Doug Baldwin, a wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks, took to Twitter last Friday to defend the recent protests by Colin Kaepernick, a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, the Seahawks’ rival.
Kaepernick has been criticized for not standing for the national anthem before games, saying he is protesting racial oppression in the United States. Critics have suggested Kaepernick is disrespecting the American flag and the nation’s military.
In his tweetstorm, Baldwin suggests those who are offended by Kaepernick’s protest are missing the point — and reinforcing it. Following is Baldwin’s series of tweets.
https://twitter.com/DougBaldwinJr/status/771779049819545600
https://twitter.com/DougBaldwinJr/status/771790008000794624
https://twitter.com/DougBaldwinJr/status/771790619438002176
https://twitter.com/DougBaldwinJr/status/771791585306611712
https://twitter.com/DougBaldwinJr/status/771792962858528768
https://twitter.com/DougBaldwinJr/status/771794171367612416
https://twitter.com/DougBaldwinJr/status/771794852346417152
https://twitter.com/DougBaldwinJr/status/771796315407650816
https://twitter.com/DougBaldwinJr/status/771796737006510080
https://twitter.com/DougBaldwinJr/status/771798420990275584
https://twitter.com/DougBaldwinJr/status/771799887608373248
https://twitter.com/DougBaldwinJr/status/771804410825445376
