The thing that still flummoxes me about all these anti-Kaep hot takes is that people can’t seem to get it through their heads that the fact that what he’s doing is controversial IS THE ENTIRE POINT OF DOING IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.

Well stated, thank you for providing a response I wish came out days ago.

The people who irritate me are the ones still making their way to their seats. You hear the anthem, just stop in place and wait until it’s over. That is pretty easy.

If you’re at an event where the anthem is played, and you see someone not standing because they’re just oblivious or whatever, then you can get pissed.

Your statement echos something written by a friend who served in Iraq and was involved in a very bad day for those stationed there:

Intent is everything for a lot of things, but everybody seems to forget it on both sides before rushing to a harsh judgment. You can make the argument that people should be aware of their audience (i.e. a lot of very simple people follow sports), but there’s only so much that can be expected of this large of an…

Remember— getting drunk in the parking lot, eating out some obese girls ass, throwing up your cincinnatti chilli all over the tailgate tent, standing dizzily for 2 minutes for the national anthem, then continuing to get black out while cheering on human gladiators violently ruining each others health is more…

I’ve met lots of Americans. Some of them are tolerable. Quite nice even.

Noted.

I sometimes wonder if there was a draft to disperse the Gawker writers to the other blogs, and if Ashley got picked last (or was dumped here even though Marchman said “pass”).

interesting

hmmm

“I’m against protesting, but I don’t know how to show it.”

Rome, OK. But what did Columbine ever do to them?

He said it’s more “racially ambiguous”

His regal name is Brunswick Chad Versteer III.

He goes by Calvin Harris because he *THINKS* it sounds less white than Adam Wiles.

Actually, yes.

Yep, he does.

Another Democrat who can’t keep it in his pants. Sad!