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Opinion: Black Folks, It’s Time to Dump the Dallas Cowboys
The Root ^ | September 13, 2026 | Lawrence Ware

Posted on 09/13/2026 7:23:43 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement

You know him. He wears Jesus sandals, drinks Hennessy, still smokes menthol Kools, and has been saying “How ’bout them Cowboys?” since Jerry Jones had hair. The Cowboys aren’t just his favorite football team. They are part of his identity. And he is not alone.

The Undefeated noted that the Cowboys’ iconic brand was “largely bolstered by their Black fans,” particularly through stars like Bob Hayes, Tony Dorsett and Emmitt Smith. But we need to have a family meeting. Because, Black folks, it is past time ya’ll break up with the Cowboys.

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TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: cowboys; football; nfl
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1 posted on 09/13/2026 7:23:43 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: ConservativeStatement

Isn’t a little racist to tell black people which teams they’re allowed to root for?


2 posted on 09/13/2026 7:31:13 AM PDT by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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To: aynrandfreak

Oh come on! Don’t you know that only whites can be racists?


3 posted on 09/13/2026 7:33:01 AM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: ConservativeStatement

GO BIRDS!


4 posted on 09/13/2026 7:35:49 AM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA!)
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To: ConservativeStatement

GO BIRDS!


5 posted on 09/13/2026 7:36:13 AM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA!)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Sounds like they haven’t heard of black rodeo star Fred Whitfield or black country music singer Darius Rucker.
And they aren’t aware up to 30% of cowboys in the old west were black guys.

Yes the racebaiting crap doesn’t work when people know that many people don’t fit their narrow stereotypes .
And that’s why the USA is the greatest nation on earth.
Any person can do whatever they set their mind to.


6 posted on 09/13/2026 7:38:25 AM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (“I don't really care, Margaret.”)
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To: ConservativeStatement

What a stupid article.


7 posted on 09/13/2026 7:41:41 AM PDT by Eli Kopter (B''H We are given a new day today, with new choices. Choose wisely!)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Drivel


8 posted on 09/13/2026 7:42:47 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: ConservativeStatement
I graduated from high school in SW Oklahoma, just miles from the Texas border. In that region there are two, and only two football teams period...OU and the Cowboys..

Everyone else is the team they beat.

9 posted on 09/13/2026 7:45:48 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: aquila48

I’ll say it. Lawrence Ware is racist, bigoted, and prejudiced.


10 posted on 09/13/2026 7:50:07 AM PDT by Thommas (The snout of the camel is already under the tent.)
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To: pfflier

There is something to it. Remember ‘America’s team? Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders? Even made a movie with them I do believe. They had this way of rubbing everyone’s nose in it when they were winning. I even knew of a black guy in SF who left his white girlfriend and moved there because he was a Cowboys fan. That was around ‘86.

The classic comeuppance was Terrell Owens triumphant stand on the star TWICE.


11 posted on 09/13/2026 7:57:37 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: ConservativeStatement
I guess the author conveniently forgot when Jones knelt and linked arms together with the team before the national anthem in 2017–

in response to President Trump’s comments criticizing NFL players who were kneeling during the national anthem.

12 posted on 09/13/2026 7:58:34 AM PDT by volare737 ( Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated. )
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To: ConservativeStatement
I guess the author conveniently forgot when Jones knelt and linked arms together with the team before the national anthem in 2017–

in response to President Trump’s comments criticizing NFL players who were kneeling during the national anthem.

13 posted on 09/13/2026 7:58:39 AM PDT by volare737 ( Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated. )
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To: pfflier

Ahh, Sooners. Yeah, take anything they have to say that might touch upon principles and honesty as ...... well, a pack of crappola. Like Aussies, descendants of criminals.

:)*

* Partly ‘cause I’m from Missouri and supported the Cards, not a pack of cheaters like the ‘boys. Also, well, sooners — give ‘em nuttin — they’d steal that, too.


14 posted on 09/13/2026 7:59:03 AM PDT by bobbo666
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