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My $.02 worth on the NFL controversy:
Posted on 9/27/17 at 9:34 pm
Posted on 9/27/17 at 9:34 pm
My $.02 worth on the NFL controversy: As a paid entertainer, of which I am (occasionally), I learned a valuable lesson a LONG time ago. An entertainer is just that, an entertainer. The audience watches and listens to you solely to be entertained. Professional football players are no different than paid musicians. These football players are being paid a salary to entertain the public, the same as a paid musician. When a musician (entertainer) is on the stage (field) the number 1 rule is to keep your personal politics off the stage. Half of your audience is not going to agree with your opinion, anyway. They pay to have you entertain them only. When you alienate half of your paying audience because you confuse your entertainment stage time with having your own political soapbox on which to stand, you will lose the money half of your previous fans would have paid you to have you entertain them. With all their business, marketing, advertising, player scouts, and coaching decisions, the NFL, advertisers, and the league commissioner are blissfully unaware of this simple concept. It's not new. It's business 101 and the NFL and team owners are discovering this the hard way.
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Posted on 9/27/17 at 9:36 pm to BFIV
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Professional football players are no different than paid musicians.
Except they are very different.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 9:36 pm to BFIV
Well said.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 9:38 pm to Tactical1
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Except they are very different.
no they arent.
well except, musicians tend to be significantly smarter.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 9:38 pm to BFIV
Paid entertainers be it LeBron or George Clooney need to understand they are little more than the organ grinders monkey, the music plays and they dance, no one cares what the monkey thinks about.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 9:40 pm to BFIV
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the NFL controversy
ain't worth 2 cents... BOTH sides need to shut the hell up, grow the frick up, and quit acting like morons....
Posted on 9/27/17 at 9:42 pm to BFIV
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When a musician (entertainer) is on the stage (field) the number 1 rule is to keep your personal politics off the stage.
OMG musicians interject their personal political beliefs ALL THE TIME in their concerts. Where have you been the past year? Remember Pink Floyd? If you are so sensitive to what they do, don't go to the damn game or show (which I personally think is week minded and silly). It's stupid to keep bitching about it. IN the end, The NFL will not suffer that much. It won't come to near the harm that MLB inflicted upon itself in the 1990's with the player's strike.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 9:46 pm to Toddy
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OMG musicians interject their personal political beliefs ALL THE TIME in their concerts.
Worked out well for the Dixie Chicks!
Posted on 9/27/17 at 9:48 pm to Toddy
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OMG musicians interject their personal political beliefs ALL THE TIME in their concerts.
Hmm...that is not true, and you know it. Some musicians do, and they pay the price for it. Do you think Kathy Griffin would agree with you?
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If you are so sensitive to what they do, don't go to the damn game or show
You just proved and agreed with the premise of my post.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 9:51 pm to BFIV
O Connor and Dixie Chicks say hello
Posted on 9/27/17 at 9:54 pm to Toddy
@ Toddy calling it weak minded and silly to ignore views you don't agree with. Sure, let's get some level-headed advice from the biggest drama queen single issue voter on this board..Posted on 9/27/17 at 9:55 pm to BFIV
Dixie Chicks, much?
Posted on 9/27/17 at 9:55 pm to Gatorbait2008
You beat me
Posted on 9/27/17 at 9:57 pm to EA6B
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Worked out well for the Dixie Chicks!
That was their fault for marketing themselves to rednecks.
I can't think of many more that have been harmed to a great extent.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 9:58 pm to Toddy
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That was their fault for marketing themselves to rednecks.
and you think the NFL going after the SJW crowd is smart if it alienates the pro-Merica gun crowd?
Posted on 9/27/17 at 9:59 pm to CptBengal
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no they arent.
Except it is.
But you wouldn't know any better.
This post was edited on 9/27/17 at 10:00 pm
Posted on 9/27/17 at 9:59 pm to RedStickBR
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@ Toddy calling it weak minded and silly to ignore views you don't agree with. Sure, let's get some level-headed advice from the biggest drama queen single issue voter on this board..
This whole NFL thing is amusing to me. I couldn't care less if they all go bankrupt. I don't watch the NFL so this has no bearing on me at all. I do think it's funny that the "boycotters" are giving up something they love to make a point. No one GAF about their point.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 10:00 pm to BFIV
When I get a massage, I don't want to hear you protest.
When I get a sandwich, I don't want to hear you protest.
When I watch a game, I don't want to hear you protest.
Fans are the paying customers. Customers pay for products/services. If customers want to pay for politics, they would watch cnn or Fox News.
When I get a sandwich, I don't want to hear you protest.
When I watch a game, I don't want to hear you protest.
Fans are the paying customers. Customers pay for products/services. If customers want to pay for politics, they would watch cnn or Fox News.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 10:01 pm to CptBengal
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and you think the NFL going after the SJW crowd is smart if it alienates the pro-Merica gun crowd?
You have a point. Still don't think it's going to sustain any lasting damage. Americans have very short memories.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 10:02 pm to Toddy
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I do think it's funny that the "boycotters" are giving up something they love to make a point. No one GAF about their point.
you gave up your credibility to vote for a woman that said marriage is between a man and a woman.
I guess you dont GAF about credibility when you have no self respect though, do you?
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