Acceptable Forms Of Protest Analysis

“Acceptable Forms of Protest in the N.F.L” Despite the noble reasons behind the recent N.F.L industry racial injustice, which have included President Donald Trump and former N.F.L head Coach Mike Ditka in many situations, have deemed it a “total disrespect of the American heritage, soldiers, flag, and to the national anthem (Maske).” In an effort to minimize the impact of the protests and keep things between the two sides, pro and anti-protest, The New Yorker Magazine has come up with a rather humorous and futile alternative forms such as stand-kneeling, raised fist, locking arms, twitter boycott, and sock puppets (Brenner). The speaker’s thesis here is to state how professional football players take a stand or “a knee” in repaying our

As he speaks on the deaths of African-American teens and adults in the hands of local police officers, hundreds begin to follow him. Kaepernick says he initially intended to get the world talking about race for a positive change (The Awakening). Former owner of pro-football team the Houston Texans, Bob McNair, made comments about the whole protest situation announcing that “we can’t have the inmates running the prison”, meaning the coaches should not let their players dictate what they want to do with their team (Bob). In the “Profootballtalk” website, it gives attention to when the “criticism that literal interpretation of the phrase ‘son of a bitch’ sparked after President Trump used the term in reference to players who fail to stand for the anthem

If a player is more comfortable posting on personal media to get out the indignation they may have over the rights of black voters, they have permission to do so until racial justices are fulfilled. In the Halftime Reënactments of Classic Scenes from “Gone with the Wind”, the league supports and encourages their players by announcing that the protest “progress cannot be achieved until we understand our past (Brenner).”

Being an owner for a day, Brenner says on “The New Yorker” website that until you (a player) walk in the shoes “of a white, seventysomething multibillionaire” (President), one will not understand the complex disputes spreading in today’s media or government (Brenner).The author adds logos by stating real life situations with a former player. He is using ethos as a factor of persuading the audience that protest is a waste of time because you might not actually make a complete change. Pathos creates an emotional audience following the heavily opinionated