Dolphins’ Owners’ Try To Punish Protesting Players, NFL Rethinks Its Anthem Protest Policy

[Marion Morrison]

Where's the diversity in the NFL? why are there no women and so few Asian men? Fire the Kneelers, hire an Asian. At least they respectful.

Steve Ross paid $1 billion of his own money to buy the Dolphins. He's right to try to maintain the value of his team. It would be like workers at Hudson Yards deciding they had a right to take a knee instead of working

You have the right to protest, just not on company time

Does taking a knee take away from the productivity of standing during those moments?

It doesn’t interfere with the game. It doesn’t take away “work time.” It’s simply a change of position while the song is playing.

Bottom line: Americans have had their fill. They will stay away from the games so long as the players continue to insult America.

They can go fuck themselves. I will never watch any team that allows players to take a knee.

I feel the same.

 

[ricechickie]

Where's the diversity in the NFL? why are there no women and so few Asian men? Fire the Kneelers, hire an Asian. At least they respectful.

Steve Ross paid $1 billion of his own money to buy the Dolphins. He's right to try to maintain the value of his team. It would be like workers at Hudson Yards deciding they had a right to take a knee instead of working

You have the right to protest, just not on company time

Does taking a knee take away from the productivity of standing during those moments?

It doesn’t interfere with the game. It doesn’t take away “work time.” It’s simply a change of position while the song is playing.

Bottom line: Americans have had their fill. They will stay away from the games so long as the players continue to insult America.

They can go fuck themselves. I will never watch any team that allows players to take a knee.

The players aren’t insulting America; they are protesting police brutality.

Unless you equate police brutality with America....

 

[martybegan]

Where's the diversity in the NFL? why are there no women and so few Asian men? Fire the Kneelers, hire an Asian. At least they respectful.

Steve Ross paid $1 billion of his own money to buy the Dolphins. He's right to try to maintain the value of his team. It would be like workers at Hudson Yards deciding they had a right to take a knee instead of working

You have the right to protest, just not on company time

Does taking a knee take away from the productivity of standing during those moments?

It doesn’t interfere with the game. It doesn’t take away “work time.” It’s simply a change of position while the song is playing.

Bottom line: Americans have had their fill. They will stay away from the games so long as the players continue to insult America.

They can go fuck themselves. I will never watch any team that allows players to take a knee.

The players aren’t insulting America; they are protesting police brutality.

Unless you equate police brutality with America....

It doesn't matter what they intend the protest to be. A large portion of the country sees it as disrespect. The method of protest has become the topic of discussion, not the reason for the protest. A smart person would realize they are not getting the intended reaction and try something else. However we are dealing with professional athletes, a form of celebrity, and they evidently can't understand that they are not getting the reaction they wanted. So for some reason they are doubling down on a losing proposition.

I think it's a combination of pride, and the fact that as top level athletes they have been catered to and sucked up to since they were teenagers.

 

[Marion Morrison]

Where's the diversity in the NFL? why are there no women and so few Asian men? Fire the Kneelers, hire an Asian. At least they respectful.

Steve Ross paid $1 billion of his own money to buy the Dolphins. He's right to try to maintain the value of his team. It would be like workers at Hudson Yards deciding they had a right to take a knee instead of working

You have the right to protest, just not on company time

Does taking a knee take away from the productivity of standing during those moments?

It doesn’t interfere with the game. It doesn’t take away “work time.” It’s simply a change of position while the song is playing.

Bottom line: Americans have had their fill. They will stay away from the games so long as the players continue to insult America.

They can go fuck themselves. I will never watch any team that allows players to take a knee.

The players aren’t insulting America; they are protesting police brutality.

Unless you equate police brutality with America....

Yes, they are. It's about the 4th verse of the National Anthem, not police brutality.

I've never heard the 4th verse sung publicly.

 

[ricechickie]

Where's the diversity in the NFL? why are there no women and so few Asian men? Fire the Kneelers, hire an Asian. At least they respectful.

Steve Ross paid $1 billion of his own money to buy the Dolphins. He's right to try to maintain the value of his team. It would be like workers at Hudson Yards deciding they had a right to take a knee instead of working

You have the right to protest, just not on company time

Does taking a knee take away from the productivity of standing during those moments?

It doesn’t interfere with the game. It doesn’t take away “work time.” It’s simply a change of position while the song is playing.

Bottom line: Americans have had their fill. They will stay away from the games so long as the players continue to insult America.

They can go fuck themselves. I will never watch any team that allows players to take a knee.

The players aren’t insulting America; they are protesting police brutality.

Unless you equate police brutality with America....

It doesn't matter what they intend the protest to be. A large portion of the country sees it as disrespect. The method of protest has become the topic of discussion, not the reason for the protest. A smart person would realize they are not getting the intended reaction and try something else. However we are dealing with professional athletes, a form of celebrity, and they evidently can't understand that they are not getting the reaction they wanted. So for some reason they are doubling down on a losing proposition.

I think it's a combination of pride, and the fact that as top level athletes they have been catered to and sucked up to since they were teenagers.

Actually, doubling down is a sign of commitment.

You don’t like how they protest? Too bad.

 

[basquebromance]

when Nazis protest in Charlottesville, Trump calls them fine people. when black folks protest the anthem, Trump calls them sons of bitches who ought to be fired.

 

[martybegan]

Where's the diversity in the NFL? why are there no women and so few Asian men? Fire the Kneelers, hire an Asian. At least they respectful.

Steve Ross paid $1 billion of his own money to buy the Dolphins. He's right to try to maintain the value of his team. It would be like workers at Hudson Yards deciding they had a right to take a knee instead of working

You have the right to protest, just not on company time

Does taking a knee take away from the productivity of standing during those moments?

It doesn’t interfere with the game. It doesn’t take away “work time.” It’s simply a change of position while the song is playing.

Bottom line: Americans have had their fill. They will stay away from the games so long as the players continue to insult America.

They can go fuck themselves. I will never watch any team that allows players to take a knee.

The players aren’t insulting America; they are protesting police brutality.

Unless you equate police brutality with America....

It doesn't matter what they intend the protest to be. A large portion of the country sees it as disrespect. The method of protest has become the topic of discussion, not the reason for the protest. A smart person would realize they are not getting the intended reaction and try something else. However we are dealing with professional athletes, a form of celebrity, and they evidently can't understand that they are not getting the reaction they wanted. So for some reason they are doubling down on a losing proposition.

I think it's a combination of pride, and the fact that as top level athletes they have been catered to and sucked up to since they were teenagers.

Actually, doubling down is a sign of commitment.

You don’t like how they protest? Too bad.

You really don't get it. Protest is a means of pushing a message. Right now the message has been lost, and the means is the only topic of debate. A rational person would realize this and change their method if the message is the important thing.

There is a difference between commitment and stubborn foolishness.

 

[ricechickie]

Where's the diversity in the NFL? why are there no women and so few Asian men? Fire the Kneelers, hire an Asian. At least they respectful.

Steve Ross paid $1 billion of his own money to buy the Dolphins. He's right to try to maintain the value of his team. It would be like workers at Hudson Yards deciding they had a right to take a knee instead of working

You have the right to protest, just not on company time

Does taking a knee take away from the productivity of standing during those moments?

It doesn’t interfere with the game. It doesn’t take away “work time.” It’s simply a change of position while the song is playing.

Bottom line: Americans have had their fill. They will stay away from the games so long as the players continue to insult America.

They can go fuck themselves. I will never watch any team that allows players to take a knee.

The players aren’t insulting America; they are protesting police brutality.

Unless you equate police brutality with America....

Yes, they are. It's about the 4th verse of the National Anthem, not police brutality.

I've never heard the 4th verse sung publicly.

I’d love to see a source for that.

I just searched, “what are athletes protesting when they kneel during the anthem” and clicked on the first three articles that popped up.

All said they’re kneeling to protest police brutality.

 

[Stormy Daniels]

Instead of worrying about its declining viewership

The NFL is concerned with maximizing ticket sales, not TV viewership. TV revenue has steadily increased, even as viewership declines, and more people are changing to streaming services that allow them to surpass local programming to find the games they most want to watch.

or their problematic past relationship with the Nazi founder of Papa John’s pizza

You mean the fact that the NFL promptly canned that relationship the moment that whole episode became known? You have to be really desperate for criticism if you are trying to blame the NFL for John being a racist.

the league’s executives and franchise owners want to make it as difficult as possible for players to speak out against an issue that disproportionately impacts black and brown people

No, I think they just want football to be about football. The NFL is huge on community involvement. I'm sure the league would love to see players organize in a productive way to form some kind of advocacy that actually does something about the problem. At this point, all that is happening is that these players are using game time to have a hissy fit.

This whole thing was never anything more than a hissy fit by Kaepernick who wanted to pretend that he's was a victim for being benched. He's a piece of shit who disgraces the NFL, disgraces the real struggles and suffering of people who have been victimized because of their race, and this entire charade is long overdue for a curtain call.

 

[ricechickie]

Does taking a knee take away from the productivity of standing during those moments?

It doesn’t interfere with the game. It doesn’t take away “work time.” It’s simply a change of position while the song is playing.

Bottom line: Americans have had their fill. They will stay away from the games so long as the players continue to insult America.

They can go fuck themselves. I will never watch any team that allows players to take a knee.

The players aren’t insulting America; they are protesting police brutality.

Unless you equate police brutality with America....

It doesn't matter what they intend the protest to be. A large portion of the country sees it as disrespect. The method of protest has become the topic of discussion, not the reason for the protest. A smart person would realize they are not getting the intended reaction and try something else. However we are dealing with professional athletes, a form of celebrity, and they evidently can't understand that they are not getting the reaction they wanted. So for some reason they are doubling down on a losing proposition.

I think it's a combination of pride, and the fact that as top level athletes they have been catered to and sucked up to since they were teenagers.

Actually, doubling down is a sign of commitment.

You don’t like how they protest? Too bad.

You really don't get it. Protest is a means of pushing a message. Right now the message has been lost, and the means is the only topic of debate. A rational person would realize this and change their method if the message is the important thing.

There is a difference between commitment and stubborn foolishness.

The message has gotten lost because people who disagree with the protest have twisted the message.

There are always going to be people who disagree. If the protestors listen to them, they would only be able to “protest” when nobody is watching.

 

[martybegan]

Bottom line: Americans have had their fill. They will stay away from the games so long as the players continue to insult America.

They can go fuck themselves. I will never watch any team that allows players to take a knee.

The players aren’t insulting America; they are protesting police brutality.

Unless you equate police brutality with America....

It doesn't matter what they intend the protest to be. A large portion of the country sees it as disrespect. The method of protest has become the topic of discussion, not the reason for the protest. A smart person would realize they are not getting the intended reaction and try something else. However we are dealing with professional athletes, a form of celebrity, and they evidently can't understand that they are not getting the reaction they wanted. So for some reason they are doubling down on a losing proposition.

I think it's a combination of pride, and the fact that as top level athletes they have been catered to and sucked up to since they were teenagers.

Actually, doubling down is a sign of commitment.

You don’t like how they protest? Too bad.

You really don't get it. Protest is a means of pushing a message. Right now the message has been lost, and the means is the only topic of debate. A rational person would realize this and change their method if the message is the important thing.

There is a difference between commitment and stubborn foolishness.

The message has gotten lost because people who disagree with the protest have twisted the message.

There are always going to be people who disagree. If the protestors listen to them, they would only be able to “protest” when nobody is watching.

It's not "twisting". It's how they perceive the method of protest. How about they find another way to protest that doesn't involve the anthem?

Again, if your main concern is the message, and you message is lost because of your method, why not change the method?

 

[ricechickie]

The players aren’t insulting America; they are protesting police brutality.

Unless you equate police brutality with America....

It doesn't matter what they intend the protest to be. A large portion of the country sees it as disrespect. The method of protest has become the topic of discussion, not the reason for the protest. A smart person would realize they are not getting the intended reaction and try something else. However we are dealing with professional athletes, a form of celebrity, and they evidently can't understand that they are not getting the reaction they wanted. So for some reason they are doubling down on a losing proposition.

I think it's a combination of pride, and the fact that as top level athletes they have been catered to and sucked up to since they were teenagers.

Actually, doubling down is a sign of commitment.

You don’t like how they protest? Too bad.

You really don't get it. Protest is a means of pushing a message. Right now the message has been lost, and the means is the only topic of debate. A rational person would realize this and change their method if the message is the important thing.

There is a difference between commitment and stubborn foolishness.

The message has gotten lost because people who disagree with the protest have twisted the message.

There are always going to be people who disagree. If the protestors listen to them, they would only be able to “protest” when nobody is watching.

It's not "twisting". It's how they perceive the method of protest. How about they find another way to protest that doesn't involve the anthem?

Again, if your main concern is the message, and you message is lost because of your method, why not change the method?

The main concern is that people have freedom to protest, no matter how detractors want to twist the message.

But let’s say you’re correct. What form of protest againsf police brutality would be acceptable to you?

 

[martybegan]

It doesn't matter what they intend the protest to be. A large portion of the country sees it as disrespect. The method of protest has become the topic of discussion, not the reason for the protest. A smart person would realize they are not getting the intended reaction and try something else. However we are dealing with professional athletes, a form of celebrity, and they evidently can't understand that they are not getting the reaction they wanted. So for some reason they are doubling down on a losing proposition.

I think it's a combination of pride, and the fact that as top level athletes they have been catered to and sucked up to since they were teenagers.

Actually, doubling down is a sign of commitment.

You don’t like how they protest? Too bad.

You really don't get it. Protest is a means of pushing a message. Right now the message has been lost, and the means is the only topic of debate. A rational person would realize this and change their method if the message is the important thing.

There is a difference between commitment and stubborn foolishness.

The message has gotten lost because people who disagree with the protest have twisted the message.

There are always going to be people who disagree. If the protestors listen to them, they would only be able to “protest” when nobody is watching.

It's not "twisting". It's how they perceive the method of protest. How about they find another way to protest that doesn't involve the anthem?

Again, if your main concern is the message, and you message is lost because of your method, why not change the method?

The main concern is that people have freedom to protest, no matter how detractors want to twist the message.

But let’s say you’re correct. What form of protest againsf police brutality would be acceptable to you?

Do you have the freedom to protest when you are working and "on the clock" at your job?

Your employer can't stop you from doing it, but they sure as hell can react to it afterwards.

That is separate from the issue of their protest not being received the way they thought it would.

How about bringing it up in the post game press conference, or the sideline interviews? How about using that $$ they make to hold events outside the games?

People react negatively anytime something is done regarding the anthem in a non-positive light.

 

[Circe]

You have the right to protest, just not on company time

Oh, you have the right to protest on company time, all right --- nobody can jail you for it.

But they do have the right to fire you.

This is such a simple issue. The blacks are destroying the NFL, on purpose. I think all the public would be very open to those types being fired. What do they fear, big black marches on stadiums? Possibly ---

I'm just not sure any BLM protests could be worse for the NFL than what is going on now.

This is really a racial issue. They need to get rid of the current overemphasis on blacks --- it's wildly out of sync with their prime audience anyway. Have half or more than half white or whatever is big enough, and fire anyone who gets out of line.

 

[Circe]

I just searched, “what are athletes protesting when they kneel during the anthem” and clicked on the first three articles that popped up.

All said they’re kneeling to protest police brutality.

Naaaaaaaaaah, they are all protesting about how much they hate whitey, and we all know it, too. If they have to make an obnoxious point about how much they hate us, why should we watch them play? We shouldn't. We didn't even turn on the Superbowl for the ads in my house this year --- you get out of the habit of football quickly.

 

[basquebromance]

Kaepernick started protesting back when Obama was in charge, this has nothing to do with President Trump

 

[ZZ PUPPS]

 

[BuckToothMoron]

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Almost two years after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began his protest of police brutality during the playing of the national anthem, the NFL is still busy trying to punish black players for doing the same thing. Instead of worrying about its declining viewership or their problematic past relationship with the Nazi founder of Papa John’s pizza, the league’s executives and franchise owners want to make it as difficult as possible for players to speak out against an issue that disproportionately impacts black and brown people—thereby impacting the same demographic group that comprises the majority of their players.

Addressing social issues isn’t foreign to the NFL. In the past, the league has previously worked to bring awareness to issues of domestic violence and sexual assault. But they seem to have a very big problem with their players exercising their right to free speech and protest to bring attention to racial inequality. The message from the almost exclusively white male head honchos (and a number of their fans) is loud and clear: shut up, black men—and simply throw the ball.

Two months ago, the league developed an anthem rule which forbid players from taking a knee or sitting if they are on the field while the national anthem is playing. They took this rule even further to say that any teams with players that do not stand for the anthem will be fined. The great irony here is that anyone who has actually been paying attention for the last two years should know that this is not a protest of the anthem. Not a single player choosing to take a knee is protesting America’s official national song (though there’s plenty there to take issue with).

Instead, it is a moment they are using to bring awareness to the fact that our country is not, despite all its claims, treating all its citizens fairly— particularly with regard to race. Moreover, it wasn’t until 2009 that NFL players were even on the field during the playing of the anthem for prime time games (though they were for day games). So this “tradition” that certain folks are using as an excuse to justify their racist need to control black NFL players wasn’t even always a thing, and there certainly weren’t rules prohibiting taking a knee.

That is, until the idiot trump came along.

The idiot trump has shown himself to be a Nazi, and because of this, made a spectacle of player protests last year to rile up his equally racist and bigoted base. Following their leader’s example, they were eager to call black NFL players ungrateful sons of bitches. After all, it enrages many of them to see black people with money complain about anything, since they think black people are so inferior and undeserving. Never mind the fact that these players have had to sacrifice their bodies and brains for a brutal sport that is designed to entertain a public that actually doesn’t care about their safety and well-being. NFL team owners, many of whom donated to the idiot trump, jumped on the bandwagon.

Not only was the anthem rule placed into effect, the Miami Dolphins went on record this week and decided that they were going to suspend players for up to four games for protesting.

A nine-page discipline document obtained by the Associated Press reportedly contained a brief section on “Proper Anthem Conduct.” It included the possibility of “a paid or unpaid suspension, a fine or both” for players who participate in protests during the national anthem.

This decision didn’t sit well with players. It’s not only a very obvious racist tactic to silence black bodies, it also means the NFL doesn’t like free speech or peaceful protest.

As sportswriter Dave Zirin said, this is not about the anthem. Instead, it’s a reflection of the pervasive racism and white supremacy among league owners and fans. “Imagine if players said they were raising fists or taking a knee as a "gesture of support for the troops." Owners would've swooned. It isn't about the anthem. It's about silencing Black voices being raised against police violence. NFL loves black bodies. Black minds, not so much.”

Some have said that as a private employer, it’s within their bounds to do. Perhaps it is. But it certainly isn’t a good public relations decision. Most viewers of NFL games support the Black players’ taking a knee to protest and show their unity, and oppose the league’s and owners’ demand that players engage in forced patriotism—particularly patriotism-for-profit. Let’s not forget that the Department of Defense and NFL have had a nice little contractual agreement for years that uses our taxpayer money to pay for these patriotic displays. We don’t have the money to get kids in Flint clean water or electricity and disaster relief to people in Puerto Rico, but we’ve got enough money in the coffers to pay for garish military displays before football events.

At any rate, now the NFL is walking back its anthem rule. Right after it was reported that the Dolphins were going to bench players for protesting, the league and the players association put out a joint statement that they are talking and trying to work things out. Time reports the statement, in part, reads: “The NFL and NFLPA, through recent discussions, have been working on a resolution to the anthem issue. In order to allow this constructive dialogue to continue, we have come to a standstill agreement on the NFLPA’s grievance and on the NFL’s anthem policy. No new rules relating to the anthem will be issued or enforced for the next several weeks while these confidential discussions are ongoing.”

This shows the immense stupidity of the league executives and owners who signed off on this awful policy but who had not prepared for the push-back that would ensue. Legal and civil rights activists went after the league for enacting a policy that is fundamentally un-American.

The truth is that league owners and executives want black bodies to make them rich and bring home championships, but don’t want them actually talking about what being a black body in America really means. To that end, it would be great if all of the black players and those who stand in solidarity with them refused to come out onto the field for the anthem for the entire season. But we know they won’t.

In the meantime, the controversy will go on. The idiot trump will still call these players ungrateful and suggest violence against them. His mindless minions will happily follow suit.

League executives and owners will go on to make millions off the backs of black players, but won’t support them as human beings. The players will continue to be the villains in this narrative, instead of the Nazism set free on our society by the idiot trump. And more unarmed black people will be killed by police but we’ll be distracted by arguing about players on their knees, instead of focusing on the real issue.

The willful ignorance and racial and religious intolerance by the vast majority of conservatives is getting worse, and this situation provides an excellent example.

What we know so far about the Dolphins’ national anthem policy

NFL, NFLPA freeze anthem rules amid backlash to Miami policy


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Hey Bertram, two comments first off. If you want people to read your entire post make them less than 200 words. I clearly didn’t read the whole tirade, but owners don’t give a damn about keeping black players from speaking out. They care about viewership and their bottom line, and players kneeling during the anthem affects their bottom line.

 

[Correll]

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Almost two years after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began his protest of police brutality during the playing of the national anthem, the NFL is still busy trying to punish black players for doing the same thing. Instead of worrying about its declining viewership or their problematic past relationship with the Nazi founder of Papa John’s pizza, the league’s executives and franchise owners want to make it as difficult as possible for players to speak out against an issue that disproportionately impacts black and brown people—thereby impacting the same demographic group that comprises the majority of their players.

Addressing social issues isn’t foreign to the NFL. In the past, the league has previously worked to bring awareness to issues of domestic violence and sexual assault. But they seem to have a very big problem with their players exercising their right to free speech and protest to bring attention to racial inequality. The message from the almost exclusively white male head honchos (and a number of their fans) is loud and clear: shut up, black men—and simply throw the ball.

Two months ago, the league developed an anthem rule which forbid players from taking a knee or sitting if they are on the field while the national anthem is playing. They took this rule even further to say that any teams with players that do not stand for the anthem will be fined. The great irony here is that anyone who has actually been paying attention for the last two years should know that this is not a protest of the anthem. Not a single player choosing to take a knee is protesting America’s official national song (though there’s plenty there to take issue with).

Instead, it is a moment they are using to bring awareness to the fact that our country is not, despite all its claims, treating all its citizens fairly— particularly with regard to race. Moreover, it wasn’t until 2009 that NFL players were even on the field during the playing of the anthem for prime time games (though they were for day games). So this “tradition” that certain folks are using as an excuse to justify their racist need to control black NFL players wasn’t even always a thing, and there certainly weren’t rules prohibiting taking a knee.

That is, until the idiot trump came along.

The idiot trump has shown himself to be a Nazi, and because of this, made a spectacle of player protests last year to rile up his equally racist and bigoted base. Following their leader’s example, they were eager to call black NFL players ungrateful sons of bitches. After all, it enrages many of them to see black people with money complain about anything, since they think black people are so inferior and undeserving. Never mind the fact that these players have had to sacrifice their bodies and brains for a brutal sport that is designed to entertain a public that actually doesn’t care about their safety and well-being. NFL team owners, many of whom donated to the idiot trump, jumped on the bandwagon.

Not only was the anthem rule placed into effect, the Miami Dolphins went on record this week and decided that they were going to suspend players for up to four games for protesting.

A nine-page discipline document obtained by the Associated Press reportedly contained a brief section on “Proper Anthem Conduct.” It included the possibility of “a paid or unpaid suspension, a fine or both” for players who participate in protests during the national anthem.

This decision didn’t sit well with players. It’s not only a very obvious racist tactic to silence black bodies, it also means the NFL doesn’t like free speech or peaceful protest.

As sportswriter Dave Zirin said, this is not about the anthem. Instead, it’s a reflection of the pervasive racism and white supremacy among league owners and fans. “Imagine if players said they were raising fists or taking a knee as a "gesture of support for the troops." Owners would've swooned. It isn't about the anthem. It's about silencing Black voices being raised against police violence. NFL loves black bodies. Black minds, not so much.”

Some have said that as a private employer, it’s within their bounds to do. Perhaps it is. But it certainly isn’t a good public relations decision. Most viewers of NFL games support the Black players’ taking a knee to protest and show their unity, and oppose the league’s and owners’ demand that players engage in forced patriotism—particularly patriotism-for-profit. Let’s not forget that the Department of Defense and NFL have had a nice little contractual agreement for years that uses our taxpayer money to pay for these patriotic displays. We don’t have the money to get kids in Flint clean water or electricity and disaster relief to people in Puerto Rico, but we’ve got enough money in the coffers to pay for garish military displays before football events.

At any rate, now the NFL is walking back its anthem rule. Right after it was reported that the Dolphins were going to bench players for protesting, the league and the players association put out a joint statement that they are talking and trying to work things out. Time reports the statement, in part, reads: “The NFL and NFLPA, through recent discussions, have been working on a resolution to the anthem issue. In order to allow this constructive dialogue to continue, we have come to a standstill agreement on the NFLPA’s grievance and on the NFL’s anthem policy. No new rules relating to the anthem will be issued or enforced for the next several weeks while these confidential discussions are ongoing.”

This shows the immense stupidity of the league executives and owners who signed off on this awful policy but who had not prepared for the push-back that would ensue. Legal and civil rights activists went after the league for enacting a policy that is fundamentally un-American.

The truth is that league owners and executives want black bodies to make them rich and bring home championships, but don’t want them actually talking about what being a black body in America really means. To that end, it would be great if all of the black players and those who stand in solidarity with them refused to come out onto the field for the anthem for the entire season. But we know they won’t.

In the meantime, the controversy will go on. The idiot trump will still call these players ungrateful and suggest violence against them. His mindless minions will happily follow suit.

League executives and owners will go on to make millions off the backs of black players, but won’t support them as human beings. The players will continue to be the villains in this narrative, instead of the Nazism set free on our society by the idiot trump. And more unarmed black people will be killed by police but we’ll be distracted by arguing about players on their knees, instead of focusing on the real issue.

The willful ignorance and racial and religious intolerance by the vast majority of conservatives is getting worse, and this situation provides an excellent example.

What we know so far about the Dolphins’ national anthem policy

NFL, NFLPA freeze anthem rules amid backlash to Miami policy


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Where is the part about rethinking the policy? Sounds like they are going to go though with the punishment, as it their right.


Also fuck the NFL, and the players. They are all anti-American pieces of shit. Fuck them all.

 

[DustyInfinity]

Dan Dakich, a radio sport guy, had some interesting info on this topic. He said his dad coached in Gary Indiana, and when he was a kid, people got along with no problem regarding race. When he was a kid, during basketball games, he would notice many black families did not stand for the anthem. This was over 30 years ago. All this stuff has been going on way before Kapernick. I'm torn, because I love my flag and my country, but I can understand why black people might not feel the same. I'm pretty sure this has little to do with police brutality, and more with to do with a general anger at injustice. My hope is that some day, many black people can let their anger go, and be proud of their country.