Kaepernic's Argument Against Racism In Sports

Martin Luther King was assanated for his numerous actions for equallity, Mohamad Ali was banned from boxing for his stand against the Vietnam War, and now San Fransico 49ers quaterback Colin Kaepernic is being creully punished and denounced by the public for his peaceful and utterly harmless protest against racism in America. Colin Kaepernic and all other althletes and celebraties should be able to use their fame to promote positive ideals because they would act as good role models, they would be happier if they were able to speak their mind, and sports would not suffer at all. First of all, we adress the fact that racism is undisputley a problem in America, and actions need to be taken, such as letting athletes encouge their audience to fight for equality. Sports are watched by a wide varitey of people, from young to old, and if veiwers saw their favorite sports stars speaking out against racism, it would make them far more likley to not be racist themselves. It's important to realize that the opinion of Kaepernic was not a political one, nor one ushering others to do …show more content…
It's true that sports programs aren't meant to be used as forums, but really, is saying something on television any worse than staging a protest in a public space or placing a poster in your local coffee shop? Also, once again, saying that Americans should strive to not be racist isn't swaying anyone to do anything remotley bad. Imagine you see the players and the end of a football game on television, and while an interviewer is talking to a quaterback, the quaterback looks at the camera and says "Don't do drugs". It may be a cheesey thing to say, but the only countries where a someone could get legitamatley punished for saying that on a television program are North Karea and Nazi Germany, so why should it be cosidered fair to act like Colin Kaepernick did somehing wrong when he promoted doing something equally objectivley