re: Colin Kaepernick's woman is doing her best to ensure he won't get signed

Question. What is the difference in you boycotting in a way that will effect the NFL bottomline the best way you know how, and people threatening to do the same if they were offended by how he chose to protest or because he is pro-Castro?

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Even if, let's say, half of the current black NFL fan base just stops watching

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You think that's even a remote possibility? Half the black people just stop watching?

Come back to reality.

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I know hundreds of black men, my fraternity brothers, that have also cancelled it.

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Calling BS on that.

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In the black community it has. I know hundreds of black men, my fraternity brothers, that have also cancelled it. Even if, let's say, half of the current black NFL fan base just stops watching that's a drop in ratings the league won't like.

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OK this is just hilarious and if the stats are correct, there aren't enough black people in America to really constitute an immensely impactful pro football fanbase relative to the country's total population.

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OK this is just hilarious and if the stats are correct, there aren't enough black people in America to really constitute an immensely impactful pro football fanbase relative to the country's total population.

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Black people make up 15% of the current NFL fan base demographic. If half, 7.5%, stopped watching, buying merchandise and tickets that is a significant drop in revenue across the board.

If you think half is even a remote possibility, this conversation was over before it began. You're living in a fantasy land

ETA: Of all things to mobilize the black community... Colin fricking Kaepernick not being signed by an NFL team for the 2017 season. It's comical.

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There is none. It is just people on opposite sides of the aisle boycotting to get what they want. I never said that I didn't understand why they were doing it, I just don't agree with it. I just take an eye for an eye approach to life these days.

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Fair enough. I think there are misconceptions on both sides that make Kaep to be so polarizing. I think on one it's seen as disrespect for what he was protesting when a lot of it was how (not all of course, but most). The other side is so offended by the means and some.. misguided speech, that they fail to see he is seemingly a good dude. He does a lot of work with charities and has a seemingly good report with guys he has played with.

I just think a large portion of NFL fans think the ends don't justify the means, and the disrespect of the flag as a form of protest by liberal America will get lumped together with him. A lot of Americans hold the flag and anthem in high regard and see it as a unifying and galvanizing symbol of our collective differences being secondary to our union as a whole. Kaep became a face of the movement to both sides, because of that polarization and the fact that he is an average QB that hasn't shown the ability to run or thrive in a non-West Coast offense it is a big risk for a team to take. Is it fair? Probably not. Is it the nature of the NFL that guys with average talent and baggage have a hard time finding a job? Yes. Do I think Kaep is 100% genuine with everything he has said and done? Absolutely. Do I think a lot of it was fed to him by his wife to use to boost her own image and not original thought? Yes, absolutely.

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If you think half is even a remote possibility, this conversation was over before it began. You're living in a fantasy land

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I just depends if the meme spreads. It was quite easy for me to give it up honestly. I know I'm different, but I was like, "meh." But as I have told so many others, if you want to be taken seriously you will do what is truly necessary to get the attention that you truly want. Hollering and screaming will get you nowhere, but stop spending and your point will be heard loud and clear. Some don't have the mentality to truly make change because they still possess the subservient slave mentality, but I shed that years ago. I have stopped spending my money at alot of different places though so this isn't anything new for me.

Half.