Dallas sportscaster on NFL players taking a knee: “All of us should protest how black Americans are treated”

Posted on September 26, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Sportscaster Dale Hansen of Dallas ABC affiliate WFAA—whose excellent work we have shouted out before—offered a beautifully strong and clear defense of the national anthem protests on his segment tonight.

Hansen, a Vietnam veteran, takes down the idea that the protests disrespect the country or the military:

The young, black athletes are not disrespecting America or the military by taking a knee during the anthem. They are respecting the best thing about America. It’s a dog whistle to the racists among us to say otherwise.

They, and all of us, should protest how black Americans are treated in this country. And if you don’t think white privilege is a fact, you don’t understand America.

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29 Responses to Dallas sportscaster on NFL players taking a knee: “All of us should protest how black Americans are treated”

  13. vitaminlover says:
    September 27, 2017 at 10:29 pm

    Excellent of him!

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  17. SouthernGirl2 says:
    September 27, 2017 at 3:29 pm

    They know THAT but want to change the narrative to disrespecting the flag to gin up anger at black athletes cuz how dare they protest police

    https://twitter.com/Complex/status/912402935568650242

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  23. SouthernGirl2 says:
    September 26, 2017 at 12:03 pm

    GLARING WHITE PRIVILEGE!

    .@JeffSessions But the squatter in the WH is calling for NFL players to be fired for exercising their rights.

    https://twitter.com/elamin88/status/912718641682149376

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  24. Ametia says:
    September 26, 2017 at 11:50 am

    SPOT ON.

    White folks don’t want to listen. Nobody’s against you, if we stand up, take a knee or shout about being racially profiled, denied basic human/civil rights, being shot down by cops while unarmed and for so-called routine traffic stops.

    UNLESS YOU ARE RACISTS, AND THINK YOU ARE SUPREME

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  25. rikyrah says:
    September 26, 2017 at 7:15 am

    Between this and Popovich..
    They are on it!

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  26. Nancie McDermott says:
    September 26, 2017 at 5:09 am

    Wow!!!! Thank you for this treasure. Sharing widely.

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  27. SouthernGirl2 says:
    September 26, 2017 at 2:06 am

    WOKE!

    Greg Popovich & @dalehansen absolutely killed it today about the NFL players protesting injustice and Trump’s comments. #TakeTheKnee

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  28. SouthernGirl2 says:
    September 26, 2017 at 1:55 am

    Every time I listen to him, he keeps it real. Major props, Dale Hansen!

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