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

[So ILL]

White feelings coming soon.

 

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https://twitter.com/tariqnasheed/status/896587147360182274

 

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http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...marshawn-lynch-remains-seated-national-anthem

Raiders' Lynch remains seated during anthem

Marshawn Lynch appeared to stage a silent protest in his return to the NFL, as the Oakland Raiders' running back remained seated during the national anthem prior to the team's 20-10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals.

Photos show Lynch, who suited up but did not play, sitting on a cooler while holding a banana during the anthem.

Lynch has talked to the media once since he came out of retirement and was acquired in a trade with the Seattle Seahawks last spring, and that was in the offseason program.

Raiders coach Jack Del Rio said he spoke with Lynch after the game and was not aware that he planned to sit.

"[Lynch] said, 'This is something I've done for 11 years, it's not a form of anything other than me being myself.' I said, 'So, you understand how I feel. I very strongly believe in standing for the national anthem but I'm going to respect you as a man. You do your thing and we'll do ours. So, that's a non-issue for me," Del Rio said.

Raiders quarterback E.J. Manuel said the team supports Lynch, adding the decision was "more of a personal thing" for him.

Lynch was not in the NFL during Colin Kaepernick's kneeling protest against racism and police brutality last season but has previously expressed his opinion on Kaepernick's action.

Kaepernick remains an unsigned free agent.

 

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White feelings coming soon.

https://twitter.com/puananinyc/status/896701791936499714

 

[Trillfate]

White feelings coming soon.

Lol of course he wont even take a knee :joy:

 

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https://twitter.com/loumoore12/status/896750581678845952

 

[vagrant-718]

White feelings coming soon.

https://twitter.com/puananinyc/status/896701791936499714

Lol @ white ppl in their feelings. I been to sporting events and I see white ppl in the stands sitting during national anthem

 

[So ILL]

White feelings coming soon.

https://twitter.com/puananinyc/status/896701791936499714

Lol @ white ppl in their feelings. I been to sporting events and I see white ppl in the stands sitting during national anthem

They don't stand at home either, with their fake outrage-having asses.

 

[farris2k1]

White feelings coming soon.

https://twitter.com/puananinyc/status/896701791936499714

Lol @ white ppl in their feelings. I been to sporting events and I see white ppl in the stands sitting during national anthem

You forgot at the concession stands gettin beer, in the bathroom pissin and takin shits, havin convos while its going on, basically giving zero fucks, but those same ones got shit to say bout kap

 

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Coon feelings coming soon.

https://twitter.com/sheriffclarke/status/896761166864756736

 

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More White feelings coming soon.

https://twitter.com/thechucknellis/status/896769341315702784
https://twitter.com/shemaewil/status/896838849883713536
https://twitter.com/wa84397156brian/status/896838582094020608
https://twitter.com/monty_h_mathis/status/896837817363574786
https://twitter.com/beingmybest26/status/896837246577369088
https://twitter.com/realjoshuahall/status/896790147055800321

 

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[northside7]

People on both sides planning on boycotting.

 

[buddyro]

People on both sides planning on boycotting.

Won't happen

 

[Plutarch]

This is so stupid. People (i.e., both sides) are stupid. Why is it so hard for people to get over themselves? Let that man live his life.

Like people have been saying, we're now making so much more of the effects of the initial protest(s) rather than the cause of the initial protest(s). Ridiculous.

 

[dnyce215]

Mike Bennett of the Seahawks sat today during the anthem

 

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Mike Bennett of the Seahawks sat today during the anthem

https://twitter.com/DennisTFP/status/896886627099828224

 

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http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20335808/michael-bennett-seattle-seahawks-stays-bench-anthem

Seahawks' Bennett stays on bench for anthem

CARSON, Calif. -- Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett sat with a towel over his head during the national anthem on Sunday before his team took on the Los Angeles Chargers in the preseason opener for both teams at the StubHub Center.

Bennett's action came a day after his former teammate, running back Marshawn Lynch, did something similar before the Oakland Raiders' exhibition opener on the road Saturday against the Arizona Cardinals.

Bennett has been vocal in expressing his opinions on social issues over the past year. He spent time with Colin Kaepernick during the offseason and wore a T-shirt supporting Kaepernick's "Know Your Rights" camp during a spring news conference.

Bennett was asked earlier this month what it will take for a team to take a shot on Kaepernick.

"It's going to take the organization," Bennett said. "I think the players have spoken up enough. I think the media has spoken up. It just takes the ownership for someone to say we want this guy in our locker room. I think a lot of teams, like we said before, were really affected by what he did and what he did this year. It wasn't criminal.

"There's been guys who have criminal records, guys who have been accused of murder, guys who have been accused of rape and domestic violence who are still in the NFL. It's crazy to see this guy not have an opportunity in the NFL. It's just weird. I mean, some quarterbacks, as we all know, shouldn't be playing, but they are, and this guy is sitting on the side. We all know why. It's just hard to fathom that he's not having a job this year."

 

[So ILL]

I hate how people are still focusing on the protests instead of the purpose and getting offended. I know people aren't that naive, I know they wouldn't respect a flag that symbolizes a country that had shitted on them for x amount of years.

 

[Copper]

Meanwhile nazis are in VA killing people...