re: Republicans turning into PC police?

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You keep saying "athletic field." When athletes offer you their opinions, it isn't while they're playing the sport you like watching them play. If you even are aware of the non-sports opinions of your favorite athletes, it is because you've chosen to listen to them.

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Not true. We've seen BLM banners, political statements, and even bible verses shared by athletes immediately before, after, or during athletic events. We've seen professional athletes refuse to stand for the national anthem immediately before their game.

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You're declaring what behavior is politically appropriate and inappropriate

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I disagree. I am simply stating that part of the entertainment value of athletes is the lack of exposure to their political or religious stances. Introducing politics into the product that they provide reduces their value to me. At some point people like me may choose to go fishing instead of going to an NFL game.

I'm not saying athletes (like Tebow for instance) should not be allowed to expressed political or religious views. I'm saying that in doing so, they run the risk of being defined as something like "the bible thumper" and less of an athlete. That makes them less valuable to people who don't want politics involved in the entertainment they consume.

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What you're complaining about doesn't happen during the game, so maybe take your own advice?

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That's not true...but even if it were, professional athletes are public figures. If they allow themselves to be defined in public as anything other than the athlete they are (be it a rube, dead beat, criminal, or political), they reduce their value to their fans and thus their employer. That's a risk they should never take especially right now.

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Not true. We've seen BLM banners, political statements, and even bible verses shared by athletes immediately before, after, or during athletic events. We've seen professional athletes refuse to stand for the national anthem immediately before their game.

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Only if you look for them. Do they bother you, snowflake? Are they being insensitive to you? Free tip: the off switch gives you a safe space. If you valued personal responsibility, you wouldn't pretend to have this concern.

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I disagree

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Think what you like, but I watched you do it several times.

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I'm not saying athletes (like Tebow for instance) should not be allowed to expressed political or religious views. I'm saying that in doing so, they run the risk of being defined as something like "the bible thumper" and less of an athlete. That makes them less valuable to people who don't want politics involved in the entertainment they consume.

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Then your message has changed. At first you were declaring these actions inappropriate, which isn't for you to decide.

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Yes it bothers us when knucklehead pro athletes try to preach to us regarding shite on which they have less understanding than nearly all of the rest of us.

I don't want to hear their bullshite politics. I just want them to shut the frick up and play the game.

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Snowflake.

It's inappropriate for me to have to believe there is a fuk wadd like you allowed to use up good oxygen on this planet.