Inglewood_B
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Lol @ that weak ass gesture by the Seahawks. Pointless
Colin Kaepernick refuses “to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people”...
White_Owl_Willie
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1CK1S;9337947 said:
Not a fan of this. It low key makes it seem as if kaep's actions were wrong, and it's clearly a safe "make everyone comfortable" visual display. Kaep sitting/kneeling is a more powerful, and honest display then what the seahawks seem to have planned especially when considering all that's been said.
I won't say the message is a completely wrong one(on the surface), considering what day it falls on, but it's an intentionally safe one...an easy one. It's a demonstration that seems Co-choreographed by Ray Lewis and Cam Newton (and I root for Cam to win games, but I gotta be honest).
Shizlansky
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Inglewood_B;9337966 said:
Seems more of the support for the way America treat us than against it.
eastbay510
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They should have just kept quiet and done nothing if this is what they came up with.
Already Home_17
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1CK1S;9337947 said:
lol this shit weaker than the clippers throwing their warm ups at mid-court to show unity
we should've known better. tomorrow is 9/11. can you imagine players taking a knee during the national anthem on the anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack on our soil? not even kaep want those problems
don't get me wrong. I want to see someone do it. I just don't think these players want THOSE problems on THAT day. maybe next Sunday, but not tomorrow
BOSSExcellence;9338031 said:
the faces of their franchise are
Richard "what about black on black crime?" Sherman
and
Russell "I ain't fucking up my brand for you niggas" Wilson
like I said, we should've known better
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leftcoastkev
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Recaptimus_Prime360;9328380 said:
The side show discussions are always smoke screens.
As long as some dumb ass voice "opens the discussion" by proposing some dumb ass question that could possibly indirectly relate to the topic at hand, there's always a dumb ass group of ppl and contrarian for the sake of being contrarian (because they don't like you) ass people ready to latch onto it.....derailing the energy.
The Lonious Monk
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I think the Seahawks would have gone harder if it wasn't 9/11. They don't want the blowback from that.
I guess I can understand wanting to pay homage on that particular day, but they could have come up with a better way to protest than interlocking arms. That doesn't address the issues at all, even in a symbolic sense.
I guess I can understand wanting to pay homage on that particular day, but they could have come up with a better way to protest than interlocking arms. That doesn't address the issues at all, even in a symbolic sense.
atribecalledgabi
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Trillfate;9338103 said:
Right? Like the flag only applies to the military.
stringer bell
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https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/774673263196635136
It's so laughable that an ex Wallstreet scumbag is talking about respect...
It's so laughable that an ex Wallstreet scumbag is talking about respect...
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Recaptimus_Prime360
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1CK1S;9337947 said:
...smh. So they chose the "safe route".
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Ilike2get baked
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What the fuck is interlocking the arms going to show?
Alabama HS announcer tells crowd they would be shot if they didn't stand up for anthem
The announcer of the Friday night football game at McKenzie High School in Alabama's Butler County had something to say to those who may choose not to stand for the national anthem.
"If you don't want to stand for the national anthem, you can line up over there by the fence and let our military personnel take a few shots at you since they're taking shots for you," the announcer said at the game versus Houston County High School, according to Facebook poster Denise Crowley-Whitfield.
Crowley-Whitfield said the crowd went "crazy cheering" following the speech.
The announcer was identified as Pastor Allen Joyner, of Sweet Home Baptist Church in McKenzie, according to Joyner's relatives and friends, who also posted to Facebook and praised the statement.
Crowley-Whitfield's post was shared more than 4,700 times and received more than 50 comments, all positive, before she deleted her Facebook account on Saturday afternoon.
Butler County Schools Superintendent Amy Bryan denounced Joyner's comments in a statement to AL.com.
"Patriotism should be a part of school events but threats of shooting people who aren't patriotic, even in jest, have no place at a school," she wrote in an email. "Threats of violence are a violation of school policy and certainly not condoned by the school board."
Bryan said she didn't know if any actions will be taken against Joyner. The school board meets next week, and the matter could be addressed then.
Sweet Home Baptist Church supported the pastor's comments, saying they were "taken out of context and misquoted" in a post to its Facebook page on Saturday. The post was up for about an hour before the Facebook page was deleted.
Mark Bender, a 22-year-old Air Force veteran from Texas, spoke out against Joyner in a post on the Sweet Home Alabama Baptist Church's Facebook page, calling the pastor's words "abhorrent and disgusting."
He said he is "deeply offended and saddened" by Joyner's "hateful rhetoric.
"We fight so that all Americans retain their rights and freedoms to protest," Bender wrote. "I would never turn a weapon on my own countryman simply because they protest by remaining seated during the national anthem, by refusing to recite the pledge of allegiance, refusing to stand or pledge during any act. These things we do, these pledges, these songs, these are not compulsory acts. They are acts that we are all free to join or not.
"I am proud that we have that freedom whether or not I agree with someone's non-violent protest," he continued. "You, on the other hand are promoting extremist violence by way of state sanctioned executions. You are obviously standing for the compulsory actions by way of preaching hatred, jingoism,
American exceptionalism -- all because people do not believe or think as you do. I am grateful that the majority of Americans do not thirst for their brother's blood as you do. You are a disgrace, those who agree with you are a disgrace, and you are a black mark upon this great nation. You should certainly hang your heads in shame."
McKenzie is a small town located between Greenville and Andalusia.
Joyner and school officials didn't immediately return messages seeking comment.
What do you think about the declaration?
The announcer of the Friday night football game at McKenzie High School in Alabama's Butler County had something to say to those who may choose not to stand for the national anthem.
"If you don't want to stand for the national anthem, you can line up over there by the fence and let our military personnel take a few shots at you since they're taking shots for you," the announcer said at the game versus Houston County High School, according to Facebook poster Denise Crowley-Whitfield.
Crowley-Whitfield said the crowd went "crazy cheering" following the speech.
The announcer was identified as Pastor Allen Joyner, of Sweet Home Baptist Church in McKenzie, according to Joyner's relatives and friends, who also posted to Facebook and praised the statement.
Crowley-Whitfield's post was shared more than 4,700 times and received more than 50 comments, all positive, before she deleted her Facebook account on Saturday afternoon.
Butler County Schools Superintendent Amy Bryan denounced Joyner's comments in a statement to AL.com.
"Patriotism should be a part of school events but threats of shooting people who aren't patriotic, even in jest, have no place at a school," she wrote in an email. "Threats of violence are a violation of school policy and certainly not condoned by the school board."
Bryan said she didn't know if any actions will be taken against Joyner. The school board meets next week, and the matter could be addressed then.
Sweet Home Baptist Church supported the pastor's comments, saying they were "taken out of context and misquoted" in a post to its Facebook page on Saturday. The post was up for about an hour before the Facebook page was deleted.
Mark Bender, a 22-year-old Air Force veteran from Texas, spoke out against Joyner in a post on the Sweet Home Alabama Baptist Church's Facebook page, calling the pastor's words "abhorrent and disgusting."
He said he is "deeply offended and saddened" by Joyner's "hateful rhetoric.
"We fight so that all Americans retain their rights and freedoms to protest," Bender wrote. "I would never turn a weapon on my own countryman simply because they protest by remaining seated during the national anthem, by refusing to recite the pledge of allegiance, refusing to stand or pledge during any act. These things we do, these pledges, these songs, these are not compulsory acts. They are acts that we are all free to join or not.
"I am proud that we have that freedom whether or not I agree with someone's non-violent protest," he continued. "You, on the other hand are promoting extremist violence by way of state sanctioned executions. You are obviously standing for the compulsory actions by way of preaching hatred, jingoism,
American exceptionalism -- all because people do not believe or think as you do. I am grateful that the majority of Americans do not thirst for their brother's blood as you do. You are a disgrace, those who agree with you are a disgrace, and you are a black mark upon this great nation. You should certainly hang your heads in shame."
McKenzie is a small town located between Greenville and Andalusia.
Joyner and school officials didn't immediately return messages seeking comment.
What do you think about the declaration?
