Kneeling

Standing in Ignorance - Kneeling in Disrespect Why is that humans, armed with a brain capable of speaking multiple languages, seem to fail at communication at a fundamental level? Recently, some people have criticised NFL players for kneeling during the playing of the national anthem. Others claim that those accusing NFL players of disrespecting a nation symbol are themselves disrespecting those players’ right to free speech. While both sides seem passionate about their respective argument, it

Kneeling during the national anthem Over the last few years police brutality and social injustice have been very prevalent in the media. In 2016, a protest for social injustice and police brutality directed towards African Americans was started by NFL player Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick began to kneel during the national anthem to bring attention to social issues. Since then Kaepernick has received praise from the black community and even more backlash, including from the

Standing vs. Kneeling for the National Anthem "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color," Colin Kaepernick stated during an interview with CNN news. Professional football players are paid exceedingly well, and for them to think that they are a victim is a statement which is easily refutable. With that, the victimization of black Americans can be easily refuted by statistics, the study of black culture, and the disproof of common

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Kneeling to the National Anthem 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

Kneeling During the National Anthem is Disrespectful You and your team are on the sidelines waiting for the game to start, but before the game could start. You have to do the national anthem. So, you stand up for it and you look over and see your buddy kneeling. You ask him in the nicest way as possible to stand, but he refuses to. Kneeling during the national anthem is a topic that has been going around a lot lately. Since 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the national anthem. Some

The message being sent by Billy Witz in his article, “This Time, Colin Kaepernick Takes a Stand by Kneeling” is that the United States has to start treating every citizen equally. Not too long ago, Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, decided to take a seat during the national anthem rather than stand with his team. Most people in the crowd booed Kaepernick because they had thought that he was underrating the sacrifices made by the military. After the game, he stated, “I

have been kneeling during the National Anthem. Perhaps no group has more influence of the general public than professional athletes, which has been clearly documented as of late. All of this protest began when Colin Kaepernick, a back-up quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, kneeled during the National Anthem in the 49er’s first preseason game. Although this form of protest is very peaceful, many people believe it is disrespectful and have begun to question Kaepernick’s patriotism. Kneeling during

One of the reasons why the NFL kneeling is wrong is because their cause is misinformed. There is a widespread diction that the police are biased against people of color, especially blacks. The grounding for the NFL kneeling during the national anthem is therefore based on this diction which is factual. While there is some truth to the issue, Roland Fryer comments that such brutality is usually in the form of non-lethal force. According to Fryer, there is no record of racial difference in how the

I disagree with the idea of kneeling during the national anthem. I disagree with kneeling because it is very disrespectful to people who have served in the military or any other person who has served to protect our country or keep our streets safe and fight for our freedom. Also, when anybody kneels during any countries national anthem, it can make that person look bad and very disrespectful. When a person kneels during an anthem, it make not only the person look bad, but it can lead to other people