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Athletes have a fundamental misunderstanding of their relationsip with fans
Posted on 9/13/20 at 9:18 am
Posted on 9/13/20 at 9:18 am
It started with the backlash to Laura Ingram telling LeBron to "shut up and dribble." You've heard it incessantly since all the Floyd stuff for months now, most recently with Ryan Clark yammering on and on about how all fans seem to want is athletes to perform and nothing else.
Which made me finally realize that for someone reason they clearly don't understand their role in the relationship.
Yeah guys...that's EXACTLY what fans want from you! It's not that you can't have your own thoughts and feelings, but I just don't give a shite about them. Let's put it in an analogy athletes may be more likely to understand...
You and your boys head to a strip club. You start paying for lap dances in the back room, and before the stripper starts grinding on your dick, she starts going on and on about fiscal policy or police reform. Maybe she starts preaching about religion, or military spending.
The reaction would be immediate. "Bitch, I'm not paying you to preach politics at me!"
Athletes and entertainers are basically strippers. They are paid to perform a service, and that service only. they may at time feel that the service they provide, alone, does not rise up to where they see themselves in life. Maybe. But until they get another job, this is all anyone wants from them. Suggesting to the paying customer who is paying for one thing and getting another that they ought to "Shut up and pay me," seems like the exact opposite of the nature of the relationship.
Which made me finally realize that for someone reason they clearly don't understand their role in the relationship.
Yeah guys...that's EXACTLY what fans want from you! It's not that you can't have your own thoughts and feelings, but I just don't give a shite about them. Let's put it in an analogy athletes may be more likely to understand...
You and your boys head to a strip club. You start paying for lap dances in the back room, and before the stripper starts grinding on your dick, she starts going on and on about fiscal policy or police reform. Maybe she starts preaching about religion, or military spending.
The reaction would be immediate. "Bitch, I'm not paying you to preach politics at me!"
Athletes and entertainers are basically strippers. They are paid to perform a service, and that service only. they may at time feel that the service they provide, alone, does not rise up to where they see themselves in life. Maybe. But until they get another job, this is all anyone wants from them. Suggesting to the paying customer who is paying for one thing and getting another that they ought to "Shut up and pay me," seems like the exact opposite of the nature of the relationship.
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Posted on 9/13/20 at 9:21 am to GeauxTigerTM
Amen
Posted on 9/13/20 at 9:26 am to GeauxTigerTM
Great post. I have no time for righteous attenion whores.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 9:27 am to GeauxTigerTM
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It started with the backlash to Laura Ingram telling LeBron to "shut up and dribble." You've heard it incessantly since all the Floyd stuff for months now, most recently with Ryan Clark yammering on and on about how all fans seem to want is athletes to perform and nothing else.
Which made me finally realize that for someone reason they clearly don't understand their role in the relationship.
Yeah guys...that's EXACTLY what fans want from you! It's not that you can't have your own thoughts and feelings, but I just don't give a shite about them. Let's put it in an analogy athletes may be more likely to understand...
You and your boys head to a strip club. You start paying for lap dances in the back room, and before the stripper starts grinding on your dick, she starts going on and on about fiscal policy or police reform. Maybe she starts preaching about religion, or military spending.
The reaction would be immediate. "Bitch, I'm not paying you to preach politics at me!"
Athletes and entertainers are basically strippers. They are paid to perform a service, and that service only. they may at time feel that the service they provide, alone, does not rise up to where they see themselves in life. Maybe. But until they get another job, this is all anyone wants from them. Suggesting to the paying customer who is paying for one thing and getting another that they ought to "Shut up and pay me," seems like the exact opposite of the nature of the relationship.
Have an upvote.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 9:29 am to GeauxTigerTM
I think it’s even more fundamental than that. My customers don’t want me yammering on about politics or my political belief (except for those customers who are also friends maybe). What makes these prima donna athletes think they are any different. We are the customer. We pay you to do your job and we could not care less about the other crap. Stick to your job, do it well, keep the customer happy. Bring up the other b.s., piss the customer off. Sports are no different.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 9:30 am to GeauxTigerTM
Honestly it’s like if there were multiple 24/7 news channels about the strippers and while they weren’t stripping you continuously watched videos of them giving their opinions and then said “I don’t care.”
Posted on 9/13/20 at 9:31 am to GeauxTigerTM
OP on the money.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 9:31 am to GeauxTigerTM
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Ryan Clark
A cancer.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 9:32 am to GeauxTigerTM
Yes sir. When they are hurt in the pocket book they will then realize how fken stupid this has all been
Posted on 9/13/20 at 9:33 am to GeauxTigerTM
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Let's put it in an analogy athletes may be more likely to understand...
You and your boys head to a strip club. You start paying for lap dances in the back room, and before the stripper starts grinding on your dick, she starts going on and on about fiscal policy or police reform. Maybe she starts preaching about religion, or military spending.
The reaction would be immediate. "Bitch, I'm not paying you to preach politics at me!"
Athletes and entertainers are basically strippers. They are paid to perform a service, and that service only. they may at time feel that the service they provide, alone, does not rise up to where they see themselves in life. Maybe. But until they get another job, this is all anyone wants from them. Suggesting to the paying customer who is paying for one thing and getting another that they ought to "Shut up and pay me," seems like the exact opposite of the nature of the relationship.
Harsh, but true. Solid Post.
It's certainly a big blow to their ego, which is needs to be.
This post was edited on 9/13/20 at 9:33 am
Posted on 9/13/20 at 9:34 am to GeauxTigerTM
The problem is there are far too many sports fans desperate to see a pair of tits that they will put up with the shite just to get there.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 9:34 am to GeauxTigerTM
Brilliant post!
And this doesn't just go for their political/social views. I don't want football players to come out with an album or actors to attempt to become athletes.
There's nothing wrong with staying in your lane.
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It's not that you can't have your own thoughts and feelings, but I just don't give a shite about them.
And this doesn't just go for their political/social views. I don't want football players to come out with an album or actors to attempt to become athletes.
There's nothing wrong with staying in your lane.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 9:35 am to Beachtiger
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I have no time for righteous attenion whores.
Nor do I, but I've just been amazed out how out of touch these guys are with their roles in the world.
And look, it's not just athletes. It would be actors or musicians as well. Hell...I've followed physicists on-line before only to have them feel the need to start yapping about politics and then I had to walk away.
But keeping it in the land of sports, LeBron has like 30,000,000 Twitter followers or something ridiculous. Awesome I guess. But he's drawn that crowd almost entirely from being one of the greatest basketball players of all time. In so far as he's "earned" that attention, it's from that endeavor he's earned it. If they then decides to pivot and start using this platform for stuff OTHER than why all those people started following him, it's clearly bait and switch. People would than have a right to feel betrayed by that and feel used, because they were.
This is entirely what these leagues have done en masse. They've drawn enormous crowds and loyal followers after decades of providing one service and now have decided to pivot and force a message into it which fans seem to reject, and have then decided to double down and voice displeasure at fans who balk at this new forced relationship.
Just amazing really.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 9:35 am to GeauxTigerTM
The cries of “whitelash” will be hilarious when salaries are reduced. Like it or not the conservative white male is the beating heart of professional sports and if this BS continues they will get a lesson on biting the hand that feeds you.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 9:38 am to GeauxTigerTM
When I was about 12 my barber had the gift of talking all the time. I told him one day "you'll talk about anything won't you?" His reply - I'll talk about anything but religion and politics. I lose too many customers that way.
Sage advice for anyone who makes their living from doing business with the public.
Sage advice for anyone who makes their living from doing business with the public.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 9:38 am to DRMPHD
There’s a misconception that if the fans don’t like your message, they won’t have any other option because all of the other players are doing something similar.
Except that the entire football game itself competes with fishing, family, golf, church, etc for our attention. The fans can turn everything off.
The NFL should have never let all of those well paid athletes be unprofessional during the game while in uniform like that. You have an inch, they took a mile. And now a lot of the fans will tune out.
Except that the entire football game itself competes with fishing, family, golf, church, etc for our attention. The fans can turn everything off.
The NFL should have never let all of those well paid athletes be unprofessional during the game while in uniform like that. You have an inch, they took a mile. And now a lot of the fans will tune out.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 9:39 am to GeauxTigerTM
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Athletes have a fundamental misunderstanding
Of every single thing they are "protesting". Truth doesn't fit the narrative on one single issue they have chosen to fall on the sword.
I remember the old phrase "dumb jock" and its back in full force.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 9:40 am to GeauxTigerTM
They’re actually privileged to be in a position where they can make so much unsolicited commentary at work and not just be fired. 99.9% of people don’t have that luxury. Consider how entitled you’d have to be to have that platform and then boycott your own job.
This post was edited on 9/13/20 at 9:42 am
Posted on 9/13/20 at 9:41 am to GeauxTigerTM
I think certain communities view athletes differently than others.
Posted on 9/13/20 at 9:43 am to goofball
But what policies have been implemented by the politicians!!! NONE. it will be over in 3 months. And then in the next 4 years it will blow up again.
That’s what is so funny. These athletes are to dumb to see this. No one cares about their personal views.
The lack of fans at these games are about to hit these owners in the pocket!!! I hope between attendance and ratings all these 100 million dollar contracts evaporate.
That’s what is so funny. These athletes are to dumb to see this. No one cares about their personal views.
The lack of fans at these games are about to hit these owners in the pocket!!! I hope between attendance and ratings all these 100 million dollar contracts evaporate.
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