- No decals for thee…
THE NFL GODS MUST BE CRAZY
(There was a 1980 comedy film about a farmer, Xi, living among a primitive tribe in the Kalahari Desert…away from modern civilization. One day a Coke bottle is thrown out of an airplane. It falls to the ground unbroken. Xi and his people assume the bottle to be a gift from their gods, and find many uses for it. Unfortunately, though, there is only one bottle, which causes unforeseen conflict within the tribe. As a result Xi decides to make a pilgrimage to the ‘edge of the world’ and dispose of the divisive object.
The film suggests that the members of the tribe come to the realization that for them to send such a “gift” so divisive and destructive, the “gods must be crazy”!
Perhaps Americans will come to realize very soon that NFL football (and most professional sports) is like that glass coke bottle. It’s not a gift from “the gods”…and professional sports is not a “gift” bestowed to bring Americans together.
It is more a ‘product’, developed to make its “gods” (owners…and ‘star’ players) lots of money. If dividing “tribes” (fans) seems a way to make more money or to please politicians with the power to regulate their sports leagues out of existence as they are, they are willing to do whatever they believe is necessary.)
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I’ve come to believe that NFL football, particularly, is not a “gift”, but that the ‘gods’ are NOT “crazy” …these “gods” are calculating and greedy!
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I began to seriously question the ‘value of professional sports, especially NFL football following the July, 2016 tragic murder of 5 Dallas, Texas, police officers at the hands of a sniper as they guarded protesters at an ‘anti-police brutality ‘ march.
The sniper was identified as a “Micah Xavier Johnson, a 25 year old black man who “wanted to kill white people”! https://www.foxnews.com/us/dallas-sniper-who-gunned-down-5-cops-wanted-to-kill-white-people-chief-says
In August, the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) asked the League for permission to wear a decal on their helmets during the season that would pay tribute to the slain police officers. (The team had been wearing a decal with the words “Arm in Arm” since the first day of training camp.)
Their request was denied!
The league said that “its strict rules on uniforms” forced it to deny the request!!!
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Dallas police said it appreciated the Cowboys’ support.
“Their concern for the families of our fallen officers, the Dallas Police Department, and the City of Dallas is what matters most, and we know that support will continue for the immediate and long term future,” the department said in a statement.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and tight end Jason Witten, who created the decal, said they were disappointed with the league’s decision but said they believed the stickers already served its purpose.
The Dallas Fallen Officer Foundation told TMZ they were “extremely upset” over the NFL’s decision.
“The NFL had an opportunity to be leaders and advocates for change in law enforcement,” Sgt. Demetrick Pennie, president of the foundation, told the website. “”These are our friends and our loved ones … it hurts to not have the NFL fully support us.”
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So, the NFL didn’t allow any ‘helmet stickers’ to honor the 5 Dallas cops who were killed by a black activist in 2016…
“…sniper who killed five Dallas police officers Thursday night as they guarded protesters at an anti-police brutality march was angry about recent shootings by police and “wanted to kill white people,” according to authorities.
…identified as Micah Xavier Johnson, 25, who was blown up by a police robot while holed up on the second level of a parking garage early Friday morning after negotiations with police broke down…”
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The NFL denied the Dallas Cowboys’ request to wear a decal on their helmets during the season that would have paid tribute to the five police officers killed last month in an ambush.
The team had been wearing a decal with the words “Arm in Arm” since the first day of training camp that summer.
The NFL’s ‘strict rules’ on uniforms forced the league to deny the Cowboys’ request to wear the decal for the upcoming season. (https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nfl-denies-cowboys-request-to-wear-decal-honoring-fallen-dallas-officers)
“Rules are rules”, dont’cha’ know…especially in the National Football League!
With certain exceptions, apparently…
Last year, the 2020 season, Commissioner Goodell, and, presumably, club owners, evidently discovered an exception to ‘the rule on uniforms’, and other things :
Players were allowed to sport decals on their helmets with the names of “victims” of police brutality toward black folk…”Saint” George Floyd, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, Brionna Taylor, Freddy Gray…
End zones were painted with messages about “equality..”; (the National Anthem, though, could still be dishonored in whatever players chose):
NFL will have social justice messages written in end zones this fall
DOUG SAMUELS SEP 2, 2020NFL commissioner Roger Goodell shared in a conference call yesterday that the league will put social justice messages in end zones this fall.
“End Racism” and “It Takes All of Us” will be among the messages stenciled in.
“The NFL stands with the black community, the players, and the clubs and fans confronting systemic racism. We will not relent in our work,” Goodell shared on that call.
The decision follows a social justice awareness movement by professional leagues that seemingly began in the NBA. Following widespread protests surrounding high profile racial injustices this spring, the NBA and players union decided to allow players the choice to replace the names on the backs. Players were given the choice of 29 pre-approved messages that included “Equality,” “Say Their Names,” and “Black Lives Matter.”
dlh
I find it bizarre that a business would try to drive customers away. If football wants to be “gay” they have that right. It appears they don’t want me to watch. Very strange.