{"id":1873701,"date":"2023-03-10T06:28:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T11:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-colin-kaepernick-accuses-white-adoptive-parents-of-problematic-and-racist-childhood\/"},"modified":"2023-03-10T06:30:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T11:30:11","slug":"watch-colin-kaepernick-accuses-white-adoptive-parents-of-problematic-and-racist-childhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-colin-kaepernick-accuses-white-adoptive-parents-of-problematic-and-racist-childhood\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Colin Kaepernick accuses white adoptive parents of \u2018problematic\u2019 and racist childhood"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-colin-kaepernick-accuses-white-adoptive-parents-of-problematic-and-racist-childhood%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1873701&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_78387822\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">                <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"House advances parents' bill of rights and ban on biological males in women's sports\">               <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"The House Education and Workforce Committee advanced two bills in the wee hours of the morning Thursday that would establish a parents' bill of rights and ban biological males from competing in women's sports programs. 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The parents' bill of rights has been earmarked as a legislative priority by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and will be brought to a floor vote this month.\">               <meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M41S\">               <meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-09 18:44:34\">               <meta itemprop=\"thumbnailURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/localimages\/1259451_th_1678387614.jpg640b14451ce68.jpg\">               <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/sd\/1259451.mp4\">              <\/div>\n<p>               <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var _bp=_bp||[]; _bp.push({ \"div\": \"Brid_78387822\", \"obj\": {\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1259451\"} }); <\/script>               <script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">F<\/span>ormer NFL quarterback <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colin-kaepernick\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colin Kaepernick<\/a> Has blamed his parents &#8220;problematic&#8221;  <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/racism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">racist experiences<\/a> While growing up. <\/p>\n<p>Interview promoting his new book <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">graphic novel<\/a>Kaepernick claimed that those experiences inspired him as a writer <i>Change the Game<\/i>. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/telling-his-story-colin-kaepernick-documentary-spike%20lee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TELLING \u2018HIS STORY&#8217;: COLIN KAEPERNICK DOCUMENTARY IN THE WORKS FOR ESPN<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know my parents loved me, but there were still very problematic things that I went through,&#8221; Kaepernick <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/redvoicenews\/status\/1633989541928534016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>. &#8220;I think it was important to show, &#8216;No, this can happen in your own home.&#8217; And how do we move forward collectively while addressing the racism that is being perpetuated.&#8221; <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"TweetEmbed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Colin Kaepernick Talks about His White Adoptive Parents <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qSqEexGpp7\">pic.twitter.com\/qSqEexGpp7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Red Voice Media (@redvoicenews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/redvoicenews\/status\/1633989541928534016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2023<\/a>               <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>                <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>               <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kaepernick, best known for his national song <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/dez-bryant-calls-out-colin-kaepernick-twitter-nfl-racial-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Protests<\/a>Born to a white mother and placed for adoption, he is now biracial. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/adoption\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">adoption<\/a> His black father had died during his pregnancy. He was adopted by Rick and Teresa Kaepernick, his white parents. <\/p>\n<p>The graphic novel traces Kaepernick&#8217;s rise to stardom in the NFL, from high school athletics, to his father&#8217;s racism, and his ideas and decisions about his hairstyles. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s getting what rolls?&#8221; Kaepernick&#8217;s mother questions him in the graphic novel. She attacks his idea of cornrows to imitate former NBA star Allen Iverson. <\/p>\n<p>According to reports, his mother told him that &#8220;Oh, your hair&#8217;s not professional. Oh, you look like a little thug.&#8221; <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"539\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"539\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"453\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"453\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><\/source><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"745\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><\/source><source width=\"1060\" height=\"745\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><\/source>                                 <\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\"> Colin Kaepernick, his parents Rick Kaepernick and Teresa Kaepernick are second right. Nessa Diab arrives at the 3rd Annual &#8220;Dear Mama: A Love Letter to Moms&#8221; Los Angeles: Thursday, May 3, 2018 at The Theatre at Ace Hotel                 <\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\">                 (Photo by Chris Pizzello\/Invision\/AP)                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kaepernick said that the experience had influenced his character.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;Read more from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/colin-kaepernick-accuses-white-adoptive-parents-racist-childhood\">WATCH: Colin Kaepernick accuses white adoptive parents of \u2018problematic&#8217; and racist childhood<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick Has blamed his parents &#8220;problematic&#8221; racist experiences While growing up. Interview promoting his new book graphic novelKaepernick claimed that those experiences inspired him as a writer Change the Game. 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