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What do we make of Colin Kaepernick now?
The Washington Post called Colin Kaepernick the most relevant figure at Super Bowl LX, sparking backlash from conservatives amid debates on his ongoing activism and NFL legacy.
- Yesterday, The Washington Post called Colin Kaepernick `the most relevant figure` at Super Bowl LX, sparking conservative backlash on X that cited the paper's sports department shutdown last week.
- Colin Kaepernick began kneeling to protest police brutality, making his image a global emblem while Super Bowl LX is played in his former San Francisco home stadium where he is absent.
- The NFL absorbed activist slogans like `Inspire Change` while committing $90 million to social justice initiatives, moves some players deemed perfunctory.
- For the youngest players, many in their early 20s know what Colin Kaepernick did but may not grasp its full gravity, and his exclusion created a chilling effect on athlete activism, experts said.
- Kaepernick keeps a low public profile, focusing on his Know Your Rights Camp and children's books, while his protest's legacy remains praised yet contested in its impact.
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The Washington Post Can’t Quit Colin Kaepernick
The Washington Post is barely hanging on by a thread after the latest round of mass layoffs. But if you wanted or needed another reason why that's the case (though it should be obvious to everyone by now), the paper happily obliged by posting a lengthy column ahead of the Super Bowl about… wait for it… Colin Kaepernick. That sounds like a Babylon Bee headline. A dying (arguably dead) newspaper that just shuttered its sports department decided to…
WaPo piece mooning for Kaepernick at Super Bowl shows cuts weren't deep enough · American Wire News
He may not have played a down of football in years, but leftists are still mooning for Colin Kaepernick, who burned down his own NFL career over his championing of radical left-wing politics and race-baiting. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback famously disrespected the flag by kneeling during the national anthem, an inspiration to other players who followed suit and leftists who didn’t know whether a football is pumped or stuffed. They w…
No Wonder They Are Imploding: WaPo Crowns Colin Kaepernick as Super Bowl LX's "Most Relevant" Figure — Despite Almost a Decade Out of Football
Colin Kaepernick Curious about why The Washington Post is hemorrhaging money and laying off hundreds of staffers? Perhaps it is ‘hot takes’ on current affairs like the Super Bowl. The Gateway Pundit reported last week that one-third of the Washington Post’s staff, over 300 employees, are being laid off. WaPo’s Will Lewis abruptly resigned after news of the massive round of layoffs broke. On Sunday, Super Bowl LX will take place at Levi’s Stadiu…
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