Colin Kaepernick and Black Power...

[MaggieD]

As a society it would seem we haven't learned much. This is a photo of the two runners who rose their fists in the Black Power salute during the National Anthem at the 1968 Olympics. They were runners. Here's their photo on the medals stand...



And here's what it meant..

. In the 1960's, the New Left emerged to protest social and political policies that were oppressive and demonstrative of the racist and gendered ideologies that informed law-making.

They were thrown off the team and really took heat at home. While millions in our country admired them for their courage, millions more were enraged. However, in many parts of the world, they were heroes and people across the globe admired our country AND them because they were free to make that statement in such a public way. They eventually became successful men and have been living good lives. One of them explained that their protest was their fists in the air. Their heads were bowed in deference to the American flag and anthem.

After reading about this in response to a curiosity re Colin Kaepernick, it reminds me we haven't made much progress...

your thoughts?

 

[calamity]

As a society it would seem we haven't learned much. This is a photo of the two runners who rose their fists in the Black Power salute during the National Anthem at the 1968 Olympics. They were runners. Here's their photo on the medals stand...

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And here's what it meant..



They were thrown off the team and really took heat at home. While millions in our country admired them for their courage, millions more were enraged. However, in many parts of the world, they were heroes and people across the globe admired our country AND them because they were free to make that statement in such a public way. They eventually became successful men and have been living good lives. One of them explained that their protest was their fists in the air. Their heads were bowed in deference to the American flag and anthem.

After reading about this in response to a curiosity re Colin Kaepernick, it reminds me we haven't made much progress...

your thoughts?

When it comes to respecting the rights of People of Color, we have not even budged from where we were in 1968. Not really.

Oh, we're fine with them if they do as told and toe the line. But, once they speak out and complain, all hell breaks loose.

 

[MaggieD]

When it comes to respecting the rights of People of Color, we have not even budged from where we were in 1968. Not really.

Oh, we're fine with them if they do as told and toe the line. But, once they speak out and complain, all hell breaks loose.

Reading about these guys has really opened my eyes. Unfortunately, you're probably right.

 

[Grand Mal]

Reading about these guys has really opened my eyes. Unfortunately, you're probably right.

The guy in front, an Australian runner, is part of the story. Him, and the circular emblems on all of their jerseys.
Oh, and the gloves.

 

[ttwtt78640]

When it comes to respecting the rights of People of Color, we have not even budged from where we were in 1968. Not really.

Oh, we're fine with them if they do as told and toe the line. But, once they speak out and complain, all hell breaks loose.

Absolutely, it will be several decades before we have a black mayor, governor, cabinet member, congressman, SCOTUS justice or POTUS. Fortunately, the black family structure is solid and being good church going and hardworking folks blacks will not adopt a victim mentality, accept life on the dole and suffer from high out-of-wedlock childbirth rates leading to delinquency, poverty and crime.

 

[Redress]

As a society it would seem we haven't learned much. This is a photo of the two runners who rose their fists in the Black Power salute during the National Anthem at the 1968 Olympics. They were runners. Here's their photo on the medals stand...

And here's what it meant..



They were thrown off the team and really took heat at home. While millions in our country admired them for their courage, millions more were enraged. However, in many parts of the world, they were heroes and people across the globe admired our country AND them because they were free to make that statement in such a public way. They eventually became successful men and have been living good lives. One of them explained that their protest was their fists in the air. Their heads were bowed in deference to the American flag and anthem.

After reading about this in response to a curiosity re Colin Kaepernick, it reminds me we haven't made much progress...

your thoughts?

When I was in the navy, I served with a guy named Grady Jackson, a senior chief, black as you could be. You would never mistake him for some one heavily tanned, he was jet black. I got along really well with him and he kinda took me under his wing. He one night when nothing was going on told me some stories from when he was just a youngun in the navy, back in the 60s. You did not go to the head by yourself, you took 2 frinds, because trouble making groups of whites and blacks would jump people of the other race if they where alone. Blacks always tended to do worse on evals unless they where really exceptionally good, which made advancement harder. There where riots and near riots. The painfully weak command structure of the time could or would do nothing to stop it.

Whenever any one talks about how little we have come, or that we are no beter than we were, I think back to Senior Jackson's stories, and think, you know, maybe we are improving, maybe we have gotten better. I think we just see how far there is to go, and lose sight of how much has been done.

 

[Grand Mal]

Absolutely, it will be several decades before we have a black mayor, governor, cabinet member, congressman, SCOTUS justice or POTUS. Fortunately the black family structure is solid and being good church going and hardworking folks blacks will not adopt a victim mentality, accept life on the dole and suffer from high out-of-wedlock childbirth rates leading to delinquency, poverty and crime.

Yikes.
Thank God every day you were born white, I bet. You should.

 

[digsbe]

Yikes.
Thank God every day you were born white, I bet. You should.

I thank God that he made me work harder than other races to get accepted into a doctoral program.

I thank God that I came from a low income white family and was denied the special privileged black/Hispanic student money. It taught me how to value a dollar and understand debt.

I thank God I've never been "let off" over my white privilege (that doesn't exist) and had to learn full well the court system.

to be honest I thank God I had the strength to work hard enough and overpower the barriers to entry whites face in higher education to be where I'm at now. I thank God that I got a job in my field 8 months after graduating, I thank God that a speeding ticket was tossed out after 2 cop no-shows, I thank God that when I was detained at the border they let me though after an hour, I thank God that I've whenever gotten a warning on anything forcing me to face it head on.

Being white is great. You'll pay more for college and be less desirable of an applicant for the school and job and people will believe you're set in court when really it's having an $$$ lawyer on your behalf that helps.

I thank God that I learned that life isn't fair, you have to work harder than others for the same outcome, and the choices you make are what matter most.

 

[AGENT J]

I thank God that he made me work harder than other races to get accepted into a doctoral program.

I thank God that I came from a low income white family and was denied the special privileged black/Hispanic student money. It taught me how to value a dollar and understand debt.

I thank God I've never been "let off" over my white privilege (that doesn't exist) and had to learn full well the court system.

to be honest I thank God I had the strength to work hard enough and overpower the barriers to entry whites face in higher education to be where I'm at now. I thank God that I got a job in my field 8 months after graduating, I thank God that a speeding ticket was tossed out after 2 cop no-shows, I thank God that when I was detained at the border they let me though after an hour, I thank God that I've whenever gotten a warning on anything forcing me to face it head on.

Being white is great. You'll pay more for college and be less desirable of an applicant for the school and job and people will believe you're set in court when really it's having an $$$ lawyer on your behalf that helps.

I thank God that I learned that life isn't fair, you have to work harder than others for the same outcome, and the choices you make are what matter most.

Wow, what a triggered, factually untrue and none reality based meltdown post. Thats hilarious, weird in a sci-fi kinda way but hilarious.

 

[Hawkeye10]

As a society it would seem we haven't learned much. This is a photo of the two runners who rose their fists in the Black Power salute during the National Anthem at the 1968 Olympics. They were runners. Here's their photo on the medals stand...

View attachment 67223084

And here's what it meant..



They were thrown off the team and really took heat at home. While millions in our country admired them for their courage, millions more were enraged. However, in many parts of the world, they were heroes and people across the globe admired our country AND them because they were free to make that statement in such a public way. They eventually became successful men and have been living good lives. One of them explained that their protest was their fists in the air. Their heads were bowed in deference to the American flag and anthem.

After reading about this in response to a curiosity re Colin Kaepernick, it reminds me we haven't made much progress...

your thoughts?

After I look at the Trump job approval ratings in 2 weeks i'll let you know.

:2wave:

 

[Nilly]

I thank God that he made me work harder than other races to get accepted into a doctoral program.

I thank God that I came from a low income white family and was denied the special privileged black/Hispanic student money. It taught me how to value a dollar and understand debt.

I thank God I've never been "let off" over my white privilege (that doesn't exist) and had to learn full well the court system.

to be honest I thank God I had the strength to work hard enough and overpower the barriers to entry whites face in higher education to be where I'm at now. I thank God that I got a job in my field 8 months after graduating, I thank God that a speeding ticket was tossed out after 2 cop no-shows, I thank God that when I was detained at the border they let me though after an hour, I thank God that I've whenever gotten a warning on anything forcing me to face it head on.

Being white is great. You'll pay more for college and be less desirable of an applicant for the school and job and people will believe you're set in court when really it's having an $$$ lawyer on your behalf that helps.

I thank God that I learned that life isn't fair, you have to work harder than others for the same outcome, and the choices you make are what matter most.

You can thank god that the law never enslaved your great-grandparents, robbed your grandparents, imprisoned your parents, shot you when unarmed. You can thank god there is no massive effort at the state and local level to disenfranchise you of the vote. There is no history of centuries of bad science devoted to 'proving' your intellectual inferiority. There is no travel ban on you because of your religion. There is no danger for you when you carry dangerous weaponry publicly. Your churches were never burned. Your lawns never decorated with burning crosses. Your ancestors never hung from trees. Your mothers aren't being torn away by ICE troopers and sent away forever. You won't be forced to leave the only country you ever knew. The president has not set up a hotline to report crime committed at your hands.

Also I find it hilarious when white people complain about affirmative action. As if white people haven't benefitted from favorable affirmative action throughout education and the workplace for the entire history of America :lol: spare me hahaha, such fragile ego's

We're all born the same, we all have the 'same opportunities', yet 99% of our leaders, businessmen, executives, scientists, educators etc are white? Yeah, let me know how you resolve that cognitive dissonance.

edit: Oh and you can also thank god that choices are the biggest definer in your life. Of course you learned that lesson. Because you're white. You see, when you're white, it is your choices that matter most. When you're not, it's your skin color or black sounding name that does.

 

[AGENT J]

As a society it would seem we haven't learned much. This is a photo of the two runners who rose their fists in the Black Power salute during the National Anthem at the 1968 Olympics. They were runners. Here's their photo on the medals stand...

View attachment 67223084

And here's what it meant..



They were thrown off the team and really took heat at home. While millions in our country admired them for their courage, millions more were enraged. However, in many parts of the world, they were heroes and people across the globe admired our country AND them because they were free to make that statement in such a public way. They eventually became successful men and have been living good lives. One of them explained that their protest was their fists in the air. Their heads were bowed in deference to the American flag and anthem.

After reading about this in response to a curiosity re Colin Kaepernick, it reminds me we haven't made much progress...

your thoughts?

They were heros then and they are heros now, and it is a great thing they were able to do make their statment and give a big FU with their human rights salute.
As far as fall out, well it was 1968. Thats only one year after loving v Virginia. Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965, MLK was assassinated in 1968.

As far as whats goign on with CK, well its a media world now and there are still lots of sensitive people in the world and misguided whiners and they are the squeaky wheel.

Lastly about progress? we have made a ton. With regrades to race things are better than they have ever been among normal people. Everyday people. Just because the the imbeciles are all fired up and getting attention doesn't worry me. Its a shame but they are the extremist, the minority and they dont represent society. Do we still have far to go? of course. There are still race problems but we have still made huge strides and I am VERY thankful it isnt 1968 and i would NEVER want it to be.

 

[Fishking]

When it comes to respecting the rights of People of Color, we have not even budged from where we were in 1968. Not really.

Oh, we're fine with them if they do as told and toe the line. But, once they speak out and complain, all hell breaks loose.

Rofl...haven't budged at all. OK guy.

 

[vesper]

Absolutely, it will be several decades before we have a black mayor, governor, cabinet member, congressman, SCOTUS justice or POTUS. Fortunately, the black family structure is solid and being good church going and hardworking folks blacks will not adopt a victim mentality, accept life on the dole and suffer from high out-of-wedlock childbirth rates leading to delinquency, poverty and crime.

Hey Twtt,

This is a thread started on emotion and not facts.
The 60's were full of legislation that stopped states from violating the rights of any person due to color, sex or religion. It was long overdue but it was a bunch of white people in Congress who fought for it.
In fact the year 68 during the of the Olympics, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act–prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin and sex. The entire decade was full of legislation involving civil rights.
That wasn't all that was going on as the Great Society was introduced......, Johnson believed in expanding the federal government's roles in education and health care as poverty reduction strategies. These policies can also be seen as a continuation of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, which ran from 1933 to 1937, and the Four Freedoms of 1941. Johnson stated "Our aim is not only to relieve the symptom of poverty, but to cure it and, above all, to prevent it"
That sounds all touchy and feely but what did it actually do?
Well at first glance one could say it pretty much almost destroyed a race in this country because 70 percent of babies are born to unwed mothers in the Black race. Their children know Uncle Sam as their father and provider. The Left thinkers did a fine job of addicting Blacks to entitlements and destroying their incentive to be all they can with their long overdue freedoms. But hey they are on a roll with our expanded Mexicans among us due to our borders not being protected and our immigration laws not being enforced, Mexicans are the next highest group of babies being born out of wedlock and are being provided for through the Federal Government. And Whites come in third but they too are rising in numbers being born out of wedlock and Uncle Sam is daddy which means those who actually pay taxes are paying for all of them while they can't even address their own needs..


Recently this country just elected the first Black president not once but twice and he didn't get elected on just the black vote. So that alone shoots down the OP.

Unfortunately for the Black race, he did nothing to lift them up and encourage them to be all they can. In fact regardless of race Obama's policies pretty muched trashed everyone in middle class which is full of white, brown, black and any other color under the rainbow.

 

[celticwar17]

I completely disagree...

And... in fact, I find it extremely entitled and arrogant for these athletes to think they are doing anything close to what some people did in response in the 60s.

Their whole cause is complete BS too... everything about it is bs... black people are not being killed by cops for being black.... that is not what the stats say... in fact, statistically, We should be seeing more deaths by cop than they already do of black people(not suggesting that they should of course)

Black people resist arrest 9-10 times more often than other ethnic groups statistically(According to a study made in California, I've seen other studies that have showed around 5x as well), but are only twice as likely chance to being shot. It means, if you resist arrest as a white person/asian person... you are around give or take 3-5 times more likely to be shot than a black person if they were to commit the same crime of resisting arrest. I am obviously doing some estimating here, but the numbers logically shouldn't be that off.
They also commit 50% percent of all murders in the U.s. but only are 12% of the population(5% if you want to count the fact that it's black men that are doing the majority of the killing).

There is a serious crime and violence problem within the black community, couple that with a population of 400 million people.... there will probably be one cop every few months in the entire country to either **** up or be an complete asshole among the hundreds of thousands of arrests of violent and resisting people that goes smoothly.

So not only is it arrogant, divisive and entitled... it is based on COMPLETE BS

And on a another side note... the raised fist is often associated with a communist symbol and they are either really bad and ignorant at choosing their salutes or the black power movement knew exactly what they were doing in making this apart of that.

 

[MaggieD]

I thank God that he made me work harder than other races to get accepted into a doctoral program.

I thank God that I came from a low income white family and was denied the special privileged black/Hispanic student money. It taught me how to value a dollar and understand debt.

I thank God I've never been "let off" over my white privilege (that doesn't exist) and had to learn full well the court system.

to be honest I thank God I had the strength to work hard enough and overpower the barriers to entry whites face in higher education to be where I'm at now. I thank God that I got a job in my field 8 months after graduating, I thank God that a speeding ticket was tossed out after 2 cop no-shows, I thank God that when I was detained at the border they let me though after an hour, I thank God that I've whenever gotten a warning on anything forcing me to face it head on.

Being white is great. You'll pay more for college and be less desirable of an applicant for the school and job and people will believe you're set in court when really it's having an $$$ lawyer on your behalf that helps.

I thank God that I learned that life isn't fair, you have to work harder than others for the same outcome, and the choices you make are what matter most.

Fine post. It is very heartening to see that your family did a great job instilling a sense of appreciation for all you've achieved so far in your life.

Wow, what a triggered, factually untrue and none reality based meltdown post. Thats hilarious, weird in a sci-fi kinda way but hilarious.

I wonder what you find factually untrue. Digby was relating his own life experiences.

As to his comments about higher education which is the only opinion he had in general. I too believe minorities are often given scholarships at a greater percentage than white people. I don't have a problem with it at all; in fact, I almost hope it's true.

There are a limited number of scholarships at a given school. All other things being equal, repeat, all other things being equal, I have no problem with picking a minority over a white person when the rubber meets the road. Some things we do for no other reason than it's the right thing to do.

You can thank god that the law never enslaved your great-grandparents, robbed your grandparents, imprisoned your parents, shot you when unarmed. You can thank god there is no massive effort at the state and local level to disenfranchise you of the vote. There is no history of centuries of bad science devoted to 'proving' your intellectual inferiority. There is no travel ban on you because of your religion. There is no danger for you when you carry dangerous weaponry publicly. Your churches were never burned. Your lawns never decorated with burning crosses. Your ancestors never hung from trees. Your mothers aren't being torn away by ICE troopers and sent away forever. You won't be forced to leave the only country you ever knew. The president has not set up a hotline to report crime committed at your hands.

Also I find it hilarious when white people complain about affirmative action. As if white people haven't benefitted from favorable affirmative action throughout education and the workplace for the entire history of America :lol: spare me hahaha, such fragile ego's

We're all born the same, we all have the 'same opportunities', yet 99% of our leaders, businessmen, executives, scientists, educators etc are white? Yeah, let me know how you resolve that cognitive dissonance.

edit: Oh and you can also thank god that choices are the biggest definer in your life. Of course you learned that lesson. Because you're white. You see, when you're white, it is your choices that matter most. When you're not, it's your skin color or black sounding name that does.

We don't all have the same opportunities, in my opinion. Well, I guess we're BORN that way. But how one decides to take advantage of those opportunities, or not take advantage of them, depends on who's been writing on one's blank slate... and where your parents either are able to or choose to live.

In my opinion, as a white woman, the worst disservice we have done to minority communities is not take the bull by the horns and find a way, albeit difficult, to give the kids a good education and provide them with role models and/or mentors they can look up to. Oh, and jobs.

 

[CaptainCourtesy]

As a society it would seem we haven't learned much. This is a photo of the two runners who rose their fists in the Black Power salute during the National Anthem at the 1968 Olympics. They were runners. Here's their photo on the medals stand...

View attachment 67223084

And here's what it meant..



They were thrown off the team and really took heat at home. While millions in our country admired them for their courage, millions more were enraged. However, in many parts of the world, they were heroes and people across the globe admired our country AND them because they were free to make that statement in such a public way. They eventually became successful men and have been living good lives. One of them explained that their protest was their fists in the air. Their heads were bowed in deference to the American flag and anthem.

After reading about this in response to a curiosity re Colin Kaepernick, it reminds me we haven't made much progress...

your thoughts?

There was actually a larger problem with what those two men did in 1968. The venue was the Olympics, a place where politics and everything that went along with it was supposed to be put aside and unity and sportsmanship was to reign. Part of the outrage that was heaped on them was where they did it. Interestingly enough, there was another protest at the 1968 Olympics that is overshadowed by what Smith and Carlos did. Czeck gymnast Věra Čáslavská who won 4 gold medals looked away during the Soviet national anthem. She was probably not reprimanded because it was not as obvious, but because she did this, those in Soviet controlled Czechoslovakia forced her into retirement and prevented her from traveling for many years.

 

[AGENT J]

1.)I wonder what you find factually untrue. Digby was relating his own life experiences.
2.)As to his comments about higher education which is the only opinion he had in general.
3.)I too believe minorities are often given scholarships at a greater percentage than white people. I don't have a problem with it at all; in fact, I almost hope it's true.
4.)There are a limited number of scholarships at a given school. All other things being equal, repeat, all other things being equal, I have no problem with picking a minority over a white person when the rubber meets the road. Some things we do for no other reason than

1.) it has nothing to do with what "i" fine oor his personal experiences, some of what he said is factually untrue and it should be obvious to anybody honest and objective
2.) he stated it as fact which is wrong. I dont see him mention his opinion anywhere and even if thats how he meant it, its still factually untrue. The pure ignorant victiumhood in it is intellectually dishonest and laughably. Thats certainly what i did when i read it.
3.) weird i didnt read anywhere in his post where he talked about percentages or that white people are also given them them? can you point that out for me?
4.) you are free to feel that way, it again has nothing to do with the factually wrong and fantasy parts of his post.

 

[RabidAlpaca]

I thank God that he made me work harder than other races to get accepted into a doctoral program.

I thank God that I came from a low income white family and was denied the special privileged black/Hispanic student money. It taught me how to value a dollar and understand debt.

I thank God I've never been "let off" over my white privilege (that doesn't exist) and had to learn full well the court system.

to be honest I thank God I had the strength to work hard enough and overpower the barriers to entry whites face in higher education to be where I'm at now. I thank God that I got a job in my field 8 months after graduating, I thank God that a speeding ticket was tossed out after 2 cop no-shows, I thank God that when I was detained at the border they let me though after an hour, I thank God that I've whenever gotten a warning on anything forcing me to face it head on.

Being white is great. You'll pay more for college and be less desirable of an applicant for the school and job and people will believe you're set in court when really it's having an $$$ lawyer on your behalf that helps.

I thank God that I learned that life isn't fair, you have to work harder than others for the same outcome, and the choices you make are what matter most.

It's so inspiring seeing somebody overcome the immense burden of being white in America.

 

[HowardBThiname]

When it comes to respecting the rights of People of Color, we have not even budged from where we were in 1968. Not really.

Oh, we're fine with them if they do as told and toe the line. But, once they speak out and complain, all hell breaks loose.

We've come a very long way, and we should all be proud of that.

The problem with the current taking-a-knee thing is that it was spawned of a false narrative so the action becomes aggressive rather than demonstrative.

Most of the nation is understandably upset when professional players show disrespect during our national anthem. Those players have every right to send a message, but they're doing it in a way that upsets people. They're doing it in a way that disrespects the nation in which they've risen to such a status that they earn millions from other citizens willing to pay to watch them. That's what angers patriotic citizens.

What they ought to do -- but what they won't do because it's not nearly as fun recognizing that they really aren't being targeted by cops for killing, is read through the black Harvard professor's study on the comparison of black and white suspects and the risk of each group being killed by police.

But, as I said -- the truth isn't nearly as fun.

 

[HowardBThiname]

Fine post. It is very heartening to see that your family did a great job instilling a sense of appreciation for all you've achieved so far in your life.



I wonder what you find factually untrue. Digby was relating his own life experiences.

As to his comments about higher education which is the only opinion he had in general. I too believe minorities are often given scholarships at a greater percentage than white people. I don't have a problem with it at all; in fact, I almost hope it's true.

There are a limited number of scholarships at a given school. All other things being equal, repeat, all other things being equal, I have no problem with picking a minority over a white person when the rubber meets the road. Some things we do for no other reason than it's the right thing to do.



We don't all have the same opportunities, in my opinion. Well, I guess we're BORN that way. But how one decides to take advantage of those opportunities, or not take advantage of them, depends on who's been writing on one's blank slate... and where your parents either are able to or choose to live.

In my opinion, as a white woman, the worst disservice we have done to minority communities is not take the bull by the horns and find a way, albeit difficult, to give the kids a good education and provide them with role models and/or mentors they can look up to. Oh, and jobs.

This is really the most important part -- and where we need to focus. Education opens doors. And, that doesn't mean every child has to get a bachelor's, it simply means they need to be able to function in the outside world and have a marketable skill. We need to bring back trade schools and move at-risk teens in that direction by freshman or sophomore year. We need to work with the communities to offer businesses incentives for hiring these kids after school. We need to help them form and move toward real-life goals, instead of letting them fall through the cracks.

 

[Serenity]

Peter Norman was the other man on the stand that night in 1968. He was the silver medalist representing Australia. He stood with them in support and wore an Olympic Projest Human Rights Badge.

To fully comprehend the magnitude of Peter Norman’s actions you would need to step back in time and consider the scene in Australia. All Indigenous peoples in Australia could vote for the first time in 1965; There was a referendum that all Indigenous peoples to be counted in the Census for the first time in 1967; and the forced removal of children was a policy still taking place. Australia was not a crucible of tolerance. Norman, a teacher and guided by his Salvation Army faith took part in the Black Power salute because of this opposition to racism and the White Australia Policy.

The three remained friends with Carlos and Smith carrying Peters coffin when he passed away in 2006.

'I will stand with you': finally, an apology to Peter Norman

 

[Bodi]

Reading about these guys has really opened my eyes. Unfortunately, you're probably right.

Kap is a moron. There are plenty of ways to protest disunity that promote unity...

 

[Bodi]

yet 99% of our leaders, businessmen, executives, scientists, educators etc are white
.

Wrong. But close. But when 71% of the nation is white an intelligent person would expect and accept the majority. Not claim ****ing racism.

 

[Bodi]

I completely disagree...And... in fact, I find it extremely entitled and arrogant for these athletes to think they are doing anything close to what some people did in response in the 60s.Their whole cause is complete BS too... everything about it is bs... black people are not being killed by cops for being black.... that is not what the stats say... in fact, statistically, We should be seeing more deaths by cop than they already do of black people(not suggesting that they should of course)Black people resist arrest 9-10 times more often than other ethnic groups statistically(According to a study made in California, I've seen other studies that have showed around 5x as well), but are only twice as likely chance to being shot. It means, if you resist arrest as a white person/asian person... you are around give or take 3-5 times more likely to be shot than a black person if they were to commit the same crime of resisting arrest. I am obviously doing some estimating here, but the numbers logically shouldn't be that off. They also commit 50% percent of all murders in the U.s. but only are 12% of the population(5% if you want to count the fact that it's black men that are doing the majority of the killing).There is a serious crime and violence problem within the black community, couple that with a population of 400 million people.... there will probably be one cop every few months in the entire country to either **** up or be an complete asshole among the hundreds of thousands of arrests of violent and resisting people that goes smoothly. So not only is it arrogant, divisive and entitled... it is based on COMPLETE BSAnd on a another side note... the raised fist is often associated with a communist symbol and they are either really bad and ignorant at choosing their salutes or the black power movement knew exactly what they were doing in making this apart of that.

Great post statistically speaking...