辣模厄普頓反對抵制國歌 人權先鋒力挺
NFL舊金山49人隊四分衛卡普尼克(Colin Kaepernick)抵制國歌事件越演越烈，隨着NFL球季開打，越來越多球員加入他的行列。但美國知名辣模厄普頓(Kate Upton)就在intagram放上海豚隊球員唱國歌時單膝跪地的照片，並批評他們的行爲。
「國歌對我們的美國有象徵性的意義，它也代表向每天犧牲生命，保衛我們自由的軍人致敬；在唱國歌時坐下或單膝跪地，是對軍人不敬。」，厄普頓說，「尤其是選在911當天，那就更不可取了。平時你可以肆意抗議，但在那2分鐘，我相信每個人應該都把手放在心上，並且以我們國家爲榮。」
In my opinion, the national anthem is a symbolic song about our country. It represents honoring the many brave men and women who sacrifice and have sacrificed their lives each and every single day to protect our freedom. Sitting or kneeling down during the national anthem is a disgrace to those people who have served and currently serve our country. Sitting down during the national anthem on September 11th is even more horrific. Protest all you want and use social media all you want. However, during the nearly two minutes when that song is playing, I believe everyone should put their hands on their heart and be proud of our country for we are all truly blessed. Recent history has shown that it is a place where anyone no matter what race or gender has the potential to become President of the United States. We live in the most special place in the world and should be thankful. After the song is over, I would encourage everyone to please use the podium they have, stand up for their beliefs, and make America a better place. The rebuilding of battery park and the freedom tower demonstrates that amazing things can be done in this country when we work together towards a common goal. It is a shame how quickly we have forgotten this as a society. Today we are more divided then ever before. I could never imagine multiple people sitting down during the national anthem on the September 11th anniversary. The lessons of 911 should teach us that if we come together, the world can be a better and more peaceful place #neverforget.
Kate Upton（@kateupton）張貼的相片 於 2016 年 9月 月 11 4:12下午 PDT 張貼
而在1968墨西哥奧運，拿下200公尺金牌的黑人跑者史密斯(Tommie Smith)和銅牌的卡洛斯(John Carlos)，就在頒獎臺上低頭，緊握戴上黑手套的拳頭，並將手舉起爲非裔美國人的人權發聲，兩人最後被國際奧會終身禁賽。
卡洛斯說：「這個我們48年前的行動一樣，唯一的方式就是要讓人感到震撼；我們擁抱美國國旗，但也希望美國國旗能對我們張開雙手。」
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