Half Empty? NFL

[Operational needs]

“And in many ways it is oppressive. To go from picking cotton balls to picking up footballs and basketballs without freedom is not very much progress,”


~Jesse Jackson

What an idiotic statement and an affront to all those slaves who were FORCED to pick cotton with no reward except what slave owners deigned to give them.

 

[Wally]

“And in many ways it is oppressive. To go from picking cotton balls to picking up footballs and basketballs without freedom is not very much progress,”


~Jesse Jackson

Poor millionaires. Lol

 

[MAKAVELI]

Poor millionaires. Lol

They're speaking for those who don't have a voice or the platform that they do.

 

[Operational needs]

They're speaking for those who don't have a voice or the platform that they do.

What do YOU think of Jesse Jackson’s comment?

 

[MAKAVELI]

What do YOU think of Jesse Jackson’s comment?

I think Jesse is old and maybe a little out of touch but has the right intentions.

 

[Operational needs]

I think Jesse is old and maybe a little out of touch but has the right intentions.

So a stupid statement...

 

[MAKAVELI]

So a stupid statement...

Not stupid, just not worded quite right. It is oppressive especially when you hear comments like the Texans owner.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Not stupid, just not worded quite right. It is oppressive especially when you hear comments like the Texans owner.

His "the inmates are running the asylum" comment was clearly taken out of context.

 

[Operational needs]

Not stupid, just not worded quite right. It is oppressive especially when you hear comments like the Texans owner.

Why is his comment “not worded quite right” yet the Texans owner’s comment was oppressive. Maybe HIS comment wasn’t “worded quite right and he meant nothing by it. He looks kind of old also. Imagine if a White person had made the comment JJ made. Everyone would be in an uproar.

 

[MAKAVELI]

His "the inmates are running the asylum" comment was clearly taken out of context.

Actually his comments were "we can't have the inmates running the prison". How is that taking that out of context?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Actually his comments were "we can't have the inmates running the prison". How is that taking that out of context?

It's an analogy----yes, he could have chosen his words more carefully, but he was not wrong.

 

[MAKAVELI]

Why is his comment “not worded quite right” yet the Texans owner’s comment was oppressive. Maybe HIS comment wasn’t “worded quite right and he meant nothing by it. He looks kind of old also. Imagine if a White person had made the comment JJ made. Everyone would be in an uproar.

McNair's comments were oppressive because that's how most of these NFL owners and even fans if view the players as property and they are to do what they are told.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

McNair's comments were oppressive because that's how most of these NFL owners and even fans if viewthe players as property and they are to do what they are told.

They are property and should do what they are told while in the employ of a particular team.

 

[MAKAVELI]

It's an analogy----yes, he could have chosen his words more carefully, but he was not wrong.

So what's the context?

 

[Operational needs]

McNair's comments were oppressive because that's how most of these NFL owners and even fans if viewthe players as property and they are to do what they are told.

I disagree with that. While I’m guessing extremely wealthy people have that kind of outlook of anyone in their employ, I highly doubt the average fan looks at it that way. They just want to watch their team play without all the drama of kneeling or whatever.

 

[MAKAVELI]

They are property and should do what they are told while in the employ of a particular team.

No regardless of what you think they are not property. They are free human beings in a supposedly free Society.

 

[oldngray]

Inmates running the asylum is an old and commonly used phrase. Nothing to get butthurt about.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

No regardless of what you think they are not property. They are free human beings in a supposedly free Society.

Really?

So why do some of them have restrictions in their contracts that do not let them engage in activities outside of football which may lead to an injury?

 

[Jkloc420]

McNair's comments were oppressive because that's how most of these NFL owners and even fans if view the players as property and they are to do what they are told.

oppressive would mean not paying them

 

[MAKAVELI]

Really?

So why do some of them have restrictions in their contracts that do not let them engage in activities outside of football which may lead to an injury?

That's an agreement between the two parties that has nothing to do with limiting their free speech.