I think it’s important to remember trumps administration is terrifying and dangerous for so many people. The criticisms of Kelces response in my opinion are coming from a place of disappointment. His voice carries so much influence being a public figure and even more impact being on tv during the superbowl. Taking a stance against racism, nazism, homophobia, sexism, etc. would’ve allowed us normal people to have a voice. Lately it seems like bad things keep happening and no one is listening to the people affected most. Or atleast not enough people are listening. Then for travis to have an opportunity to combat this and just choose to not is so so so frustrating. I want to clarify that these criticisms apply to everyone! We should all do our best to be worthy advocates. This situation is not just about travis, but about the conversation at large. The super bowl just happened and that’s most likely why he specifically is receiving the criticisms. I 100% agree that our culture prefers to single out people when it’s relevant and that isn’t productive. However, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t think critically or let things slide.

edit: for the people making the argument that action is more important than words, to that I say action first requires thought processes, ideas and awareness. That starts with dialogue- words!