Kate Hill

… happened in the United States when the Evil Empire vanished and the great Soviet enemy faded away. The United States was in danger of losing its identity until bin Laden, in gratitude for the benefits he received when he was fighting against the Soviet Union, proffered his merciful hand and gave Bush the opportunity to create new enemies, strengthening feelings of national identity as well as his own power.”

rit, or otherwis… is unprepared to deal with such a figure, let alone validate its existence on merit, or otherwise. To acknowledge Kaepernick beyond his kneeling is to legitimize Black struggle.

…ed in not only the disproportionate divvying of merchandise sold, but more poignantly in who cares. The stance allows them to be anti-cancer (who isn’t?), sell specialty merchandise ($$$), and say ‘breast’ an awful lot while cameras pan in on cheerleaders rustling pink pom-poms (do not underestimate the inability of males engrossed in violence to separate lust from charity).