Probably one of the most controversial topics in college sports is: Should college athletes kneel for the National Anthem? This topic has popped up in the past, when Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the National Anthem four years ago during a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers. His reasoning for doing so was to raise awareness of racial inequality and police brutality. With the recent events in the U.S. and the return of sports, it is likely that we are going to see most professional athletes taking a knee or sitting during the National Anthem. If college sports do return in the fall, we will also most likely see college athletes kneeling or sitting during the National Anthem.

While kneeling or sitting during the National Anthem is seen as “peacefully protesting,” this surprisingly frustrates a lot of people. A reasoning this frustrates some people is because they think they are disrespecting the flag. Athletes who have kneeled for the flag in the past have spoken out saying they are not kneeling out of disrespect for the flag. They are kneeling because they do not stand (get it) with what is going on in the U.S. and its current state. People who are not for athletes kneeling for the flag need to understand this. Since many people have died and put their life on the line for this country Not going to lie, when Colin Kaepernick took a knee four years ago, I was pretty upset and furious. Now that I am more knowledgeable on this subject, it does not bother me anymore. I get and understand why athletes and other people do it. So the next time I am watching a college or pro sports game and the athletes are kneeling during the National Anthem, I will not get upset.

Although this frustrates people, the solution to this controversial topic is to just let these pro and college athletes do what they want to do. If they kneel during the National Anthem, cool. If they stand for The National Anthem, cool. This is their way of protesting. If you do not like it, just simply change the channel or don’t watch sports at all. Since some of these athletes are well-known and have a huge following, they want to use their platform for good. They have a voice and want to use it. It is important that they bring light to these types of issues that are not only going on in the United States, but also all over the world as well.

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