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read this article if you think the protestors have a 'constitutional right' to voice their concerns during the National Anthem at a NFL game......
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/26/opinions/first-amendment-football-protest-callan-opinion/index.html
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The ignorance and White Privilege here is astounding.
Unless you are a person of color and have had your culture suffer under 400 years of government sponsored oppression, STFU.
Every one of these players is practicing THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. So you don't agree with them and you want them FIRED?
Again, step on their First Amendment rights, just like the dictator in the White House who said they should be fired for being an American with Rights. I'm done here.
Hmmm, you don't have to leave. We ain't making you leave, see you're just hurtin' yourself by leaving.The ignorance and White Privilege here is astounding.
Unless you are a person of color and have had your culture suffer under 400 years of government sponsored oppression, STFU.
Every one of these players is practicing THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. So you don't agree with them and you want them FIRED?
Again, step on their First Amendment rights, just like the dictator in the White House who said they should be fired for being an American with Rights. I'm done here.
I am shopping for a new car for the wife. One of the vehicles I looked at was the Infiniti QX60. Then I saw a Steph Curry (Champion Golden State Warrioirs- NBA) ad for that brand. Until he dissed the office of the POTUS, I really had nothing against him & liked watching him. Now? I'm off that brand. I will be letting them know as well. It would be great if there was a list of the NFL sponsors because I'd like to share my displeasure with their affiliation & my future shopping habits that will NOT include their products as well.Remember, many products you buy also sponsor the NFL. I started sending emails to companies that sponsor the NFL, I won't be buying their products any longer.
White girl here, and I agree, SloBurn. I had to learn to recognize my white privilege, it becomes clearer in different ways as I keep reading and thinking and talking to others, and I know I'm not finished learning.
What's already crystal clear, however, is although the US has made great progress, we could make greater progress much faster if a lot more of us white folks could see the unintentional biases in which we're wrapped so comfortably they're like a second skin. Take a step back and stop dismissing others' concerns arbitrarily because "my black friends don't have those issues," "my black friends agree with me," "I'm military/LEO/<insert whatever here> and I don't discriminate" or "my friends/family are military/LEO/<insert whatever here> and don't discriminate." Just because one person or a group of people doesn't see it or feel it doesn't mean it doesn't exist--and IMO this type of denial is one of our biggest problems.
I’ve seen compelling data that, given equivalent resumes, people of color--or even those who seem to be people of color--may be hired and/or salaried and/or promoted at lower rates than white counterparts. (One example is a 2010 study by Marianne Bertrand and Sendhil Mullainathan.)
I’ve seen compelling data that, in a state that implemented a point system in an effort to apply sentencing more consistently, and given equivalent crimes, blacks continue to experience higher conviction rates and/or longer sentences than whites. It’s occurred in more than .001%, .01%, or even 1% of cases….and has meant 30%, 45%, even 300% longer sentences. (One example is a Herald-Tribune review of Florida court clerk and Department of Corrections records.) If you’re the person on the receiving end of that treatment, it doesn’t matter that it isn’t happening at all in the next city over, or is happening less in the next county over—the point is it shouldn’t be happening, period.
Acknowledging such problems exist doesn't automatically denigrate every employer or judge that has ever existed and operated in a fair and equitable way, nor does it erase the positive progress we've made in so many ways, but that seems to be how some take it, which fuels an incredible level of personal offense and outrage It simply means bringing the problems to the fore so we can continue that progress.
Consider this completely unrelated example: a high school student is taking six courses. The student earns an A in four classes, a C in one, and an F in the last. Do the student's parents ignore the C and the F to acknowledge and celebrate only the higher grades? Mine certainly wouldn’t have! Does the student's school throw out the C and the F and award the student an A overall? Doubtful. The parents and the school--and the student--have every reason to celebrate the high grades. AND they have an opportunity to support the student in improving the lower ones.
So it should be within our communities--we should celebrate the individuals, organizations, and institutions doing well, while also recognizing and improving those not doing as well. Successful, accomplished, thoughtful "spoiled brats" like Colin Kaepernick are trying to do just that by using their public platforms to shine light on the darker parts of our communities.
Perhaps those who say they haven't heard any of the protesters articulate their reasons for taking the knee aren't listening....or are dismissing their reasons as unimportant.
The Star Spangled Banner describes "the land of the free."
The Pledge of Allegiance describes "liberty and justice for all."
Why is it this hard for some to accept there are large numbers of people within the US who don't experience the same freedom, liberty, and justice as others among us, solely because of their race and not because of anything they’ve done wrong?
I hope all can find some humor in Trevor Noah’s take on it, and perhaps some can find one or two good questions to ponder.
The ignorance and White Privilege here is astounding.
Unless you are a person of color and have had your culture suffer under 400 years of government sponsored oppression, STFU.
...Every one of these players is practicing THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
.....I'm done here.
And right here folks is a large part of the problem. Someone thinking they can tell me what I can or cannot say.
White girl here, and I agree, SloBurn.
I’ve seen compelling data that, given equivalent resumes, people of color--or even those who seem to be people of color--may be hired and/or salaried and/or promoted at lower rates than white counterparts. (One example is a 2010 study by Marianne Bertrand and Sendhil Mullainathan.)