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| D.C. Residents: NFL Players Should Be Allowed to Kneel, One Calls Anthem ‘Pretty Racist' |
| 2018-07-09 |
| [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 |
| #13 Wait a dog-gone minute. You mean to tell me that Colin "Spoiled Brat" Koepernick kneeled all because of the lyrics (and only now, people SUDDENLY know the words?). You just can't make it up. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2018-07-09 18:28 |
| #12 So much of our economy is made up of this kind of spending. Does not make it tolerable or correct... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-07-09 14:35 |
| #11 The money they spend damages the country. So much of our economy is made up of this kind of spending. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2018-07-09 14:08 |
| #10 At a certain point, pro (and big money college) sports fans are pretty much like drug buyers. The money they spend damages the country. I really don't care that they want to poison themselves but I do object to second hand toxicity affecting my life. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-07-09 13:49 |
| #9 They should just play Taps, because the NFL is a dead man walking. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2018-07-09 13:44 |
| #8 Then just skip the Anthem, there's no requirement or reason for the NFL to perform it. Especially since they have shown they are unpatriotic. |
| Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2018-07-09 12:20 |
| #7 #3 And no one can figure out why everyone outside the beltway is not interested in statehood for the place --Procopius2k :Heh: There is already a simple solution that Was Already Applied: District of Columbia Retrocession. Pick the parts of the capitol that you want to keep, think the size of the Vatican in Rome, and revert the rest into the dubious joys of being a part of Maryland! Easey Peasey! |
| Posted by: magpie 2018-07-09 11:22 |
| #6 Why is football any different from other jobs (other than the obvious)? Most workers in other workplaces don't take a knee in protest. If they did they would most likely be fired. These guys are grandstanding. No audience; no show; no reason to take a knee because no one will be watching. No money. We are not teaching history in school anymore? It was the War of 1812 and the Brits were hiring black slaves and others to fight against Americans. We were a sovereign country at the time. Were these hirelings engaging in sedition? Even the NYTs has a fairly good account of things. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-07-09 10:23 |
| #5 What, A, Dimwit. Point out the 'pretty racist' verses, I dare you! Militaristic, jingoistic, yes, those I will grant, but racist?!? This seems another example of someone that uses 'racist', 'fascist', or *shudder* 'Conservative' as an euphemism for "icky, nasty people" without thinking about the issues. A flatworm shows the same level of cognition... |
| Posted by: magpie 2018-07-09 10:04 |
| #4 Imagine: You contract plumbers and they set up a picket line in front of your domicile with banners Supporting Their Cause and prominently mentioning Your Name and Address. Isn't this the same as the NFL Players hijacking the opening ceremony...? As long as they want to express themselves privately ...great, forcefully co-opting a third party ...not so great. |
| Posted by: magpie 2018-07-09 09:57 |
| #3 And no one can figure out why everyone outside the beltway is not interested in statehood for the place |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-07-09 08:19 |
| #2 Simply remove the N from NFL |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2018-07-09 04:07 |
| #1 If this kneeling crap / protesting 'social injustice / police brutality' (or whatever the hell they're protesting this week) was done on their own time, this would be far less of an issue. That said, PJ Media's giving far too much airtime to these few DC yo-yo's who can't articulate a single reason for these protests or why our national anthem is racist (written by a white guy!), unless the point is to point out the absence of logic in the 'D.C. resident''s statement. They're all Democrat voters in any event, so this isn't exactly a surprise. NFL ratings will continue to bleed badly this year. |
| Posted by: Raj 2018-07-09 00:30 |