NPR Interview: Bennett Reinvents Athlete Activism as 'New Kind of Hero'
"Michael Bennett is no longer a Seattle Seahawks pass rusher (he's been traded to Philadelphia), but social justice warriors in the Emerald City still revere him as the inventor of the athlete activist role and a new kind of hero. Seattle's NPR station KUOW was the perfect progressive forum for an interview that local teacher and SJW Jesse Hagopian conducted with Bennett in a Town Hall last month.
"During the interview, Hagopian mentions a social justice group named Athletes for Impact (A4I) because Bennett is literally the face of the organization. The group was formed in 2016 "to provide a platform for athlete activism" on the issues of Black Lives Matter, police violence, the economy, LGBTQ and equal rights, climate change, education, immigration and mass incarceration.
"When asked about the NFL's new policy calling for players to respect the national anthem or stay in the clubhouse, Bennett took off on a rant only an SJW can appreciate:" . . .
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. . . "If you stand up against the bullies – whether they’re radical black bullies on campuses, or Islamic bullies, they will go sit down.
"But if you act with fear, they will run over you and your children." . . .
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