South Park takes on Colin Kaepernick in hilarious new episode on San Francisco 49ers quarterback’s anthem protest

SOUTH PARK has delivered its unique take on star quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for the American anthem.

The San Francisco 49ers ace has rocked NFL and infuriated many citizens by sitting or kneeling when the Star-Spangled Banner is played before games.

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Kaepernick wants to draw attention to the plight of blacks in America through his protest.

But it was not going to be long before so contentious an issue was seized upon by cult cartoon show South Park.

And in last night’s episode they poked fun at the hype surrounding Kaepernick’s, uh, stand against what he sees as a great injustice.

In one scene of last night’s season 20 premiere, a black schoolgirl is shown in a gym as commentators obsess over whether or not she will be on her feet for the anthem.

The commentators say: “This week with athletes all over the country sitting down for the national anthem, the question on everyone’s mind is: ‘What is this little girl going to do?'”

It then cuts to two audience members – one of whom has a bet on her actions.

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In another part of the show, a cartoon version of Kaepernick himself appears.

As the anthem plays he stands, rests on one knee, swaps knees and then leans on both at once.

The confusion over what to do is mirrored in the stadium as members of the crowd stand and sit at different times.

American Kaepernick recently said he doesn’t want to protest forever – but will if things don’t change.

He said: “I don’t want to kneel forever. I want these things to change.

“I do know it will be a process, and it is not something that will change overnight.

“But I think there are some major changes that we can make that are very reasonable.”