whether or not one will admit stereotypes exist is an entirely different matter.

Not that it means he can’t be racist, but apparently the author of the article has two adopted . . . . African American daughters . . . .

Culturally out of touch, maybe, but I don’t see the racism.

everyone can keep on hating when kaepernick displays his tattoos as he holds up the lombardi trophy.

49ers organization dont care what anyone thinks. and thats all that matters.
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He won’t be hoisting any Lombardis with San Francisco, unless he visited Canton.

But I don’t like tattoos, on him or any of my friends that have them, although since they can’t ever be (completely) erased I’d never say that to their faces.

Tats are just so trite and hipster cliche, not to mention generally pretty bad art. Time to move on.

And as far as I can see, Kaepernick has made some pretty stellar choices in his life to get where he is today.

49ers organization dont care what anyone thinks. and thats all that matters.

I am proud of the tattoos I have and I will be so at whatever age I may reach. They have meaning to me and that will never change. I am proud to be an American so I have an Eagle. I also show my loyalty, to my high school that was closed, with a Bulldog. I know many people who have ink and some will regret them but most will not.

I see nothing wrong here.

And Tattoos are so pervasive now in society that you really can’t judge the book by its cover now more than ever.

I think that it’s become mainstream, particularly with athletes, so this is a non-issue and certainly not worthy of a published article.

A lot of old-timers resent the changes that have been made in society but there’s nothing new about that. Each generation wants to separate themselves from previous generations.

I suspect that if Colin were interviewing for a professional position he’d probably wear long sleeves, but we’re talking about ahtletes in different uniforms having the ability to display their ink.

The best one CK& has is the one that says “FAITH” on that bullet of an arm of his!

Secondly, an arm full of tattoos can and does send a rough message to certain segments of the population. Often religious and/or conservative people see them in a negative light. Most tattooees know this and certainly every tattoo artist out there does.

Should it be that way? No, it’s his body, his choice. But that doesn’t change the perception.

People judge other people. They just do. Tats get guys like Kaepernick judged.

I don’t have tats. Had my ankle in a stirrup once about to get the “frat tat” done and decided not to do it at the last minute. No regrets. If I permanently inked everything that I thought was cool at different stages of life, I’d look like an idiot.

Just my opinion, your mileage may vary.

1) Why does someone with tattoos look like they just got paroled?

2) If Kaepernick showed up at a job interview, you wouldn’t know he had a single tattoo. So people like you would be forced to, you know, judge him on his character. Which is what you should do anyway.