San Francisco 49ers’ quarterback Colin Kaepernick plans to continue to take a knee when the national anthem is played before games, and others have followed suit. NAACP President Cornel William Brooks didn’t think it was inappropriate to put Kaepernick’s name in the same league with a civil rights icon:
NAACP president: 'Not a stretch' to compare Colin Kaepernick to Rosa Parks https://t.co/UorAcI9jhX pic.twitter.com/6s7j7nosxP
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) September 9, 2016
From USA Today:
“It’s a lofty name, but it’s not a stretch,’’ Cornell William Brooks, president of the NAACP, told USA TODAY Sports of comparing the San Francisco 49ers quarterback to the civil rights activist. “We’ll let history be the judge, how consequential Kaepernick’s action is.”
The consensus on Twitter is that, yeah, it’s a stretch:
Yes, actually, it's an absurd stretch. https://t.co/bJPVEnEnS8
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) September 9, 2016
Bit of a stretch. https://t.co/wtuEdc1JFd
— Myron B. Pitts ❄️ (@FOmyronpitts) September 9, 2016
You can't fix this level of stupid. You just can't. https://t.co/RELeuD3VhC
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) September 9, 2016
My g'mother was a member of the @NAACP If she were alive today, she'd hand back her membership card.
— (((Haya Eytan))) (@TeachESL) September 9, 2016
Being paid millions of dollars to sit on a bench is not remotely similar to being told to sit in the back of a bus. https://t.co/aabT0Z2xvV
— Michael Freeman (@michaelpfreeman) September 9, 2016
Didn't realize he was under threat of being arrested, beaten or worse for not standing up during the anthem. https://t.co/npCLq16AEE
— Anti-Smatter (@mdrache) September 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/711chad/status/774088083314610176
what an insult to Rosa Parks.
— Jason Boyd (@boyd_jachriboyd) September 9, 2016
Yes, a self-entitled dimwit multimillionaire acting like a jackass is totes the same as Parks sitting in the front: https://t.co/FyukbLvrEx
— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) September 9, 2016
I'm old enough to remember supporting the NAACP, when there was the real Rosa Parks. This is just … embarrassing. https://t.co/8dShfCSwVl
— servative (@servative) September 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/nolagirl50/status/774236796561395712
The Onion used to be so special. https://t.co/VYKdWXg23s
— John Commodore Barry (@ShrinkGov) September 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/LDoren/status/774247750904913920
Except for the millions of dollars, the zero personal risk, and the pointless meaningless bullshit gesture. https://t.co/o7dYtrygeg
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) September 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/GASchaak/status/774091311917838336
Maybe a follow-up question should be asked next time:
https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/774248326669541377
We’ll wait for an answer.
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