Days After Publishing New Book, Colin Kaepernick Reveals the Sudden Impact on Addressing “Problematic Elements”

Colin Kaepernick has been considered a trailblazer by his fans. From fighting against the alleged racism in the NFL to standing up for civil rights, the ex-San Francisco 49ers QB has always stood up for what is right. Furthermore, the quarterback’s actions have garnered the positive opinion of quite a few people, including an ex-Army officer. After his football career came to a staggering halt, Kaepernick focused more on his fight against injustice and racism. In his pursuit, he has released books and even planned on making shows. Furthermore, Kaepernick’s most recent project reached fruition, when he released an interesting graphic novel.

The ex-QB has always wanted to inspire and affirm people who have been going through a similar struggle as him. With the help of Eve L. Ewing and Orlando Caicedo, Kaepernick has embarked on a journey to help those who might be going through similar experiences as him.

Colin Kaepernick reveals the difficulties of being adopted

In the recent past, Kaepernick has spoken about the nuanced differences he has faced due to being adopted into a trans-racial household. He has spoken about a certain statement his adoptive parents have made and how they’ve impacted his journey of growing up.

Recently, he spoke on Twitter with Ewing about their new project. Kaepernick, with Ewing and Caicedo, released an interesting project in the form of a graphic novel. He spoke about the themes the book discusses. Furthermore, he also mentioned the difficulties of growing up in a household with parents so different from him. Furthermore, he went on to mention that the book helps people going through a similar journey identify with his story.

Kaepernick also went on to speak about the kind of hurt the closed ones can cause. Furthermore, he mentioned the perils to talk about this and said, “I think it’s because it is so it is very difficult. For people to have a nuanced conversation about the people that love you and also perpetuate very problematic elements.”

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He made it clear that his book is meant to give those like himself a chance to identify with the storyline, especially the experiences he faced as a young transracial adoptee. Interestingly, the book Kaepernick has launched touches upon the nuanced themes that he mentioned through his own life story.

The latest Kaepernick read

The latest reveal is a graphic novel that is based on Kaepernick’s high school life. It is meant for readers about the age of 12 and above. With a young audience, he is presumably holding up a mirror for children who have trouble finding aspirational identifiers.

The storyline circles around the nuanced conflict he faced between pursuing baseball and football based on the element of race present in the sport. The young QB’s life in the graphic novel is driven by looking up to icons like Allen Iverson and the influence people around him have on his life.

As the graphic novel has started hitting the stores, Kaepernick has made the cause for releasing such a book clear. However, it remains to be seen how the public will react to Kaepernick’s latest project.

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