Colin Kaepernick Padlet by Douglas Kimmel https://padlet.com/douglas_kimmel/44hsj8n5aib2i32t Show, describe who Colin Kaepernick is AND why he is controversial? en-us 2020-12-04 00:14:27 UTC 2024-07-16 00:21:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/douglas_kimmel/44hsj8n5aib2i32t/wish/1006654226 Colin Kaepernick was a former NFL quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. He is controversial because he chose not to stand during the National Anthem before one of the games due to the problem of racism in America.]]> 2020-12-10 15:53:48 UTC https://padlet.com/douglas_kimmel/44hsj8n5aib2i32t/wish/1006654226 Kaepernick was a former quarterback for the NFL and a civil rights activist. He was one of the first people to ever kneel during the national anthem before a football game. However, because he took a knee, it creates controversy. Colin Kaepernick also wasn't the only one who kneeled for the National Anthem. Vanderbilt's women's basketball team didn't go out onto the court for our county's song. They chose to remain in the locker room. https://padlet.com/douglas_kimmel/44hsj8n5aib2i32t/wish/1006656917 2020-12-10 15:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/douglas_kimmel/44hsj8n5aib2i32t/wish/1006656917 Colin Kaepernick Is a former NFL quarterback for the 49ers. He was one of the first ever athletes to take a knee during the National Anthem. It is controversial because some agree with him taking a knee during the anthem and some don't respect that. Along with that, Vanderbilt's women's basketball team stayed in the locker room for the National Anthem. https://padlet.com/douglas_kimmel/44hsj8n5aib2i32t/wish/1006658840 2020-12-10 15:54:45 UTC https://padlet.com/douglas_kimmel/44hsj8n5aib2i32t/wish/1006658840 Colin Kaepernick https://padlet.com/douglas_kimmel/44hsj8n5aib2i32t/wish/1006696287 Colin Kaepernick is a civil rights activist. Additionally, he played for the San Francisco 49ers as a quarterback for six seasons. With many racial dilemmas playing a part in society today, Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem. This is seen as disrespectful by many people because many believe he is dishonoring soldiers who have fought for this country. Others believe he had a right to use his platform to spread awareness. As you can see,  Kaepernick is controversial. ]]> 2020-12-10 16:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/douglas_kimmel/44hsj8n5aib2i32t/wish/1006696287 Colin Kaepernick https://padlet.com/douglas_kimmel/44hsj8n5aib2i32t/wish/1006720851 Colin Kaepernick played for the San Francisco 49ers as quarterback. He saw that there was injustice in the way black people were looked at and used his position as a way to inform people to the way black people are treated. So instead of standing for our national anthem, he knelt. This caused major conflict when people saw it but thought that he was disrespecting our armed forces. But in reality he was still respecting the military and our nation but he spoke out and helped us see the injustice.]]> 2020-12-10 16:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/douglas_kimmel/44hsj8n5aib2i32t/wish/1006720851 https://padlet.com/douglas_kimmel/44hsj8n5aib2i32t/wish/1006747745 Colin Kaepernick was a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers and he is a Civil Rights activist. He was one of the first NFL players to kneel for the National Anthem to protest the racial issues in society. This was seen as very disrespectful to our country because th national ]]> 2020-12-10 16:12:41 UTC https://padlet.com/douglas_kimmel/44hsj8n5aib2i32t/wish/1006747745