Athletes Should Be Banned Analysis

On August 14th and August 20th Kaepernick goes unnoticed while sitting during the anthem, he sat during the first two games. Kaepernick told the media after the game he sat because of the oppression of people of color and ongoing issues with police brutality. In my opinion I believe that Athletes should be able to stand up for what they believe in instead of doing what other people want them to do. Colin Kaepernick wanted to raise awareness to this issue that was being ignored. One reason why athletes do what they do is because of religion. For example In 1967, professional boxer Muhammad Ali took a stand against the Vietnam war. He refused to fight in the war. because of this he was sentenced to five years in prison, fined $10,000 and banned from boxing for three years. Many people thought it was bad and he should have fought in the war. This shows that Muhammad Ali fought for what he believed in and not what people wanted him to do.

For example Colin Kaepernick is a NFL player who didn 't stand up during the national Anthem." Kaepernick said he decided not to stand as a sign of protest. He feels that African-Americans are kept down or underrated, by the American government. people who support keapernick 's right to protest. He said his quarterback 's decision was "His right as a citizen." This shows that some athletes do things to raise awareness to certain issues that are being ignored. Next, reason is because for support things that they feel passionate about. For example Tommie Smith and John Carlos led a protest at the summer olympics in Mexico. When they were given their medals, they both raised a black-gloved fist in the air. This was known as the black power salute. It was meant to show support for African-Americans who were being treated badly around the world. This shows that this action in history was meant to show support to