Subj : Re: NFL
To   : HusTler
From : Gamgee
Date : Wed Sep 30 2020 07:44 am

-=> HusTler wrote to Gamgee <=-

 > Kapernick started the whole thing about kneeling during the
 > playing of the national anthem before games, as some sort of
 > "protest" against unfair treatment of black people. Many people
 > found (and still do) that to be disrespectful, and a lot of folks
 > gave up on the NFL (and basketball/NBA, and to some extent
 > baseball/MLB) because of it.

 Hu>  I keep debating with myself if I should stop watching the NFL.
 Hu> Unfortunatly I love the game too much. I played the game myself
 Hu> in Jr High and High school so I'm emotionally attached. I've been
 Hu> watching very closely this disprespecting our flag and I must say
 Hu> they have been behaving well. They even stopped a lot of the
 Hu> "show boating" but they do get penalized for that now. I doubt
 Hu> Kapernick will ever play in the NFL again. I hope it's a wake up
 Hu> call to keep politics out of sports. If I see it again I will
 Hu> definelty stop watching the NFL. Let them burn some buildings
 Hu> down. Just keep your protests out of sports.

Well, as I said, I haven't watched an NFL game in 4 years... but I 
do recall in the last few weeks (opening day?) that they were 
still doing it.  Either kneeling or returning to the locker room 
before the anthem was played.  Just as bad, to me.  Screw them.



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