Arguments Against Professional Athletes
When American people see professional sport players refusing to stand for the national anthem or not setting a good example of their country, they end up hurt and in disbelief. In the minds of some people, it is all right for athletes to express their opposal publicly using their state of position. Professional athletes should not use their status to protest the events taking place.
Knowing professional athletes refusing to do what’s right, hurts the hearts of the nation’s people. For example, professional athletes are setting extremely poor examples for others around the world. Tim Wendel, the writer of Article #1, wrote “Gibson, who is black, got into a heated conversation about racial equality with his catcher, Tim McCarver, who is white.” …show more content…
Chip Kelly and Gregg Popovich both feel that Colin Kaepernick did nothing wrong by refusing to stand for the national anthem according to Tim Wendel. Article #1 also states that “Many in the sports world supported Kaepernick and his right to protest. Many did so even as they continued to stand, with their hands over their hearts, for “The Star-Spangled Banner.” However, it is absurd and impolite of players to do what they are doing, and to keep creating unneeded talk throughout the lives of people. “If some athletes continue to kneel during the national anthem, those of us who still take pride in America should stand a little taller. Playing the national anthem is a time for patriotism, not politics,” says the writer of Article #2, Merrill Matthew. Protesters need to know when they have gone too far. There is a big line between doing what’s right and doing what you believe, but it is possible to both at the same time. There are plenty of other, less distracting ways to show it, athletes just need to find the right timing and the correct way to do it.
It is unacceptable for athletes playing professionally to use their position to object to the events taking place today. Players need to change their actions and do what is courteous. One day professional athletes will see what they are doing is wrong and change their
Knowing professional athletes refusing to do what’s right, hurts the hearts of the nation’s people. For example, professional athletes are setting extremely poor examples for others around the world. Tim Wendel, the writer of Article #1, wrote “Gibson, who is black, got into a heated conversation about racial equality with his catcher, Tim McCarver, who is white.” …show more content…
Chip Kelly and Gregg Popovich both feel that Colin Kaepernick did nothing wrong by refusing to stand for the national anthem according to Tim Wendel. Article #1 also states that “Many in the sports world supported Kaepernick and his right to protest. Many did so even as they continued to stand, with their hands over their hearts, for “The Star-Spangled Banner.” However, it is absurd and impolite of players to do what they are doing, and to keep creating unneeded talk throughout the lives of people. “If some athletes continue to kneel during the national anthem, those of us who still take pride in America should stand a little taller. Playing the national anthem is a time for patriotism, not politics,” says the writer of Article #2, Merrill Matthew. Protesters need to know when they have gone too far. There is a big line between doing what’s right and doing what you believe, but it is possible to both at the same time. There are plenty of other, less distracting ways to show it, athletes just need to find the right timing and the correct way to do it.
It is unacceptable for athletes playing professionally to use their position to object to the events taking place today. Players need to change their actions and do what is courteous. One day professional athletes will see what they are doing is wrong and change their