Ep. 6 - The Real Color in Sports

BrownTown takes a moment to talk about Colin Kaepernick, the
meaning behind his movement and the underlining dangers that have
always existed for athletes who decide to use their platform to
speak out about injustice. Using history as a guide, we examine
how patriotism often time goes hand-in-hand with racism and
capitalism. For example, NFL players didn’t have to stand for the
national anthem until 2009 when the Department of Defense paid
5.4 million dollars to make the NFL players seem more patriotic.
In identifying this co-opt of language (freedom, democracy,
etc.), BrownTown looks deeper into politics within the realm of
sport and realize how jaded it truly is. Originally recorded July
2017.


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CREDITS: Intro/outro music Kneelin' on
Needles by Lupe Fiasco. Intro soundbite from Colin Kaepernick
from KTVU Bay Area News. Audio engineered by Genta Tamashiro.
Episode art by Khalid Albaih.


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