The Colin Kaepernick Nike ad has reignited the fire he started when he first kneeled for the anthem. This has been what seems to be a never-ending war on both sides. Some are calling him flat out disrespectful and unamerican. While others argue he’s everything America stands for. Either way, he’s sparking a conversation that needs to be kept alive.
Jason Whitlock doesn’t seem to think he’s holding the cards though. In the interview below he calls Kaepernick a “pawn in a game he doesn’t understand.” Claiming it’s a just all a PR stunt, that will eventually backfire.
He goes on to say that the left is using Kaepernick to “bring down” the NFL, because of what it represents. Likening the sport to the head of a snake, that people are trying to chop off. Saying it symbolizes “toxic masculinity.” I don’t want to be too opinionated but he talks about this like it’s a bad thing. Like removing the roots of a poisonous tree would harm our society. Toxic masculinity is just that. Toxic. So I can’t understand where he’s coming from, and neither could Van.
Take a look at the video below and tell us what you think. Is Kaepernick just a piece of a larger plot? Or is he really enacting change?
