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

[The Lonious Monk]

https://twitter.com/APWestRegion/status/806598728631152640

This is one of the dumbest tweets I've seen in a while. The question to ask this dope or dopes who tweeted this is: What reason would they have to take a knee? I'll answer for them: NONE.

We at the point where people are just saying shit to say shit.

 

[IceBergTaylor]

The Chicago Police Department murdered Huey. P.Newton and several other Black Panthers.

They can shut the fuck up.

Huh?

 

[1CK1S]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BNzjYATAJyh/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BNzjN6pA0N0/

 

[Mister B.]

And B. Marshall played himself by stopping his protest.

So, he's a man without a country now.

 

[blackrain]

And B. Marshall played himself by stopping his protest.

So, he's a man without a country now.

Nah he's not because if some white person did jump bad and try something black folks wouldn't be like "well he stopped kneeling so fuck him"...that accomplishes nothing

 

[stringer bell]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BNzjYATAJyh/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BNzjN6pA0N0/

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...nver-broncos-receives-racially-charged-letter

Broncos' Marshall target of racially charged letter

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall says it was "extremely concerning" to receive a letter filled with racial slurs and threatening language.

"Just so many racist, derogatory terms that were in it ... just a bunch of crazy things that was in it," Marshall said Friday. "That's what stood out to me, that somebody would have that much hate or malice toward me or put that much energy into writing something like that and send it to me. It takes so much energy to hate. I just don't understand it."

Marshall posted photos of the handwritten letter -- which includes multiple threats and racial epithets -- on his Instagram account Friday. The writer told Marshall "your time is coming, watch out," and "we are 'channeling' a devastating hard hit for you. Something to make you an invalid in a wheel chair."

The letter was sent with a return address of Mrs. Jackson's sixth-grade class at Martin Luther King Middle School, and "We love you, Mr. Marshall" was written on the envelope. Marshall called that a cover to make sure he received the letter.

"My first reaction was, I was taken aback, actually," Marshall said. "I had to read it over again. Did somebody really say this to me?' It said, 'You're a great player,' so I had a smile on my face and then 'not,' and I'm like, whoa. I actually let Shane [Ray] read it after I read it. ... Disgusting, disheartening, deplorable -- you can use a bunch of words for it."

Broncos security staff is investigating the letter.

"I'm not afraid. I turned it over to team security, and we'll see what happens," Marshall said. "It's not going to spook me. It's not going to make me move any different than I've moved. It's definitely eye-opening."

Coach Gary Kubiak said after practice Friday that the "organization is on top of it."

The linebacker responded to the letter in his Instagram post, saying, "The hatred by some against people of color is one of the reasons we are where we're at in the world today, and they wonder why we feel the way we do and take the stances that we take. I received this letter at work."

He said he has received an outpouring of support on Instagram since making his post.

"I just wanted to show that ... to expose that racism still does exist,'' Marshall said. "A lot of people think, 'Oh, it's over; it's not out there,' but it really is. ... I wanted to expose that and that there are people like that and we still have a long way to go as people. I wanted to expose that people still hate each other ... whether it's because of your belief system or the color of your skin or just because I'm not like you, you're not like me."

Marshall took a knee during the national anthem before the Broncos' first eight games this season as a response to social injustice, including several shootings of black people by police nationwide. He met with Denver's police chief and has donated money for every tackle he has made this season to organizations that work with youth.

He said in November that he intended to stand for the anthem for the remainder of the season but would keep working for positive change.

The letter is the second known instance of an NFL player being targeted with racial abuse this week. On Tuesday, New York Giants fullback Nikita Whitlock reported a break-in during which burglars drew a swastika and "KKK," as well as the word "Trump," on walls inside his home.

 

[soul rattler]

Fuck sending letters and shit.

If you grown and bout it, just for it. Piece of shit cowards.

 

[The Lonious Monk]

lol @ "channel a devastatingly hard hit." These CaCs think racism is a superpower now huh?

 

[Copper]

Did that honky write that shit with his feet?

 

[R0mp]

I almost threw up a little.

 

[WiseKing]

we all must support one another(except sellouts), however possible. Salute to the brother kaepernick an the other players still kneeling

 

[rapmusic]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BNzjYATAJyh/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BNzjN6pA0N0/

Fuck this shit. People get mad at shit like this but I don't care. If you ain't bad enough to say that to my face then why should I be mad because of a damn hand written letter (who still does that?) Man the same people who sit online posting all kinds of bullshit be the same ones that clam the fuck up when you see them in person. The best and worst invention ever is social media because all it takes is a couple clicks and you can get these dumbasses fired. People will post the most vile and disgusting shit under their real names on Facebook but when you go see them with a camera they start running.. or they want to fight. With all that being said, Brandon Marshall shouldn't worry about that letter. I just hope that the writer gets outed now that Espn picked up the story.

 

[Trillfate]

Bruh i spent way too much time on Espn reading comments and its safe to say about half of the commenters could've written that letter..

Their first and only reaction was to scream "fake" "he wrote it himself" "someone black wrote it" because the truth is they feel more connected to the author than the victim

 

[5th Letter]

They're just upholding white supremacy.

 

[Trillfate]

Here are the latest comments...... about a black nfl player...... receiving death threats...... from whites

 

[farris2k1]

Bruh i spent way too much time on Espn reading comments and its safe to say about half of the commenters could've written that letter..

Their first and only reaction was to scream "fake" "he wrote it himself" "someone black wrote it" because the truth is they feel more connected to the author than the victim

Man i swear thats the new shit to do, everytime some racist shit happens those faggots stay saying that shit, like its impossible for some racist piece of shit cac to do that stuff, gets on my fucking nerves, whats the problem with admitting that some white ppl do racist ass shit??

 

[IceBergTaylor]

Jets can't consider Colin Kaepernick in 2017 given lack of growth on field, social stances off it

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Jets’ painstaking search for a franchise quarterback should no longer include the biggest charlatan out there. For all of Colin Kaepernick’s physical gifts, he’s not worth the trouble anymore.

The Daily News reported in February that the Jets were aware of and intrigued by Kaepernick’s desire to play for them after the signal caller’s rocky couple of seasons in San Francisco. The mercurial quarterback had become disillusioned with the 49ers, angered for myriad reasons, including a midseason benching. San Francisco and Denver nearly worked out a trade in the offseason, but John Elway couldn’t convince the player to take enough of a pay cut.

Kaepernick’s desire to become an agent for social change this summer has altered the equation for quarterback-needy teams. His ongoing national anthem protests are reason enough for some clubs to steer clear when he becomes a free agent in March by opting out of his restructured contract.

“It wouldn’t be my first choice,” Jets owner Woody Johnson said in September about how he would feel about one of his players refusing to stand for the national anthem. “I think I would have a conversation at that point with him to try to find out what’s motivating that person to do that kind of protest.”

Kaepernick’s public disdain for Donald Trump likely doesn’t sit well with Johnson, who has been one of the president-elect’s biggest fundraisers and reportedly a candidate for the United Kingdom ambassadorship in the new administration.

On the field, Kaepernick can be a dual threat, but it’s unclear whether he’ll ever be able to recapture the magic that got him to within one play of back-to-back Super Bowl appearances. He went 21-8 as a starter in 2012-2013, including four playoff wins, before regressing. He is 10-21 as a starter in the past 2½ seasons, including 0-7 this year.

“I’m very confident in my ability to go out, play, succeed and lead a team to win,” Kaepernick said in the run-up to the 49ers’ game against the Jets on Sunday. “There’s a lot of things that go into teams winning football games. But I try to make sure that I do my part as far as being able to lead, being able to come in every day, work hard and prepare myself and try to prepare my teammates to go out and be successful.”

Although the 29-year-old signal caller has shown flashes of his former dynamic self this season (see: Saints and Dolphins games), he’s still only completing 54.5% of his passes. He completed a grand total of one pass for four yards before getting benched in the fourth quarter against the Bears last week.

Kaepernick, who will start against the Jets, hasn’t exactly alleviated concerns about his ability to mentally grasp playing the hardest position on the field. It’s fair to wonder whether he’ll ever clear that hurdle.

Kaepernick would be an intriguing option in a vacuum for the Jets. Chan Gailey once turned Kordell Stewart into a dual-threat weapon who got the Steelers on the doorstep of the Super Bowl.

It’s impossible, however, to consider signing Kaepernick now without factoring in his social stance.

He has revealed himself to be misguided with nothing more than surface knowledge about issues he supposedly cares deeply about. He promises to continue his anthem protest until “this country represents what it says it represents”… yet didn’t participate in the most fundamental process that can affect change in this country. His refusal to vote (or even register to vote in his life) was the height of hypocrisy and ignorance.

Maybe he should pick up a book and read about the Civil Rights activists who died so that future generations didn’t have the discriminatory barriers to the 15th Amendment.

Kaepernick’s decision not to vote not only insulted their memory, but undermined the very principles that he said he stood for. He could have weighed in on health care, gun control and many other down-ballot measures to make his voice heard on Election Day.

There were 17 state-wide platforms in California that surely would have appealed to social activists. There were 25 ballot measures in San Francisco, including a proposition that would have allowed 16-year-olds to vote in school board elections. Wouldn’t that have been a good way for Kaepernick to encourage the next generation to get involved in the process and affect change?

Kaepernick either chose to ignore those ways to make an impact or was too busy wearing t-shirts with images of a dictator with a legacy of human rights violations to understand. He needed to look beyond the obvious. Obviously, he didn’t. -Manish-Mehta

https://twitter.com/MMehtaNYDN

 

[blackamerica]

Jets can't consider Colin Kaepernick in 2017 given lack of growth on field, social stances off it

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Jets’ painstaking search for a franchise quarterback should no longer include the biggest charlatan out there. For all of Colin Kaepernick’s physical gifts, he’s not worth the trouble anymore.

The Daily News reported in February that the Jets were aware of and intrigued by Kaepernick’s desire to play for them after the signal caller’s rocky couple of seasons in San Francisco. The mercurial quarterback had become disillusioned with the 49ers, angered for myriad reasons, including a midseason benching. San Francisco and Denver nearly worked out a trade in the offseason, but John Elway couldn’t convince the player to take enough of a pay cut.

Kaepernick’s desire to become an agent for social change this summer has altered the equation for quarterback-needy teams. His ongoing national anthem protests are reason enough for some clubs to steer clear when he becomes a free agent in March by opting out of his restructured contract.

“It wouldn’t be my first choice,” Jets owner Woody Johnson said in September about how he would feel about one of his players refusing to stand for the national anthem. “I think I would have a conversation at that point with him to try to find out what’s motivating that person to do that kind of protest.”

Kaepernick’s public disdain for Donald Trump likely doesn’t sit well with Johnson, who has been one of the president-elect’s biggest fundraisers and reportedly a candidate for the United Kingdom ambassadorship in the new administration.

On the field, Kaepernick can be a dual threat, but it’s unclear whether he’ll ever be able to recapture the magic that got him to within one play of back-to-back Super Bowl appearances. He went 21-8 as a starter in 2012-2013, including four playoff wins, before regressing. He is 10-21 as a starter in the past 2½ seasons, including 0-7 this year.

“I’m very confident in my ability to go out, play, succeed and lead a team to win,” Kaepernick said in the run-up to the 49ers’ game against the Jets on Sunday. “There’s a lot of things that go into teams winning football games. But I try to make sure that I do my part as far as being able to lead, being able to come in every day, work hard and prepare myself and try to prepare my teammates to go out and be successful.”

Although the 29-year-old signal caller has shown flashes of his former dynamic self this season (see: Saints and Dolphins games), he’s still only completing 54.5% of his passes. He completed a grand total of one pass for four yards before getting benched in the fourth quarter against the Bears last week.

Kaepernick, who will start against the Jets, hasn’t exactly alleviated concerns about his ability to mentally grasp playing the hardest position on the field. It’s fair to wonder whether he’ll ever clear that hurdle.

Kaepernick would be an intriguing option in a vacuum for the Jets. Chan Gailey once turned Kordell Stewart into a dual-threat weapon who got the Steelers on the doorstep of the Super Bowl.

It’s impossible, however, to consider signing Kaepernick now without factoring in his social stance.

He has revealed himself to be misguided with nothing more than surface knowledge about issues he supposedly cares deeply about. He promises to continue his anthem protest until “this country represents what it says it represents”… yet didn’t participate in the most fundamental process that can affect change in this country. His refusal to vote (or even register to vote in his life) was the height of hypocrisy and ignorance.

Maybe he should pick up a book and read about the Civil Rights activists who died so that future generations didn’t have the discriminatory barriers to the 15th Amendment.

Kaepernick’s decision not to vote not only insulted their memory, but undermined the very principles that he said he stood for. He could have weighed in on health care, gun control and many other down-ballot measures to make his voice heard on Election Day.

There were 17 state-wide platforms in California that surely would have appealed to social activists. There were 25 ballot measures in San Francisco, including a proposition that would have allowed 16-year-olds to vote in school board elections. Wouldn’t that have been a good way for Kaepernick to encourage the next generation to get involved in the process and affect change?

Kaepernick either chose to ignore those ways to make an impact or was too busy wearing t-shirts with images of a dictator with a legacy of human rights violations to understand. He needed to look beyond the obvious. Obviously, he didn’t. -Manish-Mehta

https://twitter.com/MMehtaNYDN

A few days after Michael Slager was allowed another chance at freedom I don't see how ppl write these articles unchallenged. Injustices for black ppl is a everyday thing now. Yet ppl bring up voting as if that's gonna change white supremacy

 

[Trillfate]

Kap understood the risks when he started protesting

 

[5th Letter]

Lol at bitch ass Manish Mehta.