Obviously wrote:
franco32 wrote:
I just found a UBS (the bank) study which surveyed 2,000 people and 50% said the anthem protests were the main reason they stopped watching football. Wow. I know that is a small sample, but clearly the owners are alarmed by it. I don't care what color of skin the owners have. The rich "white dude" argument is so tired and silly at this point. They are worried about the color green...and rightfully so...it is a business.
I personally think the increased politicization of sports in general is hurting all major sports. ESPN used to be a feeder for driving high sports ratings and interest. Many people, like myself included, were tuning in only to be lectured to about the social injustices and how we may have contributed to them. Men were and are being constantly lectured about female empowerment and how men drive the ills of society. So, people (mostly men) started to tune out in droves. Surprise! That in turn has an affect on the overall interest level in watching sports.
I don't want politics in my sports. Most people don't, but certain networks can't help themselves...and they will continue to the pay the price.
Here's an idea for the players who want to protest - do it on your own fucking time. Go down to the police station, city hall or the fucking Capitol or White House for that matter and protest all you want. You know what? You do it that way, you'll for sure get your name in the media and lend your name to the cause. Don't do it in the workplace, whatever the protest may be. If I did any kind of political protest on my work premises especially during working hours, I'd be tossed out on my ass quicker than shit.
Franco - you are absolutely correct with this post.
They're fucking silently kneeling during the national anthem, not holding picket signs. This is all so fucking stupid.
And it's perpetuated by the people who are spitting on John McCain's legacy. Saying he wasn't a hero because he was captured, calling him "Singing" John McCain because of unfounded claims of his breaking under torture, saying his opinion/vote doesn't matter because he'll be dead soon, etc. He is one of the greatest living Americans, a great patriot and public servant, and this is how he's being treated in his final months. All by someone who dodged the draft because of "bone spurs." It's disgusting.
The false-patriotism and hypocrisy is fucking sickening. Support our troops! (Except when it comes to healthcare, mental healthcare, providing support for them as they enter society, providing adequate body armor... the list goes on and on).
Also, when you're an asshole, I know it sucks to be told to stop being an asshole. I feel for you.
You're all butthurt, triggered snowflakes.