Mar 7, 2019

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Why I’d Love to Slap Kate Upton

Note: This story originally appeared on my blog on September 12, 2016.

Supermodel Kate Upton walking the runway

The title of this post speaks for itself. Or, maybe it doesn’t. For everyone who hadn’t heard, model Kate Upton took to Twitter yesterday to excoriate NFL players who took a knee during the playing of the national anthem.

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