{"id":946619,"date":"2021-10-31T19:13:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T23:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=946619"},"modified":"2021-10-31T19:13:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T23:13:53","slug":"kaepernick-mocked-thoroughly-for-comparing-nfl-combine-to-slave-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kaepernick-mocked-thoroughly-for-comparing-nfl-combine-to-slave-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaepernick Mocked Thoroughly for Comparing NFL Combine to Slave Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fkaepernick-mocked-thoroughly-for-comparing-nfl-combine-to-slave-auction%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=946619&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AP-Photo-Ted-S.-Warren-1-640x480-640x480-640x480-1-640x480-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Netflix gave Colin Kaepernick appearances and speaking roles in their documentary series about his life, <em>Colin In Black &amp; White.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re probably regretting that decision.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Former NFL quarterback and original anthem protester Colin Kaepernick compared the NFL Combine process to a slave auction in Netflix documentary series chronicling his life experiences.<\/p>\n<p>In the series, which Kaepernick narrates, the former 49er appears in a scene where he talks about NFL prospects being \u201cpoked, prodded, and examined\u201d for defects before the NFL Draft. The players at the \u201ccombine\u201d then leave the NFL field and enter a mid-1800\u2019s slave auction where white landowners examine slaves for purchase.<\/p>\n<p>In the scene, Kaepernick says this is how \u201cthey\u201d establish a \u201cpower dynamic.\u201d The scene closes with the NFL coach and slave auctioneer shaking hands against the backdrop of bonded slaves to establish a generational link between the professional athlete selection process and slavery.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.187050359712\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Colin Kaepernick compares the NFL combine, which allows all players of all races a voluntary chance to become multi-millionaires, to slavery. Anyone still defending this imbecile lacks a functional brain. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rMaKi7c6xh\">pic.twitter.com\/rMaKi7c6xh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/1454587678155067398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The clip represents not only Kaepernick\u2019s monumental ignorance but Netflix\u2019s complete lack of respect for the intelligence of their audience.<\/p>\n<p>Those on Twitter who viewed the clip reacted dished out, heaping amounts of scorn and contempt for Kaepernick\u2019s absurd and insulting screed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.5625\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I can&#8217;t imagine why no NFL team wanted to sign this guy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XAVg4qSglz\">https:\/\/t.co\/XAVg4qSglz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bonchieredstate\/status\/1454574469440229382?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.1165644171779\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m guessing the inclusion on free will and it being an invite only situation changes the dynamic slightly.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ripcityrealist (@ripcityrealist) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ripcityrealist\/status\/1454562076844707840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.6236559139785\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">White football players don&#8217;t exist in this narrative.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014  (@TenebraeAeterna) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TenebraeAeterna\/status\/1454562385495302146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.9189189189189\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So what he\u2019s saying is that, by refusing to sign him, NFL teams were actually setting him free?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Isaiah Taylor (@realictaylor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realictaylor\/status\/1454565900477140995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.0526315789474\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So the guy whose main source of income comes from actual slave laborers in China has a problem with slavery?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dave Gray (@docgray81) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/docgray81\/status\/1454569612146847744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.344709897611\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This weekend: Terry McAuliffe used a black white supremacist as a campaign prop, Colin Kaepernick claimed that the NFL Combine is a slave auction, and Ibram Kendi said tweeting through a ratio is equivalent to resisting slavery.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christopher F. Rufo \u2694\ufe0f (@realchrisrufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1454817495903211525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.1878172588832\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Colin Kaepernick compares the NFL to slavery.  I doubt in human history slaves were ever in the top 1% of the income bracket, but what do I know.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Glenn Gilbertti (@TheRealDisco) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRealDisco\/status\/1454748182433263635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.5176991150442\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The only slavery happening today is in China in partnership with Nike who <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kaepernick7?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Kaepernick7<\/a> has a contract with worth millions<\/p>\n<p>Colin is complicit in slavery <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8eWzRNhWBY\">https:\/\/t.co\/8eWzRNhWBY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ahmed Al Assliken (@assliken) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/assliken\/status\/1454601051374489606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.9710144927536\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Colin Kaepernick: I want to be in the NFL so badly why won\u2019t teams sign me? <\/p>\n<p>Also Colin Kaepernick: Being in the NFL is basically slavery <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RxZDRQsWaR\">pic.twitter.com\/RxZDRQsWaR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tommy (@tommyingals) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tommyingals\/status\/1454667904843124737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Colin In Black &amp; White<\/em>&nbsp;debuted on Netflix on October 29th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix gave Colin Kaepernick appearances and speaking roles in their documentary series about his life, Colin In Black &#038; White. 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Former NFL quarterback &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-946619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/92"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=946619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946619\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=946619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=946619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=946619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}