Wasn't Kaep sitting for the anthem for three games before it was noticed? The fact that he was doing it before it was noticed and not attempting to bring it to anyone's attention should be an indication of motives.
I don't know, was he? If so, it could indicate two things: (1) he's not doing it for the attention, or (2) he sucks at trying to draw attention to an issue he feels strongly about.
So he has to have been at the start of the movement to have genuine feelings about it now?
Is that what this conversation has been reduced to? "Walking up" or "being woke" happens at different stages for everyone but that shouldn't take away from his pov. Should he have waited for even more people of color to get shot by police to say something then?
Cmon Trojan, your remark is really close to "but what about black on black crime" territory.
Reel, let me clear about one thing: I have NO IDEA what Kaep's intentions/motives are. I don't know the guy personally. I think it's convenient that he's suddenly all over the sports headlines after being relegated to the bench....and possibly the unemployment line. Would it surprise me if this was, at least in part, a PR stunt? No. Am I saying it is? No. Again, I can't possibly know his motives.
But as I've already said multiple times -- for the sake of argument, assume he has genuine interest in making things better and his protest is legitimate -- what does not standing for the anthem accomplish? Everybody with a pulse and access to a TV, smart phone, newspaper, or radio knows what BLM is. I can't imagine he's opened the eyes of a bunch of Americans who had no idea this was a problem before last weekend.
And if we want to go further down this rabbit hole --- he says he can't support that flag while this is going on. His helmet has a flag on the back. Will he refuse to go into the game when his number is called? Is it hypocritical if he does put his helmet on? [<--this is a superficial troll question; you don't actually need to answer it. But it's food for thought.....]
At worst, this is an attention grab. At best, he's being 100% honest......but hasn't actually done anything to help correct the problem. If he wants to make a difference, then figure out how to get involved for real, and invest some actual time and money in working towards a solution.
.......and on the opposite side, the people who are furious about this can STFU too. He's well within his rights to not stand for the anthem. Who cares? The gesture rings somewhat hollow to me, because so far, he's the guy who bitches about something without offering a solution. But that doesn't mean he
can't do it. Sit, stand, take a nap, dance.....do whatever. Just don't act like a civil rights activist unless you actually want to be one.
