Colin Kaepernick

-
On September 5, 2018 Nike released the Colin Kaepernick campaign which led to thousands of people boycotting Nike apparel and going further as to burn what they have already. Colin Kaepernick first took a knee during the National Anthem was before the final preseason game September 1, 2016. His reasoning was that he was protesting police brutality and racial inequality in the United States. "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 explaining his reasoning on why to not stand for the anthem. Since he first kneeled hundreds of others have “stood up” and took a knee during the anthem. It has gained national attention even from the president Donald J. Trump who said that all players taking a knee should be fired as they show no respect for their nation. 200 players took a knee to protest Trump's words. Outside of the league people around the nation have had an ongoing argument on whether players should stand or be allowed to knee. This is why the Nike campaign showing Colin Kaepernick was such a big deal as there are hundreds of thousands if not millions who believe everyone should respect the flag. This topic caught my eye when it made the news and Nike being a big part in the sports I play became a real deal for me even though being a white male t doesn’t really affect me. After researching I hope to gain knowledge of what else people can do other than kneel to please everyone and not gain negative attention.
I hope to gain  a more educated understanding to maybe a better way athletes could protest without setting the whole nation in a heated debate. In my opinion Nike shouldn't have added more wood the fire along with their products that people have been burning. Image result for people burning nike stuff
In conclusion Colin Kaepernick had good motive behind his protest but disrespectfully protested. Nike chose his side which now have people boycotting Nike and counter protesting.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000691077/article/colin-kaepernick-explains-why-he-sat-during-national-anthem
https://www.sbnation.com/2016/9/11/12869726/colin-kaepernick-national-anthem-protest-seahawks-brandon-marshall-nfl

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

#WomensMarch

-
#WomensMarch      On January 21st, 2017, hundreds of thousands of women rallied in Washington to protest Trump. However, this movement occurred worldwide. Tens of thousands of people in Canada participated and over a hundred thousand people in the UK participated, making it the major contributor outside the US. Many European countries also participated such as France, Spain, Germany, and Italy. This movement was started because the participants believed that Donald Trump was helping continue issues such as Women's rights, LGBT rights, and gender equality. They think that Trump is misogynistic and discriminates against these minorities and with to stop him. These issues occur all over the world and movements such as this show the global community that you can stand up for what you believe in and make a change. Countries that lack gender equality include countries such as Yemen, Pakistan, Syria, and many more where women are treated as inferior to men.      This movement could
Read more

#TIMESUP

-
Image
            On January 1st, 2018, a letter was released, signed with the names of over 300 women in Hollywood. This letter being their pledge of unity - their letter of solidarity-  calling out some of the wrongs in their workplace.  They were calling for a halt in all tolerance of  discrimination, harassment or abuse. In their letter of solidarity, signed by large names in Hollywood like Meryl Streep, Melissa McCarthy, and Shonda Rhimes. " W e write on behalf of over 300 women who work in film, television, and theater "      This revolutionary movement is important because it making misconduct no longer tolerable in the workplace, and while the movement is by no means perfect, it is important because it is a start. Like many things, the first draft isn't perfect but it brings the starting point that is essential to go further and become better.      I think that this movement was started because it was becoming more and more of an issue.       There
Read more

James P. O'Connell:SpaceX

-
Image
SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy The First Self-Landing Rockets                                                                            By: James O'Connell                          Falcon 9 before launch                                      Falcon Heavy before launch      Have you ever wondered about what happens to the rockets and the different rocket stages when they fall down to the earth? They used to burn up or crash into the earth what a waste, but not anymore thanks to SpaceX's new breakthrough. That breakthrough is self-landing rockets invented by Elon Musk the founder of SpaceX, Tesla(an advanced car company), PayPal(one of the most successful online checking software known to this day), and Zip2(one of the first internet maps). These rockets are already being used at one of three of SpaceX's launch sites Cape Canaveral, FL; Kennedy Space Center, FL; and Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. These rockets are currently being produced in McGregor, Texas
Read more