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re: Why is it difficult for sports leagues/ESPN to stay out of politics?
Posted on 7/22/20 at 5:25 am to Tigerpride18
Posted on 7/22/20 at 5:25 am to Tigerpride18
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Where did the term woke come from?
Where does any slang/internet meme come from? No one knows for sure. It just eventually makes its way into the current lexicon of society
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Posted on 7/22/20 at 5:35 am to SirWinston
Where did you meet him?
Posted on 7/22/20 at 7:15 am to SirWinston
It’s honestly awfully racist to act like blacks are just helpless to fix their black on black crime issue.
Posted on 7/22/20 at 7:25 am to SirWinston
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I’m honestly ashamed to have ever met you, mate
Is he actually a functioning adult? He does not seem like a very smart person at all, and I say that charitably.
Posted on 7/22/20 at 7:59 am to Mr Personality
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Lol
I think you understand the gist of my comment.
Posted on 7/22/20 at 8:01 am to Mo Jeaux
Yah this was a long time ago - after Katrina but when the Pelicans were still the Hornets. He was a good dude. Drove a big full sized pickem up truck. Seemed like a good baw.
This post was edited on 7/22/20 at 8:02 am
Posted on 7/22/20 at 8:05 am to SirWinston
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Drove a big full sized pickem up truck. Seemed like a good baw.
He doesn’t seem like a Baw
Seems like one of those hipster soys that drives a Prius
Posted on 7/22/20 at 8:07 am to Giantkiller
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See I don't think they'll fold. I think it's going to be a subtle shrink every season. The demographics will shift and they'll lose older people..
Say that happens the next 3 years. That's what I mean by dying a quick, slow death. In 3 years, do you think qb's will be signing for 450 mil ? I don't think so. If Direct tv doesn't have the expected renewals for the football package, that will be a huge blow for the NFL.
Allowing stadium capacity of only 30-50 percent will also be a major blow. When this begins in earnest, you can bet players won't be such SJW's then.
And please, please don't ever let soccer be "the" American sport. I would rather count grass than watch soccer.
Posted on 7/22/20 at 8:40 am to I Bleed Garnet
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He doesn’t seem like a Baw
Seems like one of those hipster soys that drives a Prius
This is my impression too. Posted on 7/22/20 at 8:43 am to Mo Jeaux
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This is my impression too.
We are just always thinking alike!
We must be bros
Posted on 7/22/20 at 8:48 am to Lester Earl
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This is how the liberal version of yourself feels everyday listening to Donald Trump
That's a non-sequitur. You don't listen to Donald Trump for escapism.
Posted on 7/22/20 at 8:56 am to GeorgeTheGreek
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Will i still watch? Sure.
You answered your own question in your OP
They do it because the vast majority of people will ignore it or maybe boycott for like 2 games, so it doesn't really affect their bottom line and they get to score some sweet virtue points in the process.
That's it.
Posted on 7/22/20 at 9:40 am to Salmon
More power to ESPN standing up To racism. Too bad the racists can’t take it.
Posted on 7/22/20 at 9:52 am to Salmon
Let’s be honest - the people running American business these days will absolutely wade into waters that hurt or even threaten the bottom line. The Red Bull guy from Austria just canned some execs for being overly political. Look at Yeti or Dicks.
Posted on 7/22/20 at 9:53 am to Mo Jeaux
I’d imagine Lester likely married a hardcore leftist (male or female) and has been completely revamped into what he is now. By virtue of my age I’m friends with a lot of Democrats in real life and social media and most are not quite as retarded as Lester.
This post was edited on 7/22/20 at 9:54 am
Posted on 7/22/20 at 9:54 am to JEAUXBLEAUX
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More power to ESPN standing up To racism. Too bad the racists can’t take it.
There you go with this word again
This post was edited on 7/22/20 at 9:54 am
Posted on 7/22/20 at 10:01 am to GeorgeTheGreek
You guys can't stop talking about politics but you want others to.
Posted on 7/22/20 at 10:46 am to GeorgeTheGreek
quote:Posters here claim "sjws"( like LeBron) in sports are afraid to speak out if it threatens their bottom line. Can we stop with the nonsense now ? It seems those sjws aren't that concerned considering the vast majority of their money is made in North America.
I've got to think it hurts bottom lines ... yet they still do it anyway. It's incredible.
They don't seem too concerned with pissing off whiny conservatives.
Posted on 7/22/20 at 11:24 am to Ross
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It’s just such a bizarre pivot. Politics isn’t about escapism. It’s actually the opposite of escapism, it’s an active involvement with the issues that we face as a society.
Sports is about escapism for a large majority of viewers.
I guess I’m going to need to be walked through why his response makes any sense with respect to my original comment.
Sports may be about "escapism" for some viewers but that doesn't mean athletes can't have political and social opinions about things that matter to them because the average white viewer at home doesn't want to hear it. The top black athletes in the NBA, NFL, and others have demanded that their teams and leagues speak up on these issues. And I dont have a problem with them doing so. It is pretty weird that athletes are the only people in society expected to not have political opinions (unless you are a black conservative like Charles Barkley).
Posted on 7/22/20 at 11:48 am to PhillyFan1994
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Sports may be about "escapism" for some viewers but that doesn't mean athletes can't have political and social opinions about things that matter to them because the average white viewer at home doesn't want to hear it.
Of course they can have opinions on contentious issues. But I think when you intertwine the politics and opinions into the product people are consuming, it damages the product to some consumers and overall market demand can be expected to change. I think this net change is likely to be negative, but I wouldn’t hasten a guess on how much it really matters.
But it’s analogous to if I were to go into a political discussion in front of our clients at work at a company presentation, I could reasonably expect the brand of my company to look a little different to those clients.
This post was edited on 7/22/20 at 11:51 am
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