Now racism won't end at the end zones!
this post was submitted on 05 Feb 2025
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Most MAGA people I have been forced to listen to, say there is only racism against whites. "Racism can only be a supremacist view" (not simply I just hate/suspect members of a race because....) and so accusing America of being racist "can only be an anti-white racist view".
That NFL removes this, may, just may in the DEI advocate view, encourage whites to adopt supremacism instead of being angry that this "racism against whites" is the new NFL approved policy.
My consolation is that these motherfuckers are not ready for how hard the pendulum will swing back.
It will be a proper wrecking ball.
I agree, what’s that timeline look like for you though? 4 years? 8 years? The “wait” is gonna fuckin’ suck.
Crossing my fingers for the first trans president, though.
2 years. Think positively, act positively, make it happen.
2/3 control of the House and a clear majority in the Senate. Not enough to make an impeachment stick, but more than enough to stop the madness.
Frankly I couldn’t tell you, but whatever the timeline is, I expect it will be much faster than before, as everything is.
There are a few very young politicians and new media commentators that know what’s up, and I think we should rally around them.
In the meantime, boycott as best as possible, build, develop and protect your community and funk up the authoritarian machinery at every turn possible.
The revolution will be federated.
There are very few young politicians, we need more.
“Funk up the authoritarian machinery at every turn possible.”
I’ll bring the drums 😎
Jokes aside, that sentence is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. “How can I cause the most disruption with the least harm?” lmfao No good answers yet, but I’ll keep pondering 🤔🫡
“How can I cause the most disruption with the least harm?”
If you haven't voted in the past, start immediately.
First participate in the existing process fully.
Damn Autocorrect 😆
Should say “gunk”
No it wont. Normal people are tired of being preached to when they are at a football game of all places. Ironically sports were at the vanguard of improving race relations in the United States. There's something to be said for showing rather than telling.
Imagine that you managed to scrounge up the several thousand dollars needed to attend the super bowl. You and your fat wife pile into your lifted f250 and manage to park, get your BudLight™® and squeeze into your double wide seats. But, hark, you spy as Mahomes throws another uncontested touchdown: the NFL's anti racist messaging has been removed from the end zone! How will you be able to dissuade your own white guilt as the black receiver shucks and jives in the end zone after making the catch for over one million dollars a year. A tear runs down your cheek, knowing that you should never have voted for Trump...
Can’t be offending the Racist of the United States of America.
Bend the knee, kiss the ring. These giant, greedy corporations are fucking pathetic...
These giant, greedy corporations are fucking pathetic…
Boycott, whenever you can. Research your choices: https://www.goodsuniteus.com/
Also , the spineless viewers , musical artists, players, and advertisers that enable the whole event
Bend the knee
are you sure?
They can't make up their minds, on most things.
Grabbing as much ~~puss~~money as they can get away with, that's a constant.
Bend both knees or neither
I was going to go out and do some racist shit today, but I saw that the NFL wanted to end it, so now I'm seriously reconsidering said racist shit.
I like a society that openly makes racists uncomfortable for their beliefs. It lets them know they're unwelcome, even if it doesn't change their mind.
Silence is agreement, afterall.
Alternate story: Racist was going to go out and harass somebody today, instead he saw "end racism" on the TV and had an aneurysm
Would be more honest had they only removed 'End'
Just stick an S in front, will give the same message and will be much cheaper!
Or a T
Oh, America.
I think people are reading too much into this. They're changing it to 'Choose Love,' as an obvious shot at the orange-haired man who's never gotten a hug.
I just love Today combining the two events (changing it; 1st prez to go) to make it obvious why.
Well, the NFL did it. They ended racism.
Didn't they just end "ending racism"?
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Legit question. What happens if every single black player just REFUSES to play at the superbowl?
Like, lets say you get opening kickoff, and it's a white guy kicker. So he kicks the ball. It lands at about the 15 yard line. And just NOBODY even attempts anything. They all just stand there, pointing at the endzones.
And it's both teams. I don't know exact numbers, but I'd guess every teams roster is 90%+ black.
And since it's both teams, you can't call one side a forfeit.
I think they should. Embarass the NFL on the biggest stage. The game is Feb 9th. This would be the lead story Feb 10th. They either repaint it back onto the endzones DURING the game, reschedule the game, or the whole game is 0-0, with a clock running down for 3 hours.
What would the NFL do?
Unfortunately, those players make so much money that it moves them into the big club that we ain't in. Not a lot of class/race solidarity there, from what I've seen...just solidarity with whatever gets them paid.
Which I guess makes sense. The sport itself is extremely predatory, preying on young, very poor (usually) black men, offering them the promise of wealth they wouldn't normally have access to—if they just sell their bodies and physical health to the wealthier white men who own them. So they work their asses off all through high school and college to hopefully have the chance at the NFL; joining the league literally becomes the culmination of their life's work.
Not many want to actually rock that boat.
Hire all white people and the trump Nazis are perfectly happy?
Every single ~~Black~~ player. They're a team, and I'm willing to believe they respect each other enough to stand still for each other.
Have you ever watched Rollerball (1975)?
Fire all black people and somehow fault them for the whole thing.
At least if the rest of the country does not show solidarity and doesn't organize a general strike - which is illegal by the way.
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