Do you think Kaeppernick's not standing up for the anthem has more to do with

[SSSnail]

him being Islamnic, or his bullshit excuse of "not standing up because of oppression"?

I don't buy that "oppression" bullshit excuse for one second.

Keep your bigotry, and your inability to spell "Islamic," to yourself.

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[BoomerD]

Or maybe...he's using it as an excuse. Since his performance on the field has sucked...the 9ers will probably keep him benched...He can always cry that "The team has benched me for standing up for "my people!" regardless of the actual reason.

 

[gorcorps]

Hard to say minorities are oppressed while playing in a league full of minorities that are making millions.

I'd buy his bullshit more if he used some of his money to help the people he claims are oppressed

 

[Miramonti]

I suspect Kaepernick wanted to make a statement, like many other athletes have recently, but is not intelligent or mature enough to come up with something meaningful and on point, just like he is not intelligent or mature enough to play quarterback at a level that's meaningful and on point.

 

[SAWYER]

Screw the Anthem

 

[purbeast0]

I'd say that his statement has worked more than he anticipated. I mean every single news outlet, sports related or not, is talking about it and bringing up the issue at hand that he was protesting.

In other words, it worked.

I'd say it did more than him giving money to some of the oppressed people he's talking about. It has spread awareness of the issue a lot since his protest.

 

[KMFJD]

he's islamic?

 

[MongGrel]

I'd say that his statement has worked more than he anticipated. I mean every single news outlet, sports related or not, is talking about it and bringing up the issue at hand that he was protesting.

In other words, it worked.

I'd say it did more than him giving money to some of the oppressed people he's talking about. It has spread awareness of the issue a lot since his protest.

I'd say most people are pretty much aware of the issue he is supposedly pointing out to begin with. I'd like to be paid millions of dollars myself from the NFL to sit on a bench.

 

[purbeast0]

I'd say most people are pretty much aware of the issue he is supposedly pointing out to begin with. I'd like to be paid millions of dollars myself from the NFL to sit on a bench.

And most people are aware of breast cancer but we still have a month of pink to spread awareness.

Nothing is wrong with keeping people aware of the issues at hand, which is exactly what he did.

 

[SSSnail]

And most people are aware of breast cancer but we still have a month of pink to spread awareness.

Nothing is wrong with keeping people aware of the issues at hand, which is exactly what he did.

Unintended consequences, of course he's going to take credit for it.

And yeah, he recently converted to Islam. Growing a beard and all, and there's report of him saying "clashing with his Islamic beliefs". You know, his beliefs from a few months ago...

 

[TwiceOver]

He's a twat that needs to learn facts.

 

[BUTCH1]

Asshole in my book, yea, protest against a country that he has made over $30 million living in, GTFO, no one will miss you and you're are a crap QB anyway.

 

[Humpy]

The simple dimwits who have a tantrum about who did or didn't do something regarding the anthem/flag/pledge are far, far worse than those who have moved past the whole you're-with-us-or-you're-against us patriotic nonsense.

 

[Ruptga]

Guy that gets hit in the head for a living does something most people think is dumb, full coverage at 11.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

I wonder what kind of career he would have had without the white man?

 

[pete6032]

delete.

 

[purbeast0]

delete.

Yes he spoke to the media today.

http://ninerswire.usatoday.com/2016...ick-addresses-sitting-during-national-anthem/

 

[glenn1]

Dude can stay sitting and it will be on his sofa soon instead of the team bench. I'm a veteran and don't really care if he sits or stands, but when you're underperforming and your employer is already looking for reasons to fire you, that's a good time to keep your head down and try to be invisible rather than making a big scene and causing reputation damage for that employer.

FOX Sports' Jay Glazer reported Colin Kaepernick faces an "uphill battle" to make the 49ers' roster.

Glazer said he would be "shocked" if Kaepernick lasted the entire season on the 49ers' 53, and suggested Kap "may not even be on (the roster) in the next two weeks." All of Kaepernick's $11.9 million salary is guaranteed, but he has created a toxic situation by refusing to stand for pre-game National Anthems, which is Kaepernick's right but is frowned upon to put it mildly by most observers.

 

[madoka]

I wonder what kind of career he would have had without the white man?

What's a bit strange is that he was abandoned by his black father and adopted by white parents:

Kaepernick was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Heidi Russo, a 19-year-old woman who was single and destitute at the time. His birth father, an African American, was out of the picture before he was born.[1][2][3] Russo placed her son for adoption with Rick and Teresa Kaepernick, a white couple who had two children—son Kyle and daughter Devon—and were looking for a boy after having lost two other sons to heart defects.[1][4] Kaepernick became the youngest of their three children.

That's not exactly someone who should have experienced that much discrimination or repression compared to others.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

What's a bit strange is that he was abandoned by his black father and adopted by white parents:



That's not exactly someone who should have experienced that much discrimination or repression compared to others.

I read that earlier, I had no idea he was adopted. Black fathers not being around is all too common.

 

[SP33Demon]

Daddy didn't love him enough so he's lashing out. Will be great when this crybaby is cut and he's bankrupt after blowing his money (most likely on shoes like a woman).
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on...as-so-many-shoes-he-stores-them-in-his-garage

I'd love to train this little pussy in a heavy ass squat workout and make him cry with dropsets (and 30sec rest intervals). Making millions riding the bench and protesting the country that made you rich is... rich.

 

[SP33Demon]

Also, notice what happened to another fucktard who protested our country... he was traded and subsequently sucked after that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Abdul-Rauf

Maybe Saudi Arabia has a football league Kap can play in? Because that's where Abdul went to play after he sucked in the NBA. Don't like the country, gtfo.

 

[JEDIYoda]

him being Islamnic, or his bullshit excuse of "not standing up because of oppression"?

I don't buy that "oppression" bullshit excuse for one second.

I suspect your trying to make something out of nothing!!!

 

[dud]

I no longer follow football so I may be wrong here ... but isn't this guy the quarterback who was supposed to save the 49ers from obscurity? Didn't he play really well for a short period of time before he got a fat contract then he became a victim of his own success?

I question whether, other than the fat contract, we should give a hoot what this guy thinks or has to say.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

I'd say that his statement has worked more than he anticipated. I mean every single news outlet, sports related or not, is talking about it and bringing up the issue at hand that he was protesting.

In other words, it worked.

I'd say it did more than him giving money to some of the oppressed people he's talking about. It has spread awareness of the issue a lot since his protest.

And not a single change will occur in spite of it. Just like all the protests.

Sorry, a statement or act "works" when what you intend to accomplish with it actually occurs.