Posted on 05/12/2014 12:14:46 PM PDT by kingattax
When Miami Dolphins safety Don Jones tweeted "horrible" in regards to Michael Sam kissing his boyfriend on ESPN after being drafted by the St. Louis Rams on Saturday, it wasn't a moment the NFL, Sam, the Dolphins or anyone wanted.
But make no mistake, it allowed the NFL an opportunity to send a strong message: If you have public and negative comments about Sam and his sexuality, you will be punished and shamed.
Jones, a second-year strong safety who had 10 tackles in 16 games last year, tweeted "omg" right after ESPN showed Sam's reaction to being drafted. According to thephinsider.com, when asked on Twitter if he was referring to Sam kissing his boyfriend, Jones tweeted, "horrible."
The Dolphins and NFL aren't going to mess around with this type of thing. Jones was fined and suspended from all team activities until he completes educational training for his Twitter comments. The Dolphins didn't put this off. On a relatively quiet Sunday around the NFL, the Dolphins announced the punishment, put out a statement from coach Joe Philbin and an apology from Jones:
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Another reason I do not own a TV.
The love that dare not STFU.
“This has everything to do with free speech.”
Then you clearly don’t understand the concept. I am free to post anything I want on social media. My employer has notified me that they follow social media. If I post something objectionable, I am free to be held accountable.
The new American fascism. The government doesn’t even bother to do the enforcing. Corporations, colleges and such are eager to take on he job.
“and we’re free to condemn the NFL for their hypocrisy.”
Absolutely! We can condemn them, or boycott the NFL. Freedom doesn’t mean freedom from accountability.
so it is either:
a homosexual ram
or a straight Dolphin
hmmmm which one eats fish sticks?
touch and feel football.
Read The Turner Diaries. It is controversial and disgusting to some but it reads like it could have been written yesterday with regard to this "hate speech" meme.
note the propaganda using “openly gay”, that is to imply that all the nfl were closed homosexuals.
The swift reaction by the Dolphins makes me suspicious that the league planned and conspired the whole scenario for drafting Sam.
I understand the concept. The legacy media and large corporations are acting as agents of the government to stop free speech. It’s more than this one incident, too. I can understand action for opposing Sam being drafted, but this was a reaction to that disgusting kiss.
I’ve noticed that some of the pinheads in the “media” have now begun adding a hyphen to “openly gay”. I guess they are trying to make it look official or something.
I’m not sure tweeting that you find public personal displays of affection offensive (which is all he did - he didn’t mention anything about teh gay aspect) would be a violation of his player contract. The union should go to bat for him here.
I wish every player would express outrage. Are they going to suspend every player? Accepting a gay being allowed a job is one thing. But now they are expecting players to accept homo behavior itself. There is a big difference.
Don Jones is going to reeducation camp to meet Ben Dover
I quit watching football after the Limbaugh treatment. Have to admit, I got used to it a LOT more quickly than I’d have anticipated.
“ONLY if it is so stated in your employment contract.”
NFL players make millions. Do you think maybe there are some stipulations about social media and public displays?
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