Dire Social Justice Repercussions: ESPN Viewership Sinks To 41-Year Lows

Newsbusters ^ | June 13, 2020 | Jay Maxson

[Fair Paul]

They are still getting carriage fees from cable providers which are of course passed on to subscribers. I know my Verizon Fios bill sure hasn’t gone down.

[Newtoidaho]

You’re right, ESPN shares the broadcast rights for a lot of live sports including NBA, MLB baseball, college and pro football...non of which have been playing for months.

Their viewership had already been declining a lot prior to this crazy year though. Millions have tuned their social justice warrior act out.

[Zathras]

The Bush Rule: “Pissing off your base is not a winning strategy”

[Berosus]

If you’re tired of true crime, for the past four years I have been recording a podcast on Southeast Asian history. The latest episode covers how Cambodia got pulled into the Vietnam War.

https://blubrry.com/hoseasia/

[ncpatriot]

I remember when ESPN use to be the top channel on cable. And they charged a fortune to get a subscription to it. Husband loved it; otherwise I would have dropped it for sure.

[Surrounded_too]

Liberal propaganda tool. 40 years going down the drain.

[fireman15]

I can’t wait until we have “pick and choose” cable/satellite. Every sports channel, especially ESPN, will be the first thing that we’ll be dumping.

It is already happening in many ways for people who have high-speed internet. My wife and I “cut the cord” two years ago, but the big streaming providers like Sling, ATT, YouTube TV, and others still bundle, but it is getting a little more à la carte all of the time.

[Stravinsky]

And yet they keep pushing it.

[Surrounded_too]

Liberal propaganda tool. 40 years going down the drain.

Some people never assimilate.

[Qiviut]

Shut your mouth and go out into disadvantaged communities and listen to what they need and then help them get it.

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Instead of virtue signalling & tearing down statues, maybe ESPN, BLM, DemonRats, the Left/Progressives & even the stinkers in Congress ... whoever is flapping their gums & kneeling these days, should actually DO something about situations like THIS, where limbs and LIVES could be saved:

The Black American Amputation Epidemic
https://features.propublica.org/diabetes-amputations/black-american-amputation-epidemic/

Read it and weep - I did. After staving off T2D myself & working to help family/friends who have similar issues, this doctor has inspired me even further and I have some ideas that I plan to act on in the near future, outside the sphere of family/friends.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“ I watched the 2002 World Series the other couple nights.”

I’m watching game 7 of the 1994 Eastern Conference playoffs today. Rangers vs Devils. Got the smoker going for some salmon and ribs, deep fryer for wings and fries. As far as I am concerned, if live sports doesn’t come back for awhile I won’t be upset.

[Qiviut]

Thanks, I will check it out. While I mostly do true crime, I do add in other topics, so I appreciate the suggestion.

[Qiviut]

Very cool - it’s on the podcast app I use (Podcast Republic)!! Subscribed & will check it out.

[Dr. Ursus]

You forgot cornhole?

[Steve_Seattle]

To be fair, don’t you think the almost complete absence of live sporting events in the last three months might have more to do with the decline than disagreement over “wokeness”?

[jmaroneps37]

This is such wonderful news!! Any time there is trouble in my enemy’s camp it is good news.

[Lizavetta]

last night watching the late night reruns of the Golden Girls, they had at least 4 commercials in a row featuring black people....not coincidence.....

Yesterday while watching a golf tournament there were at least two 60-second commercials, one featuring a successful female black basketball player and businesswoman saying her success (I'm paraphrasing) didn't matter because she's still a black person.

The other was an older black man (I don't know who) saying that "a conversation" must happen in this country and that the Boston Tea Party was a riot but it's romanticized because the participants were white.

[Steve_Seattle]

"last night watching the late night reruns of the Golden Girls, they had at least 4 commercials in a row featuring black people....not coincidence....."

This isn't new - it's been going on for several years. Blacks are about 13% of the population, but seem to comprise about 35%-40% of the featured actors in TV commercials. Moreover, virtually all of them are depicted as living in upscale neighborhoods.

You'll see gays, lesbians, single moms (always in upscale neighborhoods), a few Asians, an occasional Muslim or Sikh, dads feeding babies, female astronauts, meditators, practitioners of yoga and Tai Chi, but never - except for Mike Lindell in his own commercials - a person depicted as a Christian

[ridesthemiles]

ABC Good Morning America & TMZ both should switch over to BET network. It is ALL BLACK ALL THE TIME & ALL ANTI-TRUMP.

[ridesthemiles]

Teach money sense and great ways to save toward owning a home.”””

To own a home, first you have to have employment

To have employment, first you have to have skills that are usable & hireable.

To have skills, first you need to actually ATTEND SCHOOL & NOT have a criminal record.

Seems to me that most blacks go off the rails about 4th grade.