(June 03 05:09) Mashable.com
The San Francisco 49ers — the NFL franchise that infamously helped push Colin Kaepernick out of the league — posted in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and used the hashtag #BlackoutTuesday in a tweet on Tuesday.
Folks were obviously pretty quick to point out the hypocrisy.
Black Lives Matter#BlackoutTuesday pic.twitter.com/ewQ7JcKNwu
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) June 2, 2020
Kaepernick, when he was in the NFL, started a high-profile peaceful protest against police brutality and the oppression of black people in America. He took a knee during the national anthem, which enraged certain subsets of Americans — most notably the president of the United States. Read more...More about Black Lives Matter, Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers, George Floyd, and Culture
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