Most Americans are disgusted and even mortified by the recent refusal to stand for the national
anthem by Colin Kaepernick.
Social Roles
Athlete
American
Honor the flag, National Anthem, and Star Spangled Banner
Existing Social Conditions
standing for the National Anthem
lyrics, by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812, as “a celebration of slavery.”
Star Spangled Banner
honoring the flag
Hand over heart standing to honor this flag
hypocrisy: "one nation under god" yet we had slaves and treat people of color differently
pledging allegiance to a flag that represents a county that used to consider humans as property
Cultural Beliefs and Biases
white is superior
More people of color incarcerated
"No refuge could save the hireling and slave/From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave"
we should honor the pledge of allegiance and star spangled banner and all they represent
we say the pledge of allegiance in school
we learn the National Anthem and Star Spangled Banner early on in school
We have someone sing the National Anthem at sporting events
Social Inequalities
Police Brutality in America
The dolphins joined Kaepernick against police brutality
19 players off of 10 professional football teams, 1 women's soccer team, one high school team showed some sign of protest during or after the National Anthem
People of color being treated poorly
"The reference to slaves is about the use, and in some sense the manipulation, of black Americans to fight for the British, with the promise of freedom."
"The slave owners, naturally, were furious at the loss of what they thought of as “property,” and sent delegations to the British demanding that the slaves be returned."
"There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder."