The Proposed Boycott by Black College Athletes

[DGS49]

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The NAACP has publicly called for Black athletes to shun/boycott colleges in States that have taken action to - let's say - "water down" the effectiveness of Black votes in what they see as a repudiation of the spirit of the Voting Rights Act. To put it in more pedestrian terms, these States have reversed re-districting initiatives that were intended to guarantee a number of Black-majority Congressional districts, so that Blacks could elect "one of their own" in those districts. And it has worked.

Parenthetically, from a Constitutional standpoint, if the Constitution, in effect, says that you may not discriminate on the basis of race, and a law says that you MUST discriminate on the basis of race, the law has to stand aside. These States are acting in accordance with their Constitutional obligations (even if mid-decade redistricting is a little bit odd).

Regardless, the general opinions on this boycott initiative seem to support the notion that such a boycott would be devastating to the mostly-Southern colleges with dominant athletic teams featuring hi-viz Blacks.

Would those State legislatures give a shit? How would the colleges themselves react to such a boycott? Would it ultimately impact teams' sports revenues?

I personally think that NCAA Division 1 sports are an academic abomination, so I couldn't care less, but most sports fans would care about such a thing?

What do yinz think?

 

[1srelluc]

I don't care.

Go ahead and brand themselves as trouble makers and watch their NFL draft rankings fall.

It might not mean much to the top 1st round or even second round players but your shit attitude dropping you from the second into the third round just might.

 

[Anathema]

I think this is hilarious. Anyone who thinks these colleges wouldn’t be able to replace the boycotting athletes overnight is stupid. Additionally, boycotting would be a sure loss of scholarship and the only chance most of these intellectually deficient individuals have to ever succeed in life.

 

[Polishprince]

The modern NAACP wants to keep young African Americans on the plantation.

Young blacks who get degrees and become successful electrical engineers or proctologists, might no longer be part of the liberal voting bloc that gives them their power.

Keeping these young brothers out of college is the first step.