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09-15-2016, 11:30 PM
MLB star Sean Doolittle perfectly summarizes why white Americans should listen to black activists
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Sean Doolittle gets it.*
Sports have become an increasingly political realm over the past couple years, with everything from NBA players donning shirts (http://mashable.com/2014/12/09/lebron-james-i-cant-breathe/) that read "I Can't Breathe" to Colin Kaepernick (http://mashable.com/2016/09/13/kaepernick-nfl-protests/) and other NFL players kneeling during the national anthem.*
These protests have rankled some fans. Perhaps such fans should listen to Doolittle. In fact, many Americans regardless of sports fandom could learn a lot from the Oakland A's pitcher.*
SEE ALSO: Black and white: Why Megan Rapi**e's support for Colin Kaepernick is so important (http://mashable.com/2016/09/06/megan-rapi**e-colin-kaepernick-protest/)
Doug Glanville of ESPN.com (http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17544975/challenges-mixing-baseball-activism) published a piece Wednesday exploring the intersection of baseball and activism. It's worth a full read (http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17544975/challenges-mixing-baseball-activism), but we want to keep the spotlight on Doolittle here.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/15/sean-doolittle-black-lives-matter-national-anthem/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Sean Doolittle gets it.*
Sports have become an increasingly political realm over the past couple years, with everything from NBA players donning shirts (http://mashable.com/2014/12/09/lebron-james-i-cant-breathe/) that read "I Can't Breathe" to Colin Kaepernick (http://mashable.com/2016/09/13/kaepernick-nfl-protests/) and other NFL players kneeling during the national anthem.*
These protests have rankled some fans. Perhaps such fans should listen to Doolittle. In fact, many Americans regardless of sports fandom could learn a lot from the Oakland A's pitcher.*
SEE ALSO: Black and white: Why Megan Rapi**e's support for Colin Kaepernick is so important (http://mashable.com/2016/09/06/megan-rapi**e-colin-kaepernick-protest/)
Doug Glanville of ESPN.com (http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17544975/challenges-mixing-baseball-activism) published a piece Wednesday exploring the intersection of baseball and activism. It's worth a full read (http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17544975/challenges-mixing-baseball-activism), but we want to keep the spotlight on Doolittle here.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/15/sean-doolittle-black-lives-matter-national-anthem/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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