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In reply to the discussion: Why Mizzou football players could be a game changer for student activism [View all]mercuryblues
(14,525 posts)for the team. It's not like they were striking to get an extra piece of bacon for breakfast. They were striking for the right to NOT GET SHOT for walking to class. There have been protests for over a month, all ignored. The issues were not addressed. These strikes did not come out of nowhere. The more the students were ignored, the more vile and brazen the racist got, which includes some alumni.
The idea that you think just because Butler comes from a prominent family, he could not possibly be subjected to racism is ludicrous. You know damn well I was not referring to the press with that snark. I was mocking the idea that football players should not have a right to protest having their lives threatened, called racial slurs, etc. just because they are getting scholarships. They should just shut up and play. Really? That is what you are saying, they have no rights.