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pangaia

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3. "Kaep's actions have brought his jersey into the realm of political speech."

Reply to bluedigger (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 17, 2016, 06:39 PM

Sep 2016

By whom? Not be him.

It is others who have become attached to their own emotional response to something. THEY are the ones putting the reference on his jersey. It is THEIR problem, not the store's or the quarterback's.

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Springfield teen sent home from Kroger for wearing Kaepernick jersey [View all] TexasTowelie Sep 2016 OP

Kaep's actions have brought his jersey into the realm of political speech. bluedigger Sep 2016 #1

"Kaep's actions have brought his jersey into the realm of political speech." pangaia Sep 2016 #3

I wonder if that same csr would complain about Kroger's policy in AZ asiliveandbreathe Sep 2016 #2

Customers can be very weird sometimes. There's no way anyone can napi21 Sep 2016 #4

Let's not forget - this Kroger is in the heart of Boehner country. CincyDem Sep 2016 #5

Kind of mean spirited of the customer. LisaM Sep 2016 #6

Absolutely. narnian60 Sep 2016 #7

At least it wasn't a Buffalo Bills jersey. JonathanRackham Sep 2016 #8