Of course public shaming is ok! We do it all the time! A celebrity says something racist? That’s a shaming. A politician says something homophobic? That’s a shaming. Parents get stoned and drive their kid around? Oh you better believe that’s a shaming.

People like this deserved to be shamed.

“How, precisely, does sharing this single data-point to Facebook, devoid of context, enhance anyone’s understanding of the heroin epidemic?”

Have you considered that he has critically thought about the situation and just came to a different conclusion than you?

Why is that delusional? It’s how they legitimately feel. It’s a ceremony that means a lot of things to a lot of people and that’s one of the many interpretations of it.

There’s a difference between those two statements, but the latter isn’t what has offended some people (not me, to be clear). Some people only associate the flag/anthem ceremony with troops and any protest made during that ceremony offends them - regardless of why. Now I’d argue those people are being too sensitive and…

So here’s what I don’t get: if a person feels disrespected by his protest and it’s a legit, honest feeling who are we to tell them they are wrong for being offended?

How are the touch-me-down-there soccer viewing parties anyway?

That doesn’t mean the penalty wasn’t called.

Welp, yes, the military. You don’t get to call bullshit on people’s emotions and feelings or what the flag means to them. Whether you like it or not, there are people who only associate the flag ceremony with the military. They truly believe the military is the reason we’re able to have this sporting event take place…

Gotcha. To each their own then.

That’s a pretty bullshitty conclusion to your argument. I can understand why Kap and whoever are doing what they’re doing and still feel it is disrespectful to a group of people.

You don’t get annoyed with people who sit, talk or carry on with their business as usual during the anthem? I do. The cameramen get a pass for an obvious reason, but the others? Those people are assholes if they pull off that shit.

Has there really? I’m not asking in a snarky matter. Obviously the awareness and money was raised but I didn’t know there were major breakthroughs in research. That’s great to hear.

That is absolutely the case.

OH i’ll be stealing “guano crazy.” that’s mine now.

It’s certainly conflating two different issues, I agree with that, but to some people that flag/anthem ceremony is about one thing and one thing only and there is no divorcing the troops aspect from it. So to them, CK is appropriating a ceremony from another group and that is what they’re pissed about.

Well that’s bullshit. You don’t get to ask why it’s upsetting to someone and then tell them they’re feelings aren’t valid.

To the transplant authors who penned criticism of my city: go away. You were never welcome here in the first place and you’re even less welcome now.

I agree. Which is what makes the cohort of people born between 1980-1982 the greatest generation out there - we took the best of both GenX and Millennials and created some super group.