Oh, but you will though,

Yikes!

I love this song and have been listening to it a lot since it dropped. The video doesn’t match the vibe in my head at ALL. I love the colours and the stark images and the weirdness but it doesn’t work for me with this song. It may be the obvious choice but I want to see the title character in the video please.

I just need to circle back to point out that Kaepernick’s protest is quiet, dignified and respectful (although I recognize that many would deny that last descriptor). He’s not shouting, he’s not threatening, he’s just quietly stating his beliefs. It’s sort of Ghandi-esque. It’s just that Americans cleave so tightly to…

Actually taking a risk to show solidarity does not preclude a person from doing everything you just suggested. It amplifies the protest and encourages other white players to do the same. Black people can’t end racism on their own. If you want to SHOW you support the cause and not just give lip service to it, get some…

Because the act itself is the protest, in this instance. It’s easy to say you support equality. Taking a knee during the anthem takes courage and the willingness to deal with all the shit that will come your way for having done it. It shows you support equality.

Hmm, that helps a bit in understanding where you’re coming from. I agree that meeting people where they’re at is more persuasive, for me too. I see what you’re saying re: Kaep’s protest being aimed at institutions. I just think with respect to that particular protest, it would be more effective if more (any) white…

What? I hate that shit. It wasn’t a set up. I genuinely think people have to raise their voices. It’s not meant to be a troll. I thought I made a legit point, referring to historic use of the in-your-face style tactics being discussed here. Oh well. Toodles.

Worked for the civil rights movement. And suffrage. And LGBT rights.

I’m struggling trying to get a read on where you’re coming from. If Kaep’s protest was/is effective, which it sounds like you think it has been, wouldn’t it be that much more effective if white players added their voices (their knees) to the protest, rather than playing a role of sort of massaging the message, making…

So by that do you mean, Kaepernick’s style or form of protest is too much for white people to understand and accept because it’s “in their faces”?

Another whitey take: I feel the opposite (if I understand you correctly). I think white people won’t do anything until other white people tell them they need to wake up. If only POC take a knee, their protest is theirs alone. White people need to use their power and privilege for good and not evil.

The Kardashian side is Armenian. No idea about Kris.

Ha ha, yes, no chance to put their perfectly pedicured feet into their lipsticked mouth?

I’m dry just thinking about him.

Looking forward to being put in my place.

Look what she made you do. :P

Ugh. Insurance companies are devil’s spawn. A lot of people don’t realize that Michael Moore’s movie Sicko wasn’t even about the millions of uninsured Americans, it was about insured ones who couldn’t get their legit claims covered. So in other words, all those people helped by the ACA can now anticipate getting…

Donald Jr. is still a good boy and he’s 39, so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

LOL! Just imagining what life would have been like with your mother instead of mine. That’s awesome.