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Originally Posted by Alana33
He was not disrespecting the flag.
You kneel to pray, don't you?
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I'm convinced I'm typing with invisible ink, lol. Here we go again. These are Kaepernick's
own words as to why he wouldn't stand during the anthem:
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Originally Posted by Colin Kaepernick
I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color ,"
Kaepernick told NFL Media in an exclusive interview after the game.
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Can we please drop this "it's not about the flag" stuff with him? He very clearly used the flag as his protest symbol. And I'm not talking about the flag as a piece of material with various colors, stars and stripes. I'm talking about what it represents. To him, it didn't live up to its claimed representation, and hence he chose not to honor it. But he absolutely made clear by his own words that he couldn't stand to show pride
in the flag.