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To: the scotsman; All
betcha the author applauds gay marriage where the participants risk spreading HIV and other gay related STD’s....
34 posted on
09/04/2014 10:55:43 AM PDT by
God luvs America
(63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
To: the scotsman
![](http://www.mediapeta.com/peta/igc/redskins.jpg)
I'm not going to watch the NFL ever because ...
- Teams like Eagles, Lions, Jaguars, Dolphins and Seahawks exploit endangered species
- Teams like Vikings, Buccaneers, Raiders and Patriots endorse violence
- Teams like Steelers, Jets and Chargers suggest approval of people who abuse the environment
- Rams and Packers encourage homophobia
- CowBOY is sexist
- And that leaves only the Redskins ... which would be acceptable if they would drop that other offensive word ... Washington!
And you right wing nuts think it's easy to be a libtard these days ...
Sigh
43 posted on
09/04/2014 11:06:42 AM PDT by
Zakeet
(Obama: fail ... deny ... blame ... golf ... distract ... lie ... repeat)
To: the scotsman
"More than that, however, he says he objects to "the cynical commercialisation of the sport, its cultish celebration of violence and the more subtle ways in which football warps our societal attitudes about race, gender and sexual orientation."
I suppose by "warping" these views he means that football somehow makes our views less liberal than they otherwise would be. But, to pick just one of his terms, how does football "warp" our views about race? Well, for me, football tells me that colleges will lower their academic standards to bring in outstanding athletes who are otherwise unqualified academically, and that a disproportionate number of these athletes are black. So is my view warped, or a reflection of reality?
To: the scotsman
I tell you what. I’ll make a deal with the BBC about this. I’ll personally lead the effort to abolish American football when the BBC manages to abolish European football! Deal?
46 posted on
09/04/2014 11:13:18 AM PDT by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: the scotsman
Sports media has become CNN/MSNBC. Everything is political rather than sports. Who needs it.
47 posted on
09/04/2014 11:14:12 AM PDT by
tips up
(Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see.)
To: the scotsman
48 posted on
09/04/2014 11:14:31 AM PDT by
dfwgator
To: the scotsman
It almost seems like this guy never played baseball, and that he doesn't remember how brutally the so-called "pacifistic" U.S. fought WW II, with far more relaxed rules of engagement that we now have and far more willingness to kill civilians.
As for baseball, it is not a game for pacifistic pansies. That ball is coming at you 90+ miles-per-hour, and it is hard. The catcher takes a beating, the pitcher is vulnerable to line drives up the box, and any player on any play can tear up a knee or break an ankle or have a bad hop smack them in the face.
To: the scotsman
Oh sure and there were no problems at all during the world cup ,....
/sarc
51 posted on
09/04/2014 11:19:26 AM PDT by
GraceG
(No, My Initials are not A.B.)
To: the scotsman
I am still hanging on (barely- because of the Eagles), but I am really sick of how much of a religion it has become and ESPN and the disgusting politics....and the pink crap. I am also sick of the recruitment/scouting system/process from high school on up. There are so many talented and athletic kids who are overlooked and never drafted because they aren’t tan enough. They aren’t allowed to play certain positions. Then there are guys who barely make it are often cut for no apparent reason even after having terrific preseason games.
To: the scotsman
At one time I was an avid football watcher. My fav was the Dallas Cowboys coached by Tom Landry. Those days are long gone. And the Cowboys have never been the same since.
In the fall of 2008 I quit watching TV altogether. From what I read now of the NFL, I’m not missing very much.
70 posted on
09/04/2014 12:43:58 PM PDT by
upchuck
(It's a shame nobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care.)
To: the scotsman
More than that, however, he says he objects to "the cynical commercialisation of the sport, its cultish celebration of violence and the more subtle ways in which football warps our societal attitudes about race, gender and sexual orientation." Reminds me of Robert Downey Jr.'s line from Back to School: "Me and Standish and Redding are doing the anti-pep rally to point out that a violent ground acquisition game such as football is, in fact a crypto-fascist metaphor for nuclear war."
71 posted on
09/04/2014 12:45:03 PM PDT by
KarlInOhio
(The IRS: either criminally irresponsible in backup procedures or criminally responsible of coverup.)
To: the scotsman
As you know, real football is played with the feet. :D
Aye ready!
74 posted on
09/04/2014 1:08:52 PM PDT by
Colonel_Flagg
("Compromise" means you've already decided you lost.)
To: the scotsman
The NFL has gone totally PC. I have lost interest. A team drafting a player who isn’t good enough to play in the league just because of where he says he likes to stick his whacker for a good time was the last straw.
78 posted on
09/04/2014 6:51:56 PM PDT by
Some Fat Guy in L.A.
(Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite it's unfashionability)
To: the scotsman
Whatever happened to raking the leaves in the lawn on a crisp, cool autumn afternoon and then coming inside to some glasses of hard apple cider to watch some football?
Remember Howard Cosell? He was the best.
Those days are gone forever.
To: the scotsman
Too many illiterate thugs, making $10 million.
I’ll watch a couple of final playoffs, the SB, but wasting entire weekend days is long, long in the past. Same for NBA.
OTOH I will get up at 4:30 am, to watch a Formula 1 race live. Those drivers also make tons of money, but most are classy guys.
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