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On September 21st, Christine Brennan reported Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand while the national anthem was being played in National Public Radio’s (NPR) online portal (www.npr.org). All through the National Football League 's preseason matches, Colin Kaepernick, a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, refused to stand for the national anthem. He clarified that he took this stance to point out what he sees as wrongdoings against African-Americans and different minorities, especially with regards to certain atrocities in police activities. Kaepernick has stated he is showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement, which was sparked by a number of police killing innocent black people. When addressed by journalists after the first occasion when he did not stand for the national anthem, Kaepernick stated that, “he would not show respect or pride in a flag for a country that continues to oppress African Americans and people of color.” He added that this was much bigger than any game and that it would be selfish on his part to look away. He also claims that there were bodies lying on the streets and people were getting away with murder. I don’t think Brennan understands why he chose not to stand fully. I think this also could have led to more attacks from other writers and reporters that have been inform of his true reasoning. I do not think he was disrespecting the flag or people that fight for it, but just making a stance to get

Jaweed Kaleem, in his article “In the ‘land of the free’, are you free to sit out the national anthem?” explains the controversy around the subject of not partaking in the national anthem, and why it’s not solemnly based on the assumption that the individual is disregarding the country or the people that protect it but rather an act of protest towards the prejudice and inequality that the black community continues to face. Kaleem supports his explanation by bringing up esteemed athletes such as Colin Kaepernick and renowned professors like Peter Dreier who are educated on the matter, and continuously advocate for it whether it’s using their social media platforms like Kaepernick or frequently writing articles on sports politics like Dreier.

A big controversial topic going around in the news over the past few weeks has been Colin Kaepernick and his stand to end the hardship for people of color and police brutality in the United States. This silent stand started early this preseason when a number of different events involving people of color and police officers around the United States not getting along. However, this has started to become more publicized as more and more people in the National Football League have been joining in with Colin Kaepernick and taking a knee or sitting during the national anthem. This stand has become way more than a simple silent stand as many people around the nation are starting to voice their opinions on this subject. Even though everyone argues their thoughts on this subject.

African American athletes have long been conflicted as to whether or not they should feel patriotic to a country that has oppressed their people. Kaepernick has chosen the best time to shine the spotlight on him with the non-patriotic act since his country is divided between Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter. There have been many people siding with, like the thousands of men and women who have tweeted the hashtag #VeteransForKaepernick, and people opposing, like Donald Trump

At the start of the 2016 NFL preseason, Colin Kaepernick, quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, decided to take a seat during the National Anthem. His gesture during the first preseason game went unnoticed until the third preseason game. Many Americans disapproved and were very angry with him because America thinks sitting during the National Anthem is disrespectful to our military and our Nation. In an interview,32 Kaepernick said he was doing this because there is too much racial discrimination and police brutality against blacks. By the last preseason game, Kaepernick was kneeling instead of sitting because he respects the former and current military and he thought sitting was too disrespectful against the military. As the NFL season continues, so does Kaepernick's protest. Americans should be for the National Anthem Protest because the protest is fighting racial discrimination and police brutality.

The National Anthem is our country’s theme song and it is very highly respected throughout our great country. The Anthem talks about freedom, liberty, and justice for all and about how there are great men and women who risk their lives every day so our country can be free. So, when the Anthem is played at professional football games everyone stands and holds their hand over their heart and respects our flag and our Anthem because that is the least we can do to help support and show our respects to our soldiers and our great country. As many people can see, a lot of things are changing, and these changes started when Colin Kaepernick (Former Quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, now a free agent) decided to take a knee instead of standing during the National Anthem in the 2016-17 season. Colin says he did this not to disrespect the soldiers and war veterans but, to bring awareness of the issues going on in our country. Colin said that he felt that our country is not free and justice is not done fairly. He believes there is too much Police brutality “there are people being murdered unjustly and not being held accountable”-Kaepernick. Also, he believes African Americans are treated and looked at differently and it has been that way in the past and it still hasn’t changed. Once Colin kneeled and said all the things he needed to get off his chest the world shook. African American people and professional athletes all over the world agreed with what he did. I’m not saying white people didn’t agree, but it was more African Americans that felt the same way Colin did and

To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder,” according to NFL.com. Many people have stated their opinions toward the protest and NFL ratings actually started to decline when this protest took off. I believe that what Kaepernick did was very petty and quite childish. Coming from a military family and growing up as a military child I take great pride in removing all headgear and standing for the flag whenever and wherever I hear the national anthem playing. It is a great privilege for someone to be an american and not standing for the national anthem is quite offensive towards all americans. There should be no reason to sit during the playing of the national anthem and being that Kaepernick is a big star in the NFL he could have handled the situation much differently. Kaepernick and many athletes do not seem to realize that they have many children looking up to them, wanting to be like them, which in turn makes these kids think that it is okay to sit

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick caught the nation’s attention when he remained seated during the national anthem. National Football League (NFL) reporter Steve Wyche covered this event in an article he wrote for the NFL website. Wyche interviewed Kaepernick after the game where the quarterback explained why he decided to sit during the national anthem. Kaepernick explains: “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color” (Wyche). Kaepernick’s frustration is due to the recent string of police shootings, which have claimed the lives of many young black men across the country.

The National Anthem is considered a special part of the opening ceremony. The anthem is played to pay homage to those who have fought for America and the citizens’ freedom; thus, Kaepernick’s decision not to stand during the National Anthem was deemed as unpatriotic and disrespectful. If Kaepernick could make the decision not to stand for the anthem, why should he be able to play in the National Football League? Or why should he be able to live in this country if he disregards the nation’s anthem? Kaepernick chose to use his voice and role model status as a platform to voice his beliefs. If the NFL requires players to stand for the National Anthem the players’ voices including Kaepernick’s will go

Colin Kaepernick has been in the headlines for the past few weeks due to his protests in response to conflict between the African American community and the police force. Many disagree and prosecute Colin for his actions while others encourage and stand behind him and I’m happy to say I’m in the latter.

Putting a spotlight on himself and his freedoms will not make changes in this world. Yes, it may open some peoples’ eyes, but many eyes are already open to the fact that there are oppressed people out there. There are many other ways Kaepernick and his followers can make a difference. For example, they could donate a portion of the millions of dollars they make each year to the foundations that assist the oppressed. He could also create his own foundation so he knows that the money goes directly to the people who need it. However, in Kaepernick’s mind using his first amendment right is

I do not support Kaepernick’s actions. I think if he does not want to stand for our National Anthem then he can go find another place to call home. Even if he is not white he is still playing football for our country. He should still stand to support our soldiers that are fighting in battle and the people that have died in war, and our fire fighters and others that severed or are severing.

Do I support Kaepernick’s actions to not standing during the National Anthem? No, I do not. In the article titled In the ‘land of the free’ are you Free to Sit out the National Anthem? It states that the 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick refused to stand with the rest of his teammates during the Star Spangled Banner. The article also has quoted that he set the national debate about race on a collision course with the three pillars of American patriotism: football, the military and police. Some think that since this is a free country that he has an opinion which he does. My opinion is if you are in America playing an American sport and getting paid American money, the least you can do is support our nation's song. Respect

The only answer to this, is that his right as an American citizen of the United States of America. Kaepernick is just acting upon one the rights he is given as an American citizen and that if he isn’t allowed to this then that’s taking away. They’re other ways people express their right, even

So with all the cops killing innocent people “Colin Kaepernick” didn’t stand up during the National Anthem because of all these cops shooting innocent people. He believes that america is not getting better. From all these innocent people dying he thinks that when these killings stop that america will get better and he will stand up during the anthem.He does that because that’s what he believes in.And that’s a good thing.You should always stand up for what you believe in.Like Martin Luther King Jr. He believed that all black people should have all rights. He was