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Lions WR Golden Tate spoke for almost 40 minutes today -- mostly on issues of protest and race in the United States. Here is part of what he said: "This subject is something that when people of stature weren't saying anything, it was, ?Why don't you guys use your voices? Like people want to hear what you guys have to say and you guys have so much of an influence.'
Now, actors, actresses, athletes are acting on it and it's like, ?OK, well, why don't you just stick to sports? Or do your job?' People have reached out to me on social media and saying I'm not watching NFL football until they learn how to respect the flag or until they just do their jobs.
I think what a lot of people are missing right now is they are so focused now on what you're doing. To me, whether you stay in the locker room, lock arms, take one knee, two knees, I think as people we need to understand the why.
Not what you're doing. You can agree with what I'm doing or not agree with it. You can have that opinion. That's your opinion. You're allowed to have that.
But understand why. We have a leader of this great, amazing country that people feel like he doesn't care about, he doesn't support. Now, in the past, you've had some of these racial injustices happen or police brutalities happen and in other states there's been riots or looting happening, which is not right. Now, as an American, we have freedom of speech. I think what we're doing is a very peaceful protest. It's not hurting anyone. In fact we have people who fight, who are overseas right now fighting for our country who actually support it. Support Kaepernick and the unity that we're showing.
Honestly, we just want to see some change. That's all we want. And we, we're hurt. As people, we are hurt that when we look at the leader of our country,
we feel like he does not give two craps about us. And I'm glad it's being talked about. In order for change, you have to feel uncomfortable and to be honest,
I think it's so powerful when you see us all support each other. When you see the owners out there supporting us, supporting this movement, I think it's so powerful. And to be honest, it's, I've talked about it with my white friends, my Asian friends, my black friends, I think it's more powerful when you see the white people out here supporting it just as much."
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Now, actors, actresses, athletes are acting on it and it's like, ?OK, well, why don't you just stick to sports? Or do your job?' People have reached out to me on social media and saying I'm not watching NFL football until they learn how to respect the flag or until they just do their jobs.
I think what a lot of people are missing right now is they are so focused now on what you're doing. To me, whether you stay in the locker room, lock arms, take one knee, two knees, I think as people we need to understand the why.
Not what you're doing. You can agree with what I'm doing or not agree with it. You can have that opinion. That's your opinion. You're allowed to have that.
But understand why. We have a leader of this great, amazing country that people feel like he doesn't care about, he doesn't support. Now, in the past, you've had some of these racial injustices happen or police brutalities happen and in other states there's been riots or looting happening, which is not right. Now, as an American, we have freedom of speech. I think what we're doing is a very peaceful protest. It's not hurting anyone. In fact we have people who fight, who are overseas right now fighting for our country who actually support it. Support Kaepernick and the unity that we're showing.
Honestly, we just want to see some change. That's all we want. And we, we're hurt. As people, we are hurt that when we look at the leader of our country,
we feel like he does not give two craps about us. And I'm glad it's being talked about. In order for change, you have to feel uncomfortable and to be honest,
I think it's so powerful when you see us all support each other. When you see the owners out there supporting us, supporting this movement, I think it's so powerful. And to be honest, it's, I've talked about it with my white friends, my Asian friends, my black friends, I think it's more powerful when you see the white people out here supporting it just as much."
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