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NFL to penalize use of racial slur
espn ^ | 2/22/14

Posted on 02/22/2014 1:38:57 PM PST by SoFloFreeper

The head of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, which monitors diversity in the NFL, expects the league to institute a rule where players would be penalized 15 yards for using the N-word on the field.

John Wooten, the head of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, anticipates that the NFL's competition committee will enact the rule at the owners' meeting next month.

"We did talk about it, I'm sure that you saw near the end of the year that Fritz Pollard (Alliance) came out very strong with the message that the league needs to do something about the language on the field," said Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome, who is on the league's competition committee. "So we did discuss over the last three days."

Newsome also said the committee talked about other slurs coming under any possible new rule, including homophobic slurs.

(Excerpt) Read more at espn.go.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: arewenotmen; athletes; language; nfl; sissies; slur; soccer; speechcodes; thinskin
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Any bad language is now going to be penalized? Hmm.
1 posted on 02/22/2014 1:38:57 PM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper

Like I said on an earlier thread. Don’t penalize the team. Fine the player $10000 for each violation and keep a running tally on the big board with their name(s).


2 posted on 02/22/2014 1:41:58 PM PST by bigheadfred
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To: SoFloFreeper

And, they can also give the referees special rainbow-striped flags to use for these infractions....


3 posted on 02/22/2014 1:43:00 PM PST by mikrofon (PCFL)
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To: SoFloFreeper
NFL could introduce 15-yard penalty for racial slur: Report
4 posted on 02/22/2014 1:43:03 PM PST by tomkat
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To: SoFloFreeper

“which monitors diversity in the NFL”

Diversity? I could barely see a white dude playing..


5 posted on 02/22/2014 1:44:32 PM PST by max americana (fired liberals in our company last election, and I laughed while they cried (true story))
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To: SoFloFreeper

It will go well with their faggotty pink October.


6 posted on 02/22/2014 1:44:50 PM PST by EEGator
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To: SoFloFreeper

Is it black players shouting “the magic word” at each other in the heat of a game?


7 posted on 02/22/2014 1:45:36 PM PST by dainbramaged (Windage and elevation, Mrs. Langdon; windage and elevation.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

You hatefilled racist crackers better stop using racial slurs right now!


8 posted on 02/22/2014 1:46:57 PM PST by Tzimisce
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To: SoFloFreeper
The head of the Fritz Pollard Alliance...

Who is Fritz Pollard and why is he allied?

9 posted on 02/22/2014 1:47:32 PM PST by Zuben Elgenubi (NOPe to GOPe)
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To: max americana

Yeah. They might want to look into why there is a caste system in the NFL. There are ZERO white corner backs, almost no safeties, very few wide receivers and a couple of running backs who are rarely used. And don’t tell me that there’s a lack of talent. There is a big problem all the way down to college recruiters. They are purposely ignoring white players at skill positions. The few who have gotten through have done amazingly well....Erik Decker, Wes Welker, Julian Edelman, Eric Weddel, Peyton Hillis, Danny Woodhead, Toby Gerhardt. One of the best all time NFL corner backs - Jayson Seymor- was white. Does the NFL think he was just an anomaly? I don’t.


10 posted on 02/22/2014 1:52:03 PM PST by Phillyred
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To: SoFloFreeper

More Political Correctness and the PC Police...rude behavior is the norm for these gladiators - grown up bullies cum spoiled brats...you want them swishing about? Line backers bowing to their opposite saying “after you...”? or “one lump or two dear? Take the field mikes off the players if trash talk among the players bothers someone......


11 posted on 02/22/2014 1:52:28 PM PST by yoe
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To: SoFloFreeper
...the Fritz Pollard Alliance monitors diversity in the NFL…

LOL. Diversity? What diversity? They only need to take the mitten off one hand to count the white guys on a typical team. Or are they monitoring the Chinese? Filipinos? Mexicans? Indians? Portuguese? Swedes? Chilenos? Native Americans?

12 posted on 02/22/2014 1:52:48 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

he was a conformationist and race traitor


13 posted on 02/22/2014 1:53:11 PM PST by bigheadfred
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Do you really not know who Fritz Pollard was , or are only jesting?


14 posted on 02/22/2014 1:54:34 PM PST by SoCal Pubbie
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To: SoFloFreeper

Well we will see the end game soon. This will get to be a joke every time someone says something that someone else doesn’t like. Say good bye to the sport.


15 posted on 02/22/2014 1:56:29 PM PST by Busko (The only thing that is certain is that nothing is certain.)
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To: Tzimisce

So, I guess it’s okay to shout “Eff you, you effing MF’er!!!” , but you had better NOT use the N-word. Have to clean up that language and stay classy, you know!/sarcasm;)


16 posted on 02/22/2014 1:58:59 PM PST by Frank_2001
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To: SoFloFreeper; a fool in paradise

15 yards? That’s nothing! It should be 50 yards!


17 posted on 02/22/2014 1:59:25 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious! We reserve the right to serve refuse to anyone!)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Will they penalize a white player if he calls another white player a “white nigger”?


18 posted on 02/22/2014 1:59:56 PM PST by VerySadAmerican (".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
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To: Tzimisce

“You hatefilled racist crackers better stop using racial slurs right now!”

Umm, I’m thinking that it’s not crackers who will be awarded the most fines for using “The Word”....


19 posted on 02/22/2014 2:01:31 PM PST by snoringbear (E.oGovernment is the Pimp,)
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To: SoFloFreeper
Ok...some questions here...

Will black players (or is it playahz?) be penalized for saying "My niggah"?

Will black players be penalized for saying "Cracker" or Crackah"?

What else is to be penalized as 'racial slurs'?
'Wetback'?
'Jew bastard'?
'Fat Samoan'?
(Obsure reference: "I wouldn't go so far as to call the brother fat, I mean he got a weight problem. What's the niggah gonna do? He's Samoan.")

I could expand on this list but the point is...it's a slippery slope the the NFL should back away from saying, "No thanks."

But then there is Roger 'Dodger' Goodell. He'll dive in face first to plant his kisser into the Obama Regimes collective arse.

20 posted on 02/22/2014 2:04:04 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts ("The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it." - George Orwell)
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