Kate Upton blasts NFL players for kneeling during National Anthem on 9/11
Kate Upton is the latest star who feels obliged to chime in on NFL players' current protest against racial injustice by not standing during the national anthem.
Upton was incensed on Sunday by the sight of four Miami Dolphins players exercising their constitutional right to protest and took to Instagram to voice her horror and indignation.
"Sitting or kneeling down during the national anthem is a disgrace to those people who have served and currently serve our country," she wrote as a caption to a photo of the aforementioned Dolphins kneeling. "Sitting down during the national anthem on September 11th is even more horrific."
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Others on various social media networks pointed out that perhaps that was just the moment to stick to one's deeply held beliefs, in celebration of what America stands for.
Hey @TDESPN@Hasselbeck@WhitlockJason@KateUpton@DougBaldwinJr THIS is why @Kaepernick7 is protesting. https://t.co/pFlFy7gyiV
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) September 11, 2016
Upton fired back with a tweet of her own.
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Sept. 11 was the first Sunday of the regular NFL season. With each game since San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick announced his intention to protest during the national anthem, more and more players have joined him.
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For the Dolphins, Kenny Stills, Michael Thomas, Arian Foster and Jelani Jenkins took a knee during the anthem on Sunday. Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters raised his fist, along with Martellus Bennett and Devin McCourty of the New England Patriots, and Jurrell Casey, Wesley Woodyard and Jason McCourty of the Tennessee Titans. The Seattle Seahawks joined arms as a team in a sign of unity.
Upton isn't the first person tangentially related to the sport of football to opine on the players' protest. Rob Lowe also felt the need to weigh in, tweeting a message to the NFL that players who wanted to protest the anthem on Sunday should be kept in the locker room.
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Dear @NFL Any player wants to boycott the anthem on 9/11 should be asked to remain in the locker room until kick off. It's not their moment.
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) September 11, 2016
Read Upton's full Instagram post below.
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