Whenever I hear someone say an athlete of color should "Stick to sports", I also hear "You're here to dance N****r, not speak". I know it hurts some of you to admit this, but athletes today don't have to watch injustice, and keep their mouths shut. Guys like Joe Louis and Jackie Robinson had to pretend they didn't see societal ills, merely because them talking would have put their careers at risk. They had to fight behind the scenes, because they couldn't afford to gain the label of "Race Men". Joe Louis wasn't allowed to take a picture standing next to a white woman, merely because doing so would have jeopardized his title chances. Think that over. He couldn't just go fight and be the best, he had to sell himself as nonthreatening, so white people wouldn't have a problem with him being champ.
Well, athletes today don't have to do that, and it's nice to see that athletes are uniting behind causes greater than themselves. It's amazing that people hide behind false patriotism, but lack the courage to stand up for the ideals the flag allegedly represent. When one of our fellow citizens is having their civil rights violated, when one of us experiences injustice, it is an affront to all. That national anthem they are taking a knee during is supposed to be about bravery, and standing up for what is right. What is more right than standing up for those less fortunate than you?
