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kpete

(72,054 posts) Mon Jan 8, 2018, 10:31 AM Jan 2018

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The cover of this week's New Yorker: "In Creative Battle"

by Mark Ulriksen

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The cover of this week's New Yorker: "In Creative Battle" (Original Post) kpete Jan 2018 OP

Apologies. Who are these 3 and what is the significance of the picture? bobbieinok Jan 2018 #1

From right to left Colin Kaepernick, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and unknown NFL player TexasProgresive Jan 2018 #2

A search for "Seattle Seahawks #72", says it is Michael Bennett (not unknown) ;) nt PunkinPi Jan 2018 #3

Unknown to me- I already had to search so I could spell Kaepernick, Thanks. TexasProgresive Jan 2018 #5

Unknown to me as well, that's why I googled. ;) nt PunkinPi Jan 2018 #6

Thanks. Recognized Colin. MLK bit of a stretch IMHO bobbieinok Jan 2018 #7

Right, doesn't look like him MLK, but it was obvious it had to be him. mt Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #9

Much better than that awful statue of him. TexasProgresive Jan 2018 #11

The significance is taking a 'protest knee' during the national anthem's playing before a multi- vkkv Jan 2018 #10

You Hate Football! jayschool2013 Jan 2018 #14

Not at all. I follow the NFL closely. Packers should have signed Colin when Aaron went down.. vkkv Jan 2018 #15

My apologies jayschool2013 Jan 2018 #17

Michael Bennett was roasted for this: LudwigPastorius Jan 2018 #12

No harm in asking... Twisty Jan 2018 #13

Wow... 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2018 #4

Beautiful. nt Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #8

K&R Scurrilous Jan 2018 #16

bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)

1. Apologies. Who are these 3 and what is the significance of the picture?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 10:38 AM

Jan 2018

TexasProgresive

(12,164 posts)

2. From right to left Colin Kaepernick, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and unknown NFL player

Reply to bobbieinok (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 10:43 AM

Jan 2018

PunkinPi

(4,882 posts)

3. A search for "Seattle Seahawks #72", says it is Michael Bennett (not unknown) ;) nt

Reply to TexasProgresive (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 10:46 AM

Jan 2018

TexasProgresive

(12,164 posts)

5. Unknown to me- I already had to search so I could spell Kaepernick, Thanks.

Reply to PunkinPi (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 10:49 AM

Jan 2018

PunkinPi

(4,882 posts)

6. Unknown to me as well, that's why I googled. ;) nt

Reply to TexasProgresive (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 10:50 AM

Jan 2018

bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)

7. Thanks. Recognized Colin. MLK bit of a stretch IMHO

Reply to TexasProgresive (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 11:44 AM

Jan 2018

Irish_Dem

(48,044 posts)

9. Right, doesn't look like him MLK, but it was obvious it had to be him. mt

Reply to bobbieinok (Reply #7)

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 11:55 AM

Jan 2018

TexasProgresive

(12,164 posts)

11. Much better than that awful statue of him.

Reply to bobbieinok (Reply #7)

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 12:13 PM

Jan 2018

vkkv

(3,384 posts)

10. The significance is taking a 'protest knee' during the national anthem's playing before a multi-

Reply to bobbieinok (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 12:08 PM

Jan 2018

billion dollar, super-violent game is played and broadcast to tens of millions bored, corn-syrup swollen, and often drunk, patri-idiotic Americans..

USA! USA! USA!

jayschool2013

(2,319 posts)

14. You Hate Football!

Reply to vkkv (Reply #10)

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 01:25 PM

Jan 2018

Good for you!

How's the air up there?

vkkv

(3,384 posts)

15. Not at all. I follow the NFL closely. Packers should have signed Colin when Aaron went down..

Reply to jayschool2013 (Reply #14)

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 01:31 PM

Jan 2018

I expect the Niners to pay 23.2 million for five years to Jimmy G.

Chucky is back! Just win baby!

The air is nice and thin up here by the way, and who wants fat air? Tom DeflateGate Brady?

You're next.

Thanks for playing.

jayschool2013

(2,319 posts)

17. My apologies

Reply to vkkv (Reply #15)

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 01:48 PM

Jan 2018

Not a big NFL fan, but I can't quit the college game.

LudwigPastorius

(9,262 posts)

12. Michael Bennett was roasted for this:

Reply to bobbieinok (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 01:07 PM

Jan 2018

https://www.thenation.com/article/it-all-started-with-a-knee-seattle-seahawks-political-athlete-michael-bennett/

Twisty

(31 posts)

13. No harm in asking...

Reply to bobbieinok (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 01:23 PM

Jan 2018

This is still a discussion site after all.

50 Shades Of Blue

(10,110 posts)

4. Wow...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 10:47 AM

Jan 2018

Irish_Dem

(48,044 posts)

8. Beautiful. nt

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Mon Jan 8, 2018, 11:55 AM

Jan 2018

Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)

16. K&R

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Mon Jan 8, 2018, 01:46 PM

Jan 2018

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