Colin Kaepernick
American football player (born 1987)
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Videos Mentioning Colin Kaepernick
Some Thoughts on Wokeness and Shame in light of events.
Eric Weinstein
Public figure cited for kneeling; used to illustrate multiple meanings of kneeling.
Glenn Loury: Race, Racism, Identity Politics, and Cancel Culture | Lex Fridman Podcast #285
Lex Fridman
Football player who took a knee during the national anthem, mentioned as an event that stirred widespread public unhappiness.
Repairing our Country: A Conversation with Jonah Goldberg (Episode #296)
Sam Harris
Used as an example of someone using a platform like the NFL for personal advocacy, linking it to the broader idea of institutions being used for self-aggrandizement.
Mary Karr — Memoirs on Creative Process and Finding Gifts in the Suffering | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
Professional athlete known for protesting the national anthem, mentioned by Mary Karr in the context of her own youthful defiance against the American flag during the Vietnam War.
E15: “The Besties” All-In’s inaugural award show covering the best, worst & most memorable of 2020
All-In Podcast
Athlete known for kneeling during the national anthem; his protest is compared to the Democratic leadership wearing Kente cloth.
The More Successful You Are The Longer You'll Live! Will Storr
The Diary Of A CEO
Former NFL player whose ad campaign with Nike demonstrated effective 'light figure' storytelling by aligning the brand with a social justice cause.