re: I will not be rooting for the USWNT this summer

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But it's also the time that they will get the most visability. If they went to a random park next Tuesday afternoon, would anyone notice or care?

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Well then whatever it is their protesting is a shitty opinion. The NFL players are active in the community about their cause and also have a lot of support for the cause outside of the stadium.

You’d have to be a retard to think black people shouldn’t be treated equally to white people in police encounters.

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“Using this blanketed patriotism as a defense against what the protest actually is was pretty cowardly. I think the NFL does it,” she told Yahoo Sports. “I felt like the statement from U.S. Soccer, and then the rule they made without ever talking to me, that was the same as what the NFL was doing – just to not have the conversation, to try to just stop me from doing what I'm doing instead of at least having a conversation, and trying to figure out a [solution] that makes sense for everyone.”

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Her quote about it is even more ridiculous. She legitimately thinks the country is full of racists because American citizens and their employers don’t find the national anthem the time or place to protest. Notice how she doesn’t mention the NBA and their mandatory stand rule that they’ve had in place for years.

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Tommie Smith and John Carlos didn't do their protest during the national anthem at the 1968 Olympics, would it have made the same impact?

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Standing with a fist in the air is not offensive in the slightest to me. They are standing to honor the anthem and everything it stands for.

Kneeling is the issue I have while wearing a US shirt. It gives off the impression that it isn’t worth the individual’s effort or time to recognize the country and that it’s something they are ashamed of.

Just my opinion though.