NFL will remove ‘End Racism’ from the end zones ahead of Super Bowl : nottheonion

[–] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 64 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Interested to see if Kendrick is gonna have ANYTHING to say about the state of things at his performance at the halftime show.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 17 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

It's literally the only thing I'm tuning in for

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[–] aaron@lemm.ee 12 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

He'll call Drake a racist and the crowd will go wild. That's the state of things.

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[–] Today@lemmy.world 36 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

Stupid article with irritating title. They're just changing it to Choose Love, which apparently was one of the other messages used this season.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 25 points 13 hours ago

I think the point is more that they are changing it to appease the great big orange convicted criminal who is currently gutting our government and destroying affirmative action in the name of "efficiency" with a literal Nazi at the helm of that effort.

But hey, it's only a nationally televised sporting event so who cares. 😒

Fuck the NFL. I honestly hope people torch the Superbowl over this and FuckwADUS attending like Nero in the colosseum.

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 31 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Is that the love between a man or a woman or the love of a man for a fine Cuban cigar?

[–] sirico 4 points 11 hours ago

OP is bringing reason and common sense get them!

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[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 32 points 14 hours ago

…in case you were curious if it performative in the first place…

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 24 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Responding to the collective movement of 2020 with endzone prints was a bad look. Removing them is an even worse look. It's like when google changed their slogan from "Don't be evil"

Yeah we all knew they were evil before, but when they stopped claiming to not be evil they got worse.

Well. This is that for the NFL. They did almost nothing to help their players and fans, and now they're doing even less.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 9 hours ago

Racism is over, brought to you by Bud Light

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[–] Orbituary@lemmy.world 12 points 12 hours ago

Cowards.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 8 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

^^end ^^racism

KANSAS CITY RACISTS

[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago

Haha hope uncle kenny speaks on some o this

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 6 points 14 hours ago

They can save time by only removing ND from END and adding MOR before END.

/j

[+] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 2 points 12 hours ago

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[+] FriendBesto@futurology.today -54 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (3 children)

Not everything has to be drenched in politics at all times. And doing so is not a crime, aside to those cultist people, whether they are on the right or the left.

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Wow. Some people here really want politics into everything.

Shocker: Not everyone wants that, 24/7. That is how you alienate average people and why trump got elected.

Not because people are racist, as this sort of thing comes off as a cult. Despite the obvious good intentions. Can't be the only one that sees this. I mean, can't be, since the orange man won. And I say this as a non-American looking in.

[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 7 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

You need to realize the privilege you have to say this. There is a mass erasure of people going on.

Acknowledging the world has issues, and active removal of that acknowledgement is not just fucking "politics." It's about humanity. It's about respecting people. It's about progress.

This is being done to appease the same fat shithead nazi who is scrubbing Trans from the government. Who is stoking fear into the lives of millions because of the ACTIVE effort to suppress them and their concerns.

And this isn't only a US issue. There's been a clear push towards fascism worldwide for a while.

You don't see that because you have some kind of privilege, or you just idiotically have your head in the sand.

[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 39 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

When did, "End Racism" become a controversial political statement? 🤔

[+] FriendBesto@futurology.today -24 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

You are missing the point, friend. Sometimes no politics, or messaging or virtue signaling is better or desired. I do need or want to end a video game stage with AE flashing a banner that reads, "Consume less corn syrup!" At all times. Despite the fact we all know that consuming it leads to obesity. Does that sound crazy to you? Or does everything, everywhere has to be covered in slogans?

Or do you honestly assume the vast majority people are retarded or evil that do not want to avoid racism without being having to be reminded of it 24/7? 'Cause despite the good intentions, that is how you annoy the hell out of people as it is both patronising and tiring. That is partly the reason why Trump got elected. Let's not make the problem worse. Let sport be sport.

[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 8 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Oh, I see. Your problem is that you're concerned it's taking up space... a space that would otherwise be filled with an advertisement trying to sell you something. Interesting.

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[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 14 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Is being against racism political?

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 8 points 12 hours ago

Only to racists.

[+] FriendBesto@futurology.today -17 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Do you think people need to be annoyed or reminded of this 24/7? Why not put, Eat more vegetables? Or, Water Great! Or, Chew your food before swallowing to prevent choking? Point is that as well meaning as they are, the constant, propaganda style messaging is annoying. And counterproductive, unless you think you are special and the only one who wants to be, you know, not racist. It comes off as patronising. I mean, you may disagree but I am sure this is a big reason why it is being removed.

Why do you not tattoo end racism on your forehead? You are not being political, you just want to remind people of something most people actively do not want to be. Do it. Take a photo of it. Unless you are a racist, because why would you not do it, otherwise?

I look forward to you posting a photo of your forehead.

[–] gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com 9 points 12 hours ago

People not eating vegetables or not drinking an optimal amount of water doesn't kill them. You know what kills people? Racialized violence that's normalized by society.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

Damn bro

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[+] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip -34 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Honestly it was pretty dumb to begin with. "End racism" is not really a measurable or actionable goal.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 28 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Its a message that society won't accept racism. As in, if you are acting racist, you are a problem to society. Its the "only YOU can prevent forest fires". Its a call to personal action.

Removing that message from the field when it was there before does the reverse saying "Racism is a-okay!".

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[+] Majorllama@lemmy.world -29 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I mean I am all for ending racism, but if we are being honest with ourselves the little "end racism" banner wasn't doing shit for race relations lol.

Spending time with people outside your bubble is always good even if it's uncomfortable at first. There are countless records of racist white guys joining the army and leaving with a different perspective on the different races. People raised by racists who then went and spent time being shot at and laughing next to people they had been told were somehow different than them simply because of their skin pigmentation. Many people came back from military service with friends of all nationalities.

Anyway the whole "End racism" banner feels a lot like the "gun free zone" signs. The people who are going to read the sign and listen to it are probably already following those instructions. The people who are going to ignore it and continue on their way weren't going to read it in the first place.

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 31 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

No one gesture or action can fix race relations. Just as racism is a societal problem that manifests itself in many ways from tiny things all the way up to awful explicit actions, societal change needs to happen in both large and small ways. Things like having an 'end racism' banner by itself doesn't do much, but it's part of a collective effort to show that society is changing and to remind people that we need to and are doing the work to tackle the issue.

The only thing racism needs to thrive in society is for it to be quietly tolerated. Removing this banner can be seen as a backslide in that direction.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 7 points 11 hours ago

I’d also argue that by removing it (especially at this time) you’re in fact doing the opposite—you’re now inciting racism because the racists will call it a win and take it as a sign that they’ve “won” or it’s acceptable now.

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