Recently, star female athletes from America, Megan Rapinoe and Simone Biles received the Presidential Medal from Joe Biden. They were honored for their services to the community and for helping with social issues. Megan Rapinoe, while receiving the medal, thanked Colin Kaepernick, and claimed she was inspired by him.
As a result, Kap’s fans were quick to gather on Twitter and made strong requests to President Biden to give the medal to Colin Kaepernick as well. He was one of the athletes who started all of this, and others have been inspired by him over the years.
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One fan wrote, “The first nurse who got the shot is getting a Presidential Medal of Freedom? Okay. BUT…it’s way time for COLIN KAEPERNICK to get one too! He spurred a MOVEMENT! Been putting it out there for a while now. MAKE IT HAPPEN!”
.@POTUS @VP The first nurse who got the shot is getting a Presidential Medal of Freedom? Okay.
BUT…it's way time for COLIN KAEPERNICK to get one too!
He spurred a MOVEMENT!
Been putting it out there for a while now.
MAKE IT HAPPEN! #MedalofFreedomhttps://t.co/J07R50BZOi— San Fran Indivisible 🌊✊🏾⚖️🌏🤬🇺🇦🗽🔬🔫 📚 (@IndivisibleSanF) July 3, 2022
Colin Kaepernick deserves a Medal of Freedom!@VP & @SpeakerPelosi nominate him!!
"helped…citizens through one or more extraordinary acts. Individuals who…selflessly…taken…risks…made extraordinary efforts to further a national goal…with…challenging circumstances. pic.twitter.com/iqVmHbDSlU— San Fran Indivisible 🌊✊🏾⚖️🌏🤬🇺🇦🗽🔬🔫 📚 (@IndivisibleSanF) July 7, 2022
Colin kaepernick should also be a recipient for the presidential medal of freedom
— TylerGoff (@Tyler_Goff_1) July 1, 2022
This is great. Both fantastic athletes who have represented our country and stood up for social justice issues. Now, @POTUS , where is one for @Kaepernick7 ? https://t.co/P59nyrn3IM
— Grad Skooler (@GSkooler) July 8, 2022
Why not Colin Kaepernick? https://t.co/BbEWGysTza
— Emjay Em (@myrtlemartin) July 9, 2022
Kaepernick’s fans made valid arguments for him receiving the medal. Another fan subtweeted the post where Megan Rapinoe and Simone Biles were shown. He wrote, “This is great. Both fantastic athletes who have represented our country and stood up for social justice issues. Now, @POTUS, where is one for @Kaepernick7?”
Colin Kaepernick has a lot of supporters. They believe he started the wave for athletes to stand up for social issues around the country. As a result, he should also be honored like the other athletes.
Colin Kaepernick has inspired many athletes over the years
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Earlier, there were not many athletes who stood up for issues in their country. When Kaepernick began protesting, he faced a lot of backlash from many people. However, he didn’t back down and continued to fight for what he believed the right was.
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Even though his NFL career took a significant hit due to his protests, he was able to leave his mark on the game. Kap changed the culture. After him, athletes around America have begun to use their popularity to highlight the issues faced by people in the country.
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As a result, some problems get highlighted in the public eye and get fixed immediately. Colin Kaepernick hasn’t been a part of the NFL since 2017, when he represented the San Francisco 49ers. Over the years, he has been a free agent and hasn’t gotten the opportunity to return to the league.