There is a problem with the NFL and taking a knee could fix it.

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14 percent of the American population is black yet 68 percent of NFL players are black. This kind of discrimination can only be repaired by white players taking a knee in all NFL games. Surely the American people are intelligent enough to realize this travesty. If this doesn't work then all white players should quit in protest and Americans should boycott all NFL games until the discrimination is dealt with. In the NBA the discrimination is even more pronounced. 80 percent of NBA players are black. Now that we have a country that believes everything can be fixed by calling attention to discrimination we need to act with our pocketbooks which is what NFL owners will quickly understand.
 
sports is one of the few areas when you can measure workers on a totally objective criteria.

Now when you get to coaching , the % don't translate . Because that's a subjective job and is tainted by bigotry.
 
Latest headline about the sport I don't watch anymore.


Ravens, Jaguars players kneel during national anthem after Trump's attacks on NFL

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Baltimore Ravens players, including former player Ray Lewis, second from right, kneel down during the playing of the U.S. national anthem before an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday Sept. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Dozens of NFL players for the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars showed a unified front on Sunday and kneeled as the national anthem played during the start of their game in London, defying President Trump’s attacks on the league's athletes.

Those who were not kneeling, including the coaches on both teams and Jaguars owner Shahid Khan, locked arms during the national anthem at the game in London’s Wembley Stadium. The Jaguars tweeted a photo of the defiant message shortly after with the caption: “Unity.” The players then stood up for “God Save the Queen,” the British anthem.

The display marked a tumultuous weekend between the NFL and Trump, who called the players kneeling during "The Star-Spangled Banner" disrespectful.


“If NFL fans refuse to go to games until players stop disrespecting our Flag & Country, you will see change take place fast,” Trump tweeted Sunday morning. "Fire or suspend!”

Ravens, Jaguars players kneel during national anthem after Trump's attacks on NFL | Fox News
 
sports is one of the few areas when you can measure workers on a totally objective criteria.

Now when you get to coaching , the % don't translate . Because that's a subjective job and is tainted by bigotry.
I find your avatar to be tainted by bigotry.
 
sports is one of the few areas when you can measure workers on a totally objective criteria.

Now when you get to coaching , the % don't translate . Because that's a subjective job and is tainted by bigotry.

I see. Therefore we can do away with affirmative action, where a person is employed because of their color as opposed their qualifications, which is in fact objective.
 
The players should be able to, "take a safety", and let the "politicos keep it too themselves."

This isn't fundamentally an issue for politicians. It is, however, an issue for the owners.

If their paid employees are losing them business, that is grounds for a sacking.
 
14 percent of the American population is black yet 68 percent of NFL players are black. This kind of discrimination can only be repaired by white players taking a knee in all NFL games. Surely the American people are intelligent enough to realize this travesty. If this doesn't work then all white players should quit in protest and Americans should boycott all NFL games until the discrimination is dealt with. In the NBA the discrimination is even more pronounced. 80 percent of NBA players are black. Now that we have a country that believes everything can be fixed by calling attention to discrimination we need to act with our pocketbooks which is what NFL owners will quickly understand.
I think the players should all take two knees and pray for the division in this country to end. That'd be a nice signal we could all get behind.
 
14 percent of the American population is black yet 68 percent of NFL players are black. This kind of discrimination can only be repaired by white players taking a knee in all NFL games. Surely the American people are intelligent enough to realize this travesty. If this doesn't work then all white players should quit in protest and Americans should boycott all NFL games until the discrimination is dealt with. In the NBA the discrimination is even more pronounced. 80 percent of NBA players are black. Now that we have a country that believes everything can be fixed by calling attention to discrimination we need to act with our pocketbooks which is what NFL owners will quickly understand.
I think the players should all take two knees and pray for the division in this country to end. That'd be a nice signal we could all get behind.

Those bums should be praying they don't wreck a knee and end their careers.
 
No African Americans were harmed during the singing of the national anthem.
 
The players should be able to, "take a safety", and let the "politicos keep it too themselves."

This isn't fundamentally an issue for politicians. It is, however, an issue for the owners.

If their paid employees are losing them business, that is grounds for a sacking.
They don't have to tell them why they are being let go. They are contract employees working under a contract. All they have to do is follow the terms of the contract.
 
14 percent of the American population is black yet 68 percent of NFL players are black. This kind of discrimination can only be repaired by white players taking a knee in all NFL games. Surely the American people are intelligent enough to realize this travesty. If this doesn't work then all white players should quit in protest and Americans should boycott all NFL games until the discrimination is dealt with. In the NBA the discrimination is even more pronounced. 80 percent of NBA players are black. Now that we have a country that believes everything can be fixed by calling attention to discrimination we need to act with our pocketbooks which is what NFL owners will quickly understand.
I think the players should all take two knees and pray for the division in this country to end. That'd be a nice signal we could all get behind.

Those bums should be praying they don't wreck a knee and end their careers.
Funny, I was thinking that with my knees I wouldn't be able to protest.
 
The players should be able to, "take a safety", and let the "politicos keep it too themselves."

This isn't fundamentally an issue for politicians. It is, however, an issue for the owners.

If their paid employees are losing them business, that is grounds for a sacking.
I am not convinced, in fact; should police officers be able to, "take safeties" in donut shops?
 
The players should be able to, "take a safety", and let the "politicos keep it too themselves."

This isn't fundamentally an issue for politicians. It is, however, an issue for the owners.

If their paid employees are losing them business, that is grounds for a sacking.
They don't have to tell them why they are being let go. They are contract employees working under a contract. All they have to do is follow the terms of the contract.
What is wrong with kneeling for the pledge?
 
The players should be able to, "take a safety", and let the "politicos keep it too themselves."

This isn't fundamentally an issue for politicians. It is, however, an issue for the owners.

If their paid employees are losing them business, that is grounds for a sacking.
They don't have to tell them why they are being let go. They are contract employees working under a contract. All they have to do is follow the terms of the contract.
What is wrong with kneeling for the pledge?
Nothing.

What is wrong with being let go?
 

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