Many people watch sports to escape from day-to-day problems, not to have them gratuitously shoved in their faces. If the NFL now means I have to watch a bunch of whiners of whom I get a belly full enough already all week long, then I pass take a knee.
That’s what I’ve tried to explain to people on both sides of using sports/entertainment for political posturing. I watch sports to escape the day-to-day things, including politics. When it’s not fun or a form of escapism, then it’s lost it’s appeal for me.
That’s right. Sports used to be a pastime you could show total fanaticism over, and nobody would be offended. You could root for your team with total abandon, and still have a civil discussion with another fanatic from the other team.
That’s what was attractive about a sports-watching hobby.
But that was before the SJW’s decided to politicize sports, with the spirited cooperation of ESPN.