{"id":10040,"date":"2024-05-01T20:57:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T20:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rawdogsports.com\/?p=10040"},"modified":"2025-10-12T18:38:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T18:38:09","slug":"colin-kaepernick-netflix-nfl-racist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rawdogsports.com\/blog\/colin-kaepernick-netflix-nfl-racist\/","title":{"rendered":"Director of Colin Kaepernick Netflix special says NFL is a &#8216;racist institution&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Ava DuVernay and she&#8217;s the director of Colin Kaepernick\u2019s Netflix special.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">She is asked some questions during an interview and refers to the NFL as a racist institution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>WATCH her make the statement about the NFL, which I disagree with entirely:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 886px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-10040-1\" width=\"886\" height=\"486\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/rawdogsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/moron-lady.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/rawdogsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/moron-lady.mp4\">https:\/\/rawdogsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/moron-lady.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you asked me, I&#8217;d be the first one in line to be a million-dollar slave playing football and hanging out with the guys all day!<\/p>\n<p>SIGN ME UP! 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