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Bloomberg Poll Shows Half of Americans Don't Want Their Sons Playing Football
B/R ^ | Dec 10, 2014 | Mike Chiari

Posted on 12/10/2014 8:18:26 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

Football may be king in terms of sporting popularity in the United States currently, but a recent poll suggests that participation could wane in the coming years.

According to Annie Linskey of Bloomberg, 50 percent of the 1,001 American adults polled in a survey from Dec. 3-5 said they would not want their sons to play competitive football.

(Excerpt) Read more at bleacherreport.com ...


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1 posted on 12/10/2014 8:18:26 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

They must have polled 1001 effeminate metrosexuals living in California.


2 posted on 12/10/2014 8:20:18 PM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

50% of Americans are women.


3 posted on 12/10/2014 8:20:33 PM PST by vbmoneyspender
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To: MinorityRepublican
Football...hockey...boxing...and other activities either are,or are *not*,capable of causing serious medical problems.This is an issue to be resolved not by politicians or "activists" but,rather,by physicians and brain scientists.Trauma surgeons,neurosurgeons,neurologists and neuropathologists are the *only* ones who have any credibility on this particular subject.

Science...not politics.

4 posted on 12/10/2014 8:26:44 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Jimmy Carter;No Longer The Worst President In My Lifetime)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Play soccer then and join K.O.O.K.S. (Keep Our Own Kids Safe)


5 posted on 12/10/2014 8:27:37 PM PST by PROCON (Always give 100%...unless you're donating blood.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Their moms?


6 posted on 12/10/2014 8:30:22 PM PST by Raycpa
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To: Gay State Conservative

Whatever...this should be resolved by parents and not scientists. If all issues were resolved by scientists we would destroy all SUVs in order to stop global warming.


7 posted on 12/10/2014 8:32:11 PM PST by impimp
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To: MinorityRepublican

The war on men continues


8 posted on 12/10/2014 8:32:15 PM PST by slumber1 (Islam delenda est)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Whatever...this should be resolved by parents and not scientists. If all issues were resolved by scientists we would destroy all SUVs in order to stop global warming.


9 posted on 12/10/2014 8:32:25 PM PST by impimp
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To: PROCON

OR.....they could all take ice-dancing lessons! ;-)


10 posted on 12/10/2014 8:33:17 PM PST by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Why does every totalitarian, political hack think that he knows how to run my life better than I do?)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Mama don’t let your babies grow up to be Dallas Cowboys...


11 posted on 12/10/2014 8:37:39 PM PST by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise

That’s what Brian Boitano would do!


12 posted on 12/10/2014 8:38:09 PM PST by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: MinorityRepublican

I don’t really watch football anymore - if it comes on and the remote is ‘far away’ I may just leave it etc...

However..

We know the story of the concussions and the foolish sideline displays etc but I did notice something last weekend that got me thinking .. Two clowns gave each other a DOUBLE HEAD BUMP over a tackle or interception...funny that is fine but had previously (or later??) saw where the punter got his kick off, did an Oscar winning performance of getting ‘dumped’ etc and I figured no foul...
Was then that the announcer said the foul was because the guy that attempted to block the punt didn’t roll AWAY from the punter (his momentum) kept him in range...

Like they said (Sam Huff or one of the other ‘great linebackers) when the League started protecting Fran Tarkenton and Joe Namath and the LB’s were saying ‘Why not put skirts on them and get it over with?’.....looks like that possibility may be on the horizon...<: <:


13 posted on 12/10/2014 8:40:55 PM PST by xrmusn ((6/98) Would love to buy BO for what he is worth, then sell him for what he thinks he is worth.)
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To: vbmoneyspender

my 14-year old son played for the first time this year, and he loved it... more than he ever loved playing baseball—which he liked... i love baseball and football... i hang on every move in both sports... and i enjoyed watching my son play his first year of football... i have to admit, that they won the whole enchilada made it even more enjoyable, i’m sure...


14 posted on 12/10/2014 8:42:42 PM PST by latina4dubya (when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
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To: MinorityRepublican

I’d like to see deeper into the numbers, esp. the racial breakdown and the opinions of African American “families.”


15 posted on 12/10/2014 8:43:00 PM PST by Rembrandt (Part of the 51% who pay Federal taxes)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Rush called this a while ago........I would like to see the statistics of soccer players and their concussions. But that won’t happen.........soccer is a world sport. We should only destroy American sports.


16 posted on 12/10/2014 8:47:18 PM PST by originalbuckeye (Moderation in temper is always a virtue; moderation in principle is always a vice. Paine)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Hmm, would they rather them hunt. That would make their heads explode.


17 posted on 12/10/2014 8:47:28 PM PST by occamrzr06 (A great life is but a series of dogs!)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans
They must have polled 1001 effeminate metrosexuals living in California.

You mean like the people who founded and run FreeRepublic?

There are 38 million people living in California. So even the small percentage of idiot jackasses from California who are like like you would represent what seems like a large group to people in other states.

Meanwhile my two boys play football and I'm really proud of them.

18 posted on 12/10/2014 8:53:53 PM PST by ElkGroveDan (My tagline is in the shop.)
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You mean like the people who founded and run FreeRepublic?

Not everyone is a metrosexual. But there seems to be more of them in California, considering its politics.

19 posted on 12/10/2014 8:57:28 PM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

Obviously, it’s time for kids to start playing Sarcastaball.


20 posted on 12/10/2014 9:13:49 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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