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D.C. Residents: NFL Players Should Be Allowed to Kneel, One Calls Anthem ‘Pretty Racist'
[PJ] WASHINGTON ‐ Some District of Columbia residents interviewed recently by PJM said the national anthem is an appropriate time to protest and the NFL’s decision to prohibit players from kneeling restricts their First Amendment rights.One D.C. resident who did not give her name opposes the NFL’s policy referred to the language of the National Anthem as "pretty racist." "I absolutely disagree with it. I think that they are kneeling for a reason and I think we need to respect that," she said, adding players "need to be able to protest what they need to. I don’t care if they’re playing a sport at the time, like, it needs to be said." She addressed proponents of the decision who have argued that the national anthem is not the time to protest racial inequality or any other issue. "The national anthem has always been pretty racist anyway in its language, and I also think like it’s kind of a disservice to the people who fought for the country because they fought for us to be able to do this. And if any time is the time to say it, I think the national anthem is a good time to say it," the woman said. "I don’t think that it should be held to that regard where you can’t express your freedom of speech, which is the very thing that we fight for." Posted by: Besoeker 2018-07-09 |
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