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FuzzyRabbit

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24. Good for Sports Illustrated and good for Colin Kaepernick!

Thu Nov 30, 2017, 07:17 PM

Nov 2017

Black athletes who take a stand are persecuted harshly by whites:
Muhammad Ali
John Carlos and Tommie Smith
and now Colin Kaepernik

None of them did anything extraordinarily difficult, yet they scared the bejesus out of the white establishment.

Muhammad Ali merely spoke out against the Vietnam war, like millions of other Americans. But he was black.

John Carlo and Tommie Smith merely raised their arms. But they were black.

And Kaepernik merely sat on a bench. But he is black.

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Colin Kaepernick Is Recipient of 2017 Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award [View all] Leghorn21 Nov 2017 OP

BOOM! underpants Nov 2017 #1

Haha DangerousUrNot Nov 2017 #29

Watch Trump tweet that he (Trump) turned the award down Freethinker65 Nov 2017 #2

Great to see! jalan48 Nov 2017 #3

Perfect! nt tblue37 Nov 2017 #4

Excellent. Lucinda Nov 2017 #5

He deserves the honor. kwassa Nov 2017 #6

Wonderful. lamp_shade Nov 2017 #7

So glad this has happened. (nt) Paladin Nov 2017 #8

Excellent! MuseRider Nov 2017 #9

Vindication after persecution! Kittycow Nov 2017 #10

Outstanding! How long until we see the dumb asses burning their SIs? 😏 Floyd R. Turbo Nov 2017 #11

Congratulations Colin Rene Nov 2017 #12

Wonderful malaise Nov 2017 #13

Well-deserved... Deuce Nov 2017 #14

Okay I'm crying a little bit. Tiggeroshii Nov 2017 #15

Muhammed Ali, AKA Cassius Clay took a lot of flack lunatica Nov 2017 #16

K&R Bravo Kaepernick ATL Ebony Nov 2017 #17

Wow - does that ever fit! Excellent choice rurallib Nov 2017 #18

Just PERFECT cp Nov 2017 #19

Too bad he has to give up his career for it. LiberalLovinLug Nov 2017 #20

+1 ffr Nov 2017 #21

Ali gave up his career as well. Solomon Nov 2017 #23

One could make the argument that Kaepernick's career was over.... Brother Buzz Nov 2017 #27

And one would lose that argument. Solomon Nov 2017 #33

At least he didn't say "skill set." Iggo Nov 2017 #37

A true hero. Take that, Mr. Bone Spur who fought honorably Stateside against(or was it for)STDs. argyl Nov 2017 #22

Good for Sports Illustrated and good for Colin Kaepernick! FuzzyRabbit Nov 2017 #24

Thanks for your superior post here, Fuzzy!!! A set of beautifully written FACTS - nt Leghorn21 Nov 2017 #32

Thanks. FuzzyRabbit Nov 2017 #36

Very well said FuzzyRabbit.. disillusioned73 Dec 2017 #43

It will anger the vile deplorable fascists, Dawson Leery Nov 2017 #25

congrats bluestarone Nov 2017 #26

K&R ismnotwasm Nov 2017 #28

Yes! nt Binkie The Clown Nov 2017 #30

HURRAY! ProudLib72 Nov 2017 #31

K/R Solly Mack Nov 2017 #34

Kick JDC Nov 2017 #35

Well deserved. Good for SI . . . . n/t annabanana Dec 2017 #38

Solid choice. nt. NCTraveler Dec 2017 #39

Good choice of a good athelete and Americican. marble falls Dec 2017 #40

Ohhhhh, the Red Hat Klan isn't going to dig this. HughBeaumont Dec 2017 #41

Excellent! cyndensco Dec 2017 #42

Well. Deserved Denis 11 Dec 2017 #44

Good choice. KPN Dec 2017 #45

True heroes are few and far between. raven mad Dec 2017 #46

Recommended. H2O Man Dec 2017 #47

K&R, Kap sacrificed a lot uponit7771 Dec 2017 #48

VERY well-deserved!! ailsagirl Dec 2017 #49