Discernable Reality
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Symbolizing the "Taking a Knee" football movement
The kneel
taking a knee was a risk for something he believed in but it put him in the position to be looked down on
Football player standing in front of a man in a red shirt
football player kneeling
referee
country guy complaining
White man
Man's red cheeks
Guy in a red shirt who looks frustrated
big nose, large ears, pot belly
Difference in portrayal of the football player vs the other man. Football player is portrayed proportionately, the other man has exaggerated features and looks angry
Someone seems mad
exasperated stance
The football player kneeling
White man arguing and misunderstanding what the Black football player is saying
Hands thrust out in an annoyed way
the ref is in a power position
it's pretty obvious that the football player is being misunderstood
American flag colors in background
red jersey, anger?
White man as the ref --> gets to decide what's right or wrong
The number on the jersey
Many NFL watchers don't understand why football players take a knee
The white people in charge completely misunderstood the point of the gesture
White people refuse to listen to the reason their reason, and they're angered by the players' kneeling.
the ref's power position demonstrates the hold that the nfl held on their freedom to protest, often belittling the players that agreed with the player
The resistance many white people have towards learning and listening about racism and its effects because it doesn't benefit them in any way
Essentially, the cartoon is saying that a lot of people have taken a simple and straightforward gesture to mean something more than it was initially meant to
people believe what they want to believe, and would rather make up an entirely different rationale than admit that they misunderstood