Taking a knee

 Apr 6, 2023, 2:59 AM

Colin Kaepernick got tired of watching police officers murder young men who looked like him. His first public reaction, from the platform afforded to him by his membership in pro football, was to remain seated during the national anthem, an anthem of a country where the assault and murder of people like Colin was being carried out regularly with zero repercussions. When a veteran talked to Colin about how he might be better able to bring attention to those atrocities while still honoring veterans, a group subjected to their own brand of suffering, Colin listened. He didn't have to listen to that veteran. But his desire for justice and respect came from a truly compassionate place, so Colin took that veteran's words to heart, and chose to make his stand in a beautiful way, a way that could do more to bring attention to a cause he felt deeply about. An important cause, where the lives of very real humans were being destroyed and stolen all the time, right in front of everyone's gaze. And nothing was being done to stop it. Colin's cause ended up being distorted and refocused at times, by those who don't care about that cause at all, or even enjoy seeing such atrocities continue. But Colin did make a difference. His reasoned out action of taking a knee brought attention to the systemic destruction of people who were part of the othered group that Colin belonged to. He found a way to get more people talking about systemic racism. It did not stop that racism, but it did help. His deeply felt need to stop the horrendous abuses that hurt his heart did shine more light on a hugely important issue, an issue where actual lives are in danger.

Broken children have their lives destroyed and stolen everyday. Their destruction is awful and pervasive and systemic, similar to racism. And nobody cares. I can't take the field and place my hand over my mouth anymore. I can't be forced to my knees in front of predators anymore. As more teen girls are killing themselves, I can't stay silent anymore. Self-harming and suicide rates are higher than they have ever been, in the younger members of the group I belong to. The re-exploitation of broken children is common place, and men like you publicly choose to do it with zero repercussions. Nobody is talking about this deadly important issue that destroys and steals lives.

You have a public platform. You have used it to continue re-exploiting broken children. You have, for these past 7 months, had an opportunity with my numerous emails here, to learn better, and do better. You have had a chance to make a difference, at least in your own behavior. There is no honor or grace in your heart. Only a desire to continue harming and endangering broken children. Your need to fuck girls with "BPD," with "daddy issues," is something you choose to continue doing. Your grooming of broken sexualized girls is such an obsession for you, you can't risk telling law enforcement about me, a person who is sending more than enough emails to you to get me investigated by law enforcement.   You have not sent one simple email telling me to stop, because after you got my next email, you would not be able to follow through with law enforcement.   Your email and social media dm history is not something you can afford having law enforcement sift through. That is how strong your predatory sexual addiction is.    

The group I belong to has no one like Rosa Parks who can take a stand as an honorable person who represents us.  Most of my group still under 40 dont have enough agency to know what is being done to, and stolen from, them in the first place.  This discussion about the re-exploitation of sexualized children won't get to be started with honorable acts like holding signs while crossing a bridge, or taking a knee with graceful resolve.  The very act of taking a knee holds zero grace for the group I belong to.  That's one of the first things that gets stolen from us.