats wrong, you wrong, my 3 sentence response is clearly right.

My God, man. You talk a lot. Damn sophist. Henceforth, you shall be known as Thrasymachus.

 

[stringer bell]

 

[numbaz...80's baby]

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/770032548131069952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Someone in the replies said what colin did is worse than what ray rice did. LMFAO wow

You aint know? Ray hit a nigger-bitch. Her life doesn't matter. Now the white, white and white flag.....that's a whole different story.

 

[lamontbdc]

Folks keep talking about how the song reps America and the troops but not saying how it was from the view of a bitter racist. they running this bullshit story in history class about scott key just like they ran that bullshit bout Columbus

 

[D0wn]

America love it's troops but....

About 11% of the adult homeless population are veterans.

Roughly 45% of all homeless veterans are African American or Hispanic, despite only accounting for 10.4% and 3.4% of the U.S. veteran population, respectively.

Homeless veterans are younger on average than the total veteran population. Approximately 9% are between the ages of 18 and 30, and 41% are between the ages of 31 and 50. Conversely, only 5% of all veterans are between the ages of 18 and 30, and less than 23% are between 31 and 50.

About 1.4 million other veterans, meanwhile, are considered at risk of homelessness due to poverty, lack of support networks, and dismal living conditions in overcrowded or substandard housing.

Approximately 12,700 veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation New Dawn (OND) were homeless in 2010. The number of young homeless veterans is increasing, but only constitutes 8.8% of the overall homeless veteran population.

But but the national anthem,

 

[rapmusic]

America love it's troops but....

About 11% of the adult homeless population are veterans.

Roughly 45% of all homeless veterans are African American or Hispanic, despite only accounting for 10.4% and 3.4% of the U.S. veteran population, respectively.

Homeless veterans are younger on average than the total veteran population. Approximately 9% are between the ages of 18 and 30, and 41% are between the ages of 31 and 50. Conversely, only 5% of all veterans are between the ages of 18 and 30, and less than 23% are between 31 and 50.

About 1.4 million other veterans, meanwhile, are considered at risk of homelessness due to poverty, lack of support networks, and dismal living conditions in overcrowded or substandard housing.

Approximately 12,700 veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation New Dawn (OND) were homeless in 2010. The number of young homeless veterans is increasing, but only constitutes 8.8% of the overall homeless veteran population.

But but the national anthem,

They got what they wanted out of them vets.. They don't care about them or need them anymore when they come home.

 

[numbaz...80's baby]

America love it's troops but....

About 11% of the adult homeless population are veterans.

Roughly 45% of all homeless veterans are African American or Hispanic, despite only accounting for 10.4% and 3.4% of the U.S. veteran population, respectively.

Homeless veterans are younger on average than the total veteran population. Approximately 9% are between the ages of 18 and 30, and 41% are between the ages of 31 and 50. Conversely, only 5% of all veterans are between the ages of 18 and 30, and less than 23% are between 31 and 50.

About 1.4 million other veterans, meanwhile, are considered at risk of homelessness due to poverty, lack of support networks, and dismal living conditions in overcrowded or substandard housing.

Approximately 12,700 veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation New Dawn (OND) were homeless in 2010. The number of young homeless veterans is increasing, but only constitutes 8.8% of the overall homeless veteran population.

But but the national anthem,

Yea.....the VA aint about shit

 

[T. Sanford]

Guys guys guys but like you supposed to stand for the national anthem because like you'll be so patriotic & so America like Hacksaw Jim Duggan if you do

 

[playmaker88]

Good read here

This wasn’t what Carmelo Anthony and Friends did at The ESPYS, a moment that was important but took great pains to make a statement that offended no one. It wasn’t what the belated Michael Jordan did on this website when he announced he was donating money to groups representing the interests of black people and the police. To paraphrase Peter Tosh, they asked for peace while Kaepernick cried out for justice. That distinction is both subtle and significant.

http://theundefeated.com/features/kaepernick-is-asking-for-justice-not-peace/

 

[So ILL]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kjYBRy8l7U

How hurt would be if Patrick Willis came out and publicly supported Kap in this? Lol.

 

[stringer bell]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-colin-kaepernick-national-anthem-protest

Trump: Anthem-Protesting QB Should Find Country 'That Works Better For Him'

Donald Trump suggested that San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick leave the country for another "that works better for him" after he protested criticisms of police violence against people of color, BuzzFeed News reported Monday.

During an interview on the conservative radio show "The Dori Monson Show," Trump said that he was up to speed on the firestorm Kaepernick kicked up when he refused to stand for the national anthem as an act of protest against police brutality.

“I have followed it and I think it’s personally not a good thing," Trump said in the interview flagged by Buzzfeed News. "I think it’s a terrible thing, and you know, maybe he should find a country that works better for him, let him try, it won't happen."

Kaepernick criticized both Trump and his opponent, Hillary Clinton, during a session with the press on Saturday, according to a transcript from USA Today.

"You have Hillary who has called black teens or black kids super predators, you have Donald Trump who’s openly racist," Kaepernick told reporters. "We have a presidential candidate who has deleted emails and done things illegally and is a presidential candidate. That doesn’t make sense to me because if that was any other person you’d be in prison. So, what is this country really standing for?"

Trump had made headlines this weekend for tweeting about the fatal shooting of Nykea Aldridge, a cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade's, in Chicago, using it as an opportunity to say why African Americans should vote for him. Trump's campaign also announced an event at a black church in Detroit later this week, a noticeable effort to try and gain some traction with the black voters among whom he's polling extremely poorly.

https://soundcloud.com/buzzfeedandrew/trump-criticizes-kaepernick

 

[bull6599]

My Father served in Vietnam, killed people to preserve his own safety and his soldiers safety. Came back from war for this country only to be told he wasn't good enough to eat from the same counter or drink from same fountain, still called a nigger.

This is a country where they dragged our innocent ancestors out their housed at night, raped the mother and daughters in front of their families, then lynched them and threwa party under the bodies.

Any Black man who stands against their tyranny is killed. Fuck your flag saulute.

I pretty much echoed that sentiment to this cracka ass cracka at work last night & he turned red as fuck. He was going on about how Un-American Kaepernick's actions were & how he was disrespecting the countless men & women who fought & died for this country. I told that cracka that my great uncle served in WWII & Korea only to come home on both occasions & be treated less than the white that he fought beside as if his sacrifice was less than theirs. He was still called a nigger, still told he couldn't vote, & still told that he couldn't eat in a restaurant that would serve white men he fought beside. I told him if anything Kaepernick was just doing what this country taught him.

 

[stringer bell]

https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/770349331102793728

His true feelings..
https://twitter.com/CoachJim4UM/status/770347232923189252

And now the backtracking..
https://twitter.com/BSO/status/770339088800948224
https://twitter.com/jemelehill/status/770347374803841028
https://twitter.com/theNFLchick/status/770349744921116676

 

[MR.CJ]

https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/770349331102793728

His true feelings..
https://twitter.com/CoachJim4UM/status/770347232923189252

And now the backtracking..
https://twitter.com/BSO/status/770339088800948224
https://twitter.com/jemelehill/status/770347374803841028
https://twitter.com/theNFLchick/status/770349744921116676

Oh shit

 

[Shizlansky]

OSU bout to really own UM.

They already lost a couple 4 star players.

 

[Ghost313]

OSU bout to really own UM.

They already lost a couple 4 star players.

Fuck man. But he if any other coach out there says different, they're lying. I would send my kids to HBCU

 

[rapmusic]

http://www.espn.com/blog/new-orlean...rees-with-colin-kaepernicks-method-of-protest

 

[MallyG]

https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/770349331102793728

His true feelings..
https://twitter.com/CoachJim4UM/status/770347232923189252

And now the backtracking..
https://twitter.com/BSO/status/770339088800948224
https://twitter.com/jemelehill/status/770347374803841028
https://twitter.com/theNFLchick/status/770349744921116676

LoL @ "ALL in the Videos"!

 

[mryounggun]

Knowing when to shut the fuck is up an underrated talent. But if these white athletes DO insist on commenting on this, they'd be best served ending their condemnation with 'But that's just my option as a white male. I got honestly got no fucking clue what it's like live in this country as an African-American so take my opinion with a grain of salt.'.

I could respect that a little more.

 

[So ILL]

https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/770349331102793728

His true feelings..
https://twitter.com/CoachJim4UM/status/770347232923189252

And now the backtracking..
https://twitter.com/BSO/status/770339088800948224
https://twitter.com/jemelehill/status/770347374803841028
https://twitter.com/theNFLchick/status/770349744921116676

A pandering college coach? Nahhh lol.

I can't wait until these niggas smarten up and start committing to black colleges out of high school. Hell, at least the coaches know their struggle as black men at the end of the day.