Posted on 08/12/2018 12:09:57 PM PDT by Rummyfan
On January 1 of this year, I penned a piece the gist of which was that despite the awful player protests during the national anthem, I was going to watch the NFL playoffs. The post garnered me the heaviest excoriation Id yet experienced since starting at PJ Media in 2015. The essay provoked more disagreement and disapproval than any previous or subsequent submission. Out of hundreds of naysaying and sometimes nasty comments, both here and at Instapundit, I think a grand total of one person stated in cautious agreement that he wasnt going to let a bunch of spoiled millionaire athletes keep him from watching the battle to reach the Super Bowl.
Thats OK. Excoriation comes with the turf, as it were. If you cant take extreme blowback from the public at large for your published opinions, go blog for Better Homes and Gardens.
There was one comment in particular that stood out from all the rebuke and made me think about the protests and NFL boycott in a way I hadnt before. The commenter opined that my take on the issue was dated, coming from an older generation for which sitting around watching football games together was an important aspect of social life. He or she suggested that because of all the ways we get information now, the shared sit-down in front of the boob tube is not the hearth fire moment it used to be.
(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ...
Oh the old MFL, that was one of the funniest Comedic acts ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BerJdS2VJhA
What’s Kaepernik doing for money these days? Does he have any endorsements? Does he get paid to make SJW speeches? Somehow I doubt he’s smart enough to have invested the millions he made when he was playing football.
Not watching the NFL. Long time Cowboys and Patriots fan. No more. If your sport can’t respect our country, your sport does not deserve my respect or attention or time or money. Bummer, man.
It wasn’t just the kneelers, but their support from team members, coaches, owners and the NFL.
There is nothing they can do to get me back. I know how they feel.
When I was a little children, I never thought I would stop watching the MFL.
No agony here, I use the day to go out and do something with my daughter now. It’s a better way to go anyway.
I chose not to watch.
Not one minute since 2015.
Me too, and will call them again this year to remind them of that.
For a boycott to be impactful, lowering the price of the product, should not break the boycott.
I wonder if the NFL will be around in ten years. You’ve already got a lot of suburban moms saying “no” to football. What happens when HS and college programs can’t get affordable insurance because of the injury issue? What happens when some schools drop their teams? What happens when the next generation doesn’t build their autumn weekends around watching an NFL game? What happens as the sissified rules and the stuff like pink ribbons for breast cancer get too annoying to even bother with football anymore? When are whites going to get fed up with being badgered into submission by racist black players? etc
Because of this failure I can afford cars higher up on the food chain than Kias.I can also afford Carribean vacations,nice electronic devices and nice furniture.
However,I'll never again see ads for such things on NFL broadcasts because I REFUSE to be exposed to Marxist politics before,during or after a game.
It's not complicated....it's not rocket science.I simply refuse to be exposed to it.
Do you hear that,NFL owners? Do you hear that,companies that advertise during NFL games?
A boycott would imply that the fans who have stopped watching NFL games will come back if they are satisfied that something has changed for the better.
I'd venture to guess that at least 95% of the fans who claim they are participating in a "boycott" are never coming back no matter what. Once they've found other things to do on a Sunday afternoon, they're not coming back.
Yup. I am done with the NFL. Won’t be coming back....ever.
Please consider going to your local High schools games.
1. The author is a drama queen who is not a very good writer. Reminds me of those teen Tiger Beat articles "agonizing" over which makeup to wear.
2. I'm will you Bill - no more boycott here either. I made choice years ago and the NFL will not get me back....
Totally agree. Never a big NFL watcher but what little I did watch it, I won’t anymore, no matter what else happens.
Hey Mark, this is not the National Football League.
It’s the NFL. Goodbye
You are correct. Taxpayers usually vote for stadium deals.
However, I will take this opportunity to proudly point out that the voters of the City of San Diego rejected taxpayer funding of a new stadium for the Chargers in November 2016. The Chargers then moved to Los Angeles in 2017.
Where have you gone, Roman Gabriel?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.