Should Professional Athletes Use Their Status To Protest

Should professional athletes use their status to protest the events taking place today? Some people think that it is the wrong thing to do. Athletes should use their status to protest events taking place today.
Athletes should use their status to protest to improve the world we are living in. For Example, Standing up for their cause and protesting will change the future for them and everyone else. "Smith and Carlos did may have been controversial at the time, but it created an opportunity for future generations." - Obama. When Smith and Carlos led the black power salutes. They would have changed things for the future. Also, Muhammad Ali took a stand against the Vietnam War. Standing up to this would lead them in a different direction in the future. This direction will be a place where there won't be so much fighting. Secondly, Athletes are trying to make a difference by mixing sports and politics."Colin Kaepernick is not the first athlete to mix politics and sports." Athletes are protesting and mixing politics and sports. I mean, they are trying to help their people and they are risking almost everything. Nevertheless, when they try and risk everything, sometimes that isn't the best option because you could lose everything. Finally, People around the world wants racial equality and they all have hope when …show more content…
Protesting will sometimes lead to thoughts that would push the protest even further. "If athletes kneel during the national anthem, can they turn their backs? Can they stand on the U.S flag or even burn it?" This is when they take it way too far because doing so won't do you better, but even worst. However, during these protests, someone's life would be saved! "Professional boxer Muhammad Ali took a stand against the Vietnam War." So, if he did join the war he would've killed at least 1 of them. But since he didn't that 1 person that he would've killed would be saved by this