It would be stupid for me to stupid here and pretend I know how the list of invitees was crafted for the 'Institutional Racism 101' class that was taught to a select group of NFL owners by a select group of NFL players. I would assume that the first person you'd want to be in attendance for a productive meeting of the minds would be the guy whose original gesture eventually (d)evolved into a political mudslinging contest that required a concerted cleaning effort from both parties, but maybe the most polarizing name on the planet just so happened to slip everyone's mind when they were putting together the guest list. Well, either that, or the NFL owners didn't want to look the guy whose resume they passed over for reasons that had absolutely nothing to do with the contents of it in the face. Until, of course, it was the same face that was going to be plastered on the inside cover of a tell-all book that featured enough damning evidence to fill not only a couple hundred pages of literature, but also a league-wide lawsuit against a billion dollar industry. Assuming that his peers would have welcomed him in the first place, Colin Kaepernick's suspiciously timed inclusion is an adjustment of stance that isn't as simple as taking a knee or getting up off it. It's about a bunch of wealthy, power hungry white dudes becoming ever-so-slightly less close-minded after learning that the person they made an example of out of might just have a key to their closet of skeletons. Colin Kaepernick promised to publish his side of the story, and less than 24 hours later the people who manipulatively co-opted his protest to be about Patriotism are willing to acknowledge that he exists? A wise man once said "there is no such thing as a coincidence", and I'm pretty sure that person would laugh until he or she cried if you asked them if this were one. Now, this certainly reads as a pro-Kaepernick piece. However, you can be blind enough to disagree with the statistical evidence that shows the former quarterback should still have a job and still be able to see through the transparency of NFL owners who are no better than the mean girls who only become accepting of others when they potentially have something to lose. It looks like the burn book has ended up in the wrong hands, and the people who it could affect the most are softening up their stance in hopes that some pages get ripped out before the release date. Can you think of a better reason why, all the sudden, the following GIF no longer applies?
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