The sport has served as place to united people to feast their eyes on the sport they love so dearly. Yet, football has recently become a platform for athletes to express their opinions about the society and the government. In wake of Donald Trump’s remarks on those protesting during the national anthem, players started to kneel in refutation. Some athletes would even raise a closed fist up, which is a symbol for “black power” while they were kneeling during the national anthem. The flag is national symbolizes which stands for freedom, equality and peace. But, to others it doesn’t necessarily mean the same thing. The power of symbols is that it doesn’t a concrete truth to them, it’s all based on perspective. If you ask a veteran what the flag means to them, they’ll probably say it means the world to them. But if you asked an African American male who’s been serving jail time for a crime he didn’t commit, he might not have the same answer. NFL athletes are trying to bring attention to racial injustice happening across the nation by showing that this issue affects
The sport has served as place to united people to feast their eyes on the sport they love so dearly. Yet, football has recently become a platform for athletes to express their opinions about the society and the government. In wake of Donald Trump’s remarks on those protesting during the national anthem, players started to kneel in refutation. Some athletes would even raise a closed fist up, which is a symbol for “black power” while they were kneeling during the national anthem. The flag is national symbolizes which stands for freedom, equality and peace. But, to others it doesn’t necessarily mean the same thing. The power of symbols is that it doesn’t a concrete truth to them, it’s all based on perspective. If you ask a veteran what the flag means to them, they’ll probably say it means the world to them. But if you asked an African American male who’s been serving jail time for a crime he didn’t commit, he might not have the same answer. NFL athletes are trying to bring attention to racial injustice happening across the nation by showing that this issue affects