“The national anthem is and always will be a specific part of the pre-game ceremony. It is an opportunity to honor our country and reflect on the great liberties we are afforded as its citizens. In respecting such American principles as freedom of religion and freedom of experience, we recognize the right of an individual to choose and participate, or not, in our celebration of the national anthem.” Home of 315,568,000 people and the most diverse country with a multicultural society in the whole world is the home of a well known football player; Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick was born in the United States, and is fortunate to live in a country full of freedom and rights. The well known football player, Colin Kaepernick was born on November 3rd, 1987 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Colin Kaepernick was given up for adoption when he was only a few weeks old, and fortunately was adopted by Rick and Teresa Kaepernick. He grew up in a good family, where his college was paid by a scholarship based on his …show more content…
With him deciding to kneel down to the national anthem, he attracted attention but put his teammates in a position of being asked questions afterwards. He had said “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way..” (Travis, Clay). In a preseason game in late August of this year, Kaepernick decided to make a stand on the “Black Lives Matter” and take a knee while the national anthem was played. While supporting his people and what he believes in, he mentions different things such as murder, but with such a bland statement there was no direct connection with him taking a knee in such a highly respectful event. The real question is, how are people of America disrespecting black