Colin Kaepernick suggests slaves made millions, and all they did was play football

A serious clown

Former failed NFL quarterback Colin [aka Anus] Kaepernick was challenged on his blatant stupidity in which he compared playing a game one loves for fortune and fame to being treated like a southern slave.

In a report about a new Netflix flick by Fox News:

“Colin in Black & White” explored the former NFL star’s life from high school to the events that supposedly led him to become an advocate for social justice. One clip that had gone viral on social media showed Kaepernick comparing the scrutiny players receive from coaches to that of slavers.

“But let me tell you, what they don’t want you to understand, is what’s established is a power dynamic,” Kaepernick claimed as images showed NFL athletes being evaluated by coaches.

“Before they put you on the field, teams poke, prod, and examine you searching for any defect that might affect your performance,” he said. “No boundary respected. No dignity left intact.”

In other words, the coaches are being compared to slave owners because they check the physical condition of the players in order to determine their fitness for the brutally physical game of football--emphasis on "game." The responsibility of coaches is to do all they can to win the game and if Kaepernick feels his "dignity" was compromised, he ought to join the military and take a physical with them.

The video cuts back to the time of slavery and those same athletes were shown shackled at a slave auction where they were physically evaluated. Today, we call such events a "job interview."

So here we have a below average football player who detracts from the horror of slavery by comparing it to the game of professional football. That's like comparing the Holocaust to the GOP. It isn't only stupid and inaccurate, it's a way of trivializing horrible events with things you don't like.

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Social media exploded with responses to this idiot's words. Here is a sample:

Matt Walsh, The Daily Wire: “Kaepernick spent half a decade crying that NFL teams wouldn’t give him a shot and now he’s decided that actually being an NFL player is like being a slave. This dude is the most obvious and shameless con artist in modern American history.”

David Hookstead, The Daily Caller: “Colin Kaepernick thinks playing in the NFL is the same as being a slave. Kaepernick made $43.4 million playing for the 49ers and he still has a multi-million dollar Nike deal. This guy is an idiot and will do anything for attention. It’s that simple.”

Clay Travis, sports commentator: “Colin Kaepernick compares the NFL combine, which allows all players of all races a voluntary chance to become multi-millionaires, to slavery. Anyone still defending this imbecile lacks a functional brain.”

Kathy Barnette, political candidate: “My ancestors knew real slavery… it wasn’t being paid $20 million/year to play a game.”

Ian Miles Cheong: “The irony of Colin Kaepernick is that he’ll compare the NFL to slavery but remain silent on actual slavery in Xinjiang, where his Nike shoes are made.”

Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT): “How dare @Kaepernick7 compare the evil endured by so many of our ancestors to a bunch of millionaires who CHOSE to play game.”

Colin Kaepernick is no better than fellow idiots like Al Sharptongue and all the other race hustlers who make a living spouting crap like this.

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