Posted on 02/15/2022 3:52:46 AM PST by Libloather
Joy Reid has slammed the NFL for trying to 'sanitize Blackness' from the Super Bowl after Eminem took the knee during the half-time show.
The MSNBC host, wearing a football jersey in support of Colin Kaepernick, said she has fallen out of love with the game over its apparent inaction against racism and the lack of Black coaches in the sport, in comments echoing resident Joe Biden.
Reid and her panel of hosts noted how Eminem has been praised for taking the knee during his performance in what was nothing more than a 'performative' gesture, but Kaepernick has remained unsigned for years after starting the protest.
She said on ReidOut: 'The NFL has always tried to sanitize Blackness especially during the Super Bowl, from the halftime performances to players taking a knee, and it especially does not want to dabble in the culture wars now and tick off the conservative fan base.'
Guest Jason Johnson then added: 'Which explains why Kendrick Lamar's line "and we hate the popo" was noticeably scrubbed last night.'
'Don't think we didn't notice,' Reid responded.
She also made reference to the dispute over whether the NFL was aware of Eminem's decision to take the knee ahead of his performance.
It was initially claimed the gesture took officials by surprise, with current NFL rules effectively banning players from taking the knee during the anthem.
TOP just seems to me that it's a standard that they'd want to live up to,' Biden said.
'I don't know if there's not a requirement of law, but it's a requirement I think of some just generic decency,' he added.
On ReidOut, columnist Michael Harriot also accused the NFL of hypocrisy for writing 'end racism' messages on the end zone...
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Football was created by a white man.
Only whites should be allowed to play it. Cultural misappropriation is wrong don’t you know.
Money = power. I’d guess there are a lot more nfl checks being cashed by black guys than white guys (including management, coaches, and players). Too bad most of it goes to strip clubs.
She's perfect for ESPN--she would really help their ratings. Better yet, to validate their woke whitey bona fides, the NFL should put pressure on the Rams to hire her as head coach.
You just had to know that this did not escape unnoticed! Spellcheck much? Or lack of sufficient caffeine?
I think they have to vote before the two minute mark..so he got it before the last play.
Kaepernick never said a thing about being part black when things were going good for him in SF. It was when he was exposed as being the third rate QB he really is, and got benched, he went to the race card. Joy Reid knows that. Every NFL head coach, assistant coach, scout and GM knows the guy is not an NFL caliber QB too. Blacks scream equality, but they always want preferential treatment. It’s impossible to have a conversation with blacks about race when they are permanently stuck on a victim mentality!
If white people had real power the mass media would be busy celebrating White History Month.
Gee, Joy, all Asians get are knives, punches, and shoves in the back on subway platforms.
NFL = Negro Football League
White players are anomalous jocks
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Everything is racist to this psycho b*tch
And she makes millions from her BS show and books. I’m white, I don’t make millions. I want my equity!!!
Kaepernick will be 50, and they will still be begging for NFL teams to sign him.
She sho is hung up on racism.
This is about lack of black ownership of NFL Franchises, they are getting around to that.
There is no compromise. Only surrender. Remember when Israel offered the muslims everything they wanted? Arafat rejected it.
The goal is the imposition of the African values of those that were inferior, unequal and were rounded up and sold as slaves.
Nope the goal is to force white franchise owners to give up their ownership to blacks.
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