Rovie Wade

This series was thoughtfully and intelligently created as a biopic of Colin’s life, success and disappointments. As a minority (My dad is Apache, my mom was Puerto Rican and Filipino, but her Puerto Rican mother was a mix of Taino, Spanish and African from Mali) I’ve experienced a lot of the same types of discriminations he has, so the experiences young Colin had read true for me. Some of the issues may have been a little overplayed, such as he was adopted, so rejected, and when his parents first infant they were supposed to adopt became unavailable, they were heartbroken, but when asked if they’d take Colin, they seemed very happy to do so. Although he sees himself being second choice, his parents didn’t feel that way. In any event, Colin It was child offered, and beautifully raised by 2 adoring albeit naïve parents. I expected Kapernick to show his parents as bumbling goofy white folks eating Hamburger Helper and to portray all white people bad and black people good, as many who boycotted the series have told me it would be. Nothing was further than the truth. It showed a balanced dynamic, with aberrations that any minority has dealt with. Some white people helped propel Kapernick to greatness, others have thought the worst of him, so along with proving himself, he was put in the position of disproving many misconceptions. All in all, it was a great series, and if anyone is uncomfortable with seeing how Kapernick was treated as a child and teen, then you should be. Too many people think racism and classism is a thing of the past and doesn’t happen in today’s America. This series shows that passive racism still goes on, but despite it, the strong will maneuver through all the nonsense and rise up to their dreams.