Soccer star Rapinoe protests

US soccer star Megan Rapinoe knelt Sunday in Chicago during the national anthem before her game in a show of solidarity with San Francisco 49ers' quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Rapinoe said, “I think it's actually pretty disgusting the way he was treated and the way that a lot of the media has covered it and made it about something that it absolutely isn't. We need to have a more thoughtful, two-sided conversation about racial issues in this country.” Kaepernick, a quarterback for the 49ers, ignited a firestorm of criticism last month when he sat in protest during the national anthem for a pre-season game, saying he would not honor a song nor "show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.“ Rapinoe was part of the team that helped the US win the World Cup in 2015. She also played in Rio for the Olympics.

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