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re: Arkansas had social justice word below FG pole. Is this the new normal in CFB?
Posted on 11/23/20 at 12:47 pm to Broski
Posted on 11/23/20 at 12:47 pm to Broski
quote:I'm not saying individuals can't express support for a candidate or an issue.
What were your feelings of Ed Orgeron going on Fox News?
But putting patches on jerseys or helmets, or words on a field or basketball court (like the NBA) is far different.
It's social/political speech being promoted by a university, team, or league.
And that's far, far different.
Posted on 11/23/20 at 12:51 pm to jbird7
quote:this is correct. There was systemic racism before the mid 1960's, but there's virtually none now. And rational people know this.
I’m still waiting for an example of systematic racism and inequality in this country. Are their racists people in this country? Yes. Racists are at all corners of the earth. But to say that the USA is systematically racist is the dumbest shite I’ve ever heard. And it’s annoying seeing messages like that everywhere you turn.
It's funny, because the incidents that caused all the turmoil actually show that there NOT systemic racism: George Floyd in Minnesota, the guy in Atlanta, Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.
These incidents (each one a person resisting arrest) were RANDOM - in different parts of the country. That actually PROVES there's nothing "systemic" about it. THey were individual incidents.
And by the way, in Atlanta, the mayor and police chief are black. So if any "systemic racism" exists in ATL (it doesn't) then it's their fault, not some mysterious group of klan members running the cities.
And Atlanta has had African-American mayors since 1974. And I'd guess most police chiefs since then have also been African-American. So who's responsible?
This post was edited on 11/23/20 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 11/23/20 at 12:52 pm to jbird7
quote:
waiting for an example of systematic racism and inequality
I’ll help translate it: cut them a check.
It’s all about seeking money and power, but disguised under SJ oppression bullshite to guilt the useful idiots.
Posted on 11/23/20 at 12:52 pm to atltiger6487
quote:That's a football field full of strawmen.
Where does it end? Or does it ever end? And who gets to decide what messages are "appropriate" and which aren't? Can we put an "abortion is wrong" slogan on a football field? What about "build the wall"? Or "balance the budget"?
Equality is hardly a slipper slope. It's one of the tenets of the Declaration of Independence.
Posted on 11/23/20 at 12:52 pm to brewhan davey
quote:
Cannot stand this phrase
Mine is "safe, contactless delivery" on all the food commercials.
Posted on 11/23/20 at 12:58 pm to Salviati
quote:you're completely missing my point.
That's a football field full of strawmen.
Equality is hardly a slipper slope. It's one of the tenets of the Declaration of Independence.
Once a league or school puts a social message on a field, the genie is out of the bottle. And then who gets to decide the message. And as we all know, it's a small group of university or league administrations who have already shown they'll bow to pressure, and that certainly won't stop.
The door is now open, and I fear for the next round of social messages forced upon all of us fans who just want to watch a damn game.
You may be fine with being subjected to social/political messages at an entertainment event, but I'm not. When I go to a concert, I don't want the singer to utter a peep about politics or social issues - even if I agree with them. Just sing. That's what I paid to hear.
Do social activism on their own time.
This post was edited on 11/23/20 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 11/23/20 at 1:01 pm to atltiger6487
Equality.
It's not just a damn, good word.
It's not just a noble aspiration.
It's a gateway slogan.
It's not just a damn, good word.
It's not just a noble aspiration.
It's a gateway slogan.
Posted on 11/23/20 at 1:06 pm to Salviati
quote:ok, it's just a word.
Equality.
It's not just a damn, good word.
It's not just a noble aspiration.
It's a gateway slogan.
So is Jesus.
So is Border Enforcement (yes, I realize it's two words).
So is Law and Order.
So is Pro-Life.
Are these allowed on the field too?
Don't you get my point?
Posted on 11/23/20 at 1:08 pm to J2thaROC
quote:
Old arse white men had their shot at running this country and failed miserably. Time to give someone else a shot.
Sign me up for some of that change. It's worked so very well elsewhere.
Posted on 11/23/20 at 1:10 pm to The First Cut
quote:wait, didn't we have a black guy as president for 8 years? And black mayors all over the country. Hell, in Atlanta, where I live, they've had black mayors since 1974.
quote:
Old arse white men had their shot at running this country and failed miserably. Time to give someone else a shot.
Posted on 11/23/20 at 1:13 pm to atltiger6487
quote:
And black mayors all over the country. Hell, in Atlanta, where I live, they've had black mayors since 1974.
Black mayors and black police chiefs preside over the vast majority of the police districts that suffer from "institutional racism". You can't make this stuff up.
Posted on 11/23/20 at 1:27 pm to barry
quote:
Equality.
that's because they can't spell equity
Posted on 11/23/20 at 1:30 pm to Smell the crawfish
To everyone attacking the OP: I don't think he was arguing the merits of the "movement". I think he was arguing its place in football or sports in general.
Posted on 11/23/20 at 1:58 pm to LSUOG18
quote:Holocaust never happened, Native Americans didn't suffer,only BLM.
But I’ll humor you, in what ways haven’t white people been treated equally?
Posted on 11/23/20 at 2:06 pm to TigerBlazer
quote:that's 50+ years ago. Long, long gone. We're talking about now.
Are you saying Jim Crow laws were not systemic racism?
Posted on 11/23/20 at 2:27 pm to Smell the crawfish
quote:
I noticed Arkansas had a social justice word on their field right below their field goal post Saturday, which is the first I've seen this year. I'm not a racist by any means, but I am tired of seeing this crap all over the place.
Posted on 11/23/20 at 2:34 pm to TigerBlazer
I’m talking about present day obviously. Not laws that were in effect half a century ago. The entire world was pretty much systematically racist at one point if you look far back enough in history. And the war on drugs has involved just about every race. White, black, Hispanic, asian, all of us. You even said it yourself Nixon used it against hippies as well as blacks. The point is there is nothing holding anyone, of any race, back from achieving what they want in today’s society, in America.
This post was edited on 11/23/20 at 3:00 pm
Posted on 11/23/20 at 2:36 pm to Smell the crawfish
A simple “Free the Nipple” would suffice
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