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2622325, not watching on principle i get
Posted by rob, Sat Sep-09-17 08:15 PM
a player boycott i definitely would get

>>if you're going to boycott the nfl on some pro-black shit,
>>you're in a bubble, because conservative media's been on
>that
>>for 2 years and your nielsen numbers are just pumping up
>sean
>>hannity's ego.
>
>and? that's sounds like their problem. just because a boycott
>overlaps whatever twisted agenda the racists are spinning
>doesn't mean it has to be devalued.

as a boycott, yes, it's already devalued. you can't send the nfl a message by boycotting when the nfl isn't equipped to get the message (this past month should prove that) and when you're outnumbered by people who already are boycotting the nfl for being too tolerant of its players' voices.

i'm not saying there's nothing to be done. but it has to be more creative to stand out. don't watch, cool. want to change the nfl? do something else.

>>but if you're boycotting because of the racism, you're never
>>going to be heard. there are better ways.
>
>so the decision to stop spending any time/money on a business
>is invalidated because you said so?

well, i didn't say that. and obviously, i didn't say it was "just because i said so."