"End Racism" Removed from Superbowl Stadium End Zones--so as not to 'offend' President Trump

[rambot]

6 pages of people complaining about the phrase end racism being put on a playing field.

It's like old man yelling at clouds...

 

[essentialsaltes]

Does DEI force employers to refuse more qualified applicants because of their particular demographic?

I don't know, does it? It hasn't in my experience in a company with a DEI policy.

Because if it does then it’s still discrimination.

More to the point, this mini-discussion started with me asking

"can't we simply ensure that these policies obey non-discrimination laws?"

and you said we couldn't enforce that effectively.

If we can't enforce non-discrimination laws we can't enforce non-discrimination laws.

 

[Michie]

If you had read the article, you would have seen that the decision to remove was so as not to offend Trump.

"Choose love" is a positive message.

No not from that source.

 

[Hazelelponi]

Odd. Usually the people attending sports seem to be engaging in fierce rivalry, not fellowship in my experience. There have occasionally even been riots following games. Do the Crips and the Bloods "come together" over gang membership? I just think this is a particularly bad analogy.

That doesn't really happen in America. It's common with European football but not American football.

Americans just have a nice time and root for their team with good spirits. People spend the time with friends, family and food.

 

[Fantine]

Well hopefully Trump will rake the hint and choose love for the wildfire victims.
My OP did note that the NFL might have acted under an assumption.
I'm for the Eagles. I root for the underdogs.

 

[Nithavela]

It was just an unfounded opinion that they removed "End Racism" slogan because of Trump attending. And frankly I actually think the phrases they are going to use are much better in any case.

Choose Love' and 'It Takes All of Us' will replace the phrase End Racism.

What exactly is going to take all of you? Cthulhu?

 

[Michie]

If you had read the article, you would have seen that the decision to remove was so as not to offend Trump.

"Choose love" is a positive message.

You mean the article’s bias and narrative. Does not mean it’s true.

 

[Oompa Loompa]

Why do you think that Trump continued to falsely claim that Obama was born in Kenya, despite having a Hawaiian birth certificate, and no evidence of his mother having traveled to Kenya.

Not because of racism.

Why do you think he continued to lie about this for 9 years, even after he was preside
nt? Why do you think he never admitted he'd lied, and never apologized?

Not because of racism.

If it wasn't due to racism, it was still done with the intent to harm, the intent to destroy a reputation.

Or because it was his truth.

So you can choose his motivation. Choice #1: Racism. Choice #2: intent to harm and destroy a reputation. I believe it was a bit of both.

#3: It was his truth and he actually believed it.

 

[Michie]

If that is so, why is the NFL afraid he would be offended at the words "End Racism" in each end zone?

Apparently, it was his terminating DEI programs that clued them in--because who does DEI benefit? People of color and women and other minorities.

No, DEI is not "Donald, Eric, and Ivanka," although they have certainly earned their places in business and society through the biggest, most deeply entrenched affirmative action program ever--nepotism.

President Trump to attend Super Bowl 59, despite long and complicated history with the NFL

Here is a look at President Donald Trump's and the NFL's long and complicated history throughout the years.

www.usatoday.com

Because the NFL is not afraid of offending Trump as the ridiculous article tried to say.

 

[Fantine]

Not because of racism.

Not because of racism.

Or because it was his truth.

#3: It was his truth and he actually believed it.

Are you not terrified having a president who ignores indisputable facts in favor of the 'facts?' of his own invention. That behavior is called delusional.
Any person who believes so many indisputable falsehoods wouldn't be competent enough to drive a car, much less run a country.

 

[Hazelelponi]

I'm for the Eagles. I root for the underdogs

The Chiefs were pretty much the losing team all my life.

It's a nice change to see the Chief's actually doing well and in Superbowls.. Kind of a comeback kid story.

I would like to see the Chief's win this Superbowl, but what matters is the game.

 

[Michie]

The Chiefs were pretty much the losing team all my life.

It's a nice change to see the Chief's actually doing well and in Superbowls.. Kind of a comeback kid story.

Like woohoo we don't suck! Lol

I want to see if they make history tomorrow.

 

[rjs330]

I think the NFL should have the sign that says "End Abortions" or maybe one that says "End Puberty Blockers" or something like that.

 

[rjs330]

Or maybe 'Choose life." That sounds great. Who wouldn't want to choose life?

 

[MrMoe]

You don't defeat racism by ignoring it.

Neither do you defeat it by spray painting "end racism" on a sports field.

 

[Fantine]

edit

Neither do you defeat it by spray painting "end racism" on a sports field.

Did you ever hear the phrase, "Do I have to spell it out for you?" That's the reason why it needed to be on a sports field. The predeliction of some Americans towards self-deception requires spelling things out. Perhaps having skywriting over the stadium would help, too.

 

[ozso]

Did you ever hear the phrase, "Do I have to spell it out for you?" That's the reason why it needed to be on a sports field. The predeliction of some Americans towards self-deception requires spelling things out. Perhaps having skywriting over the stadium would help, too.

Some Americans meaning white conservatives. That's obviously who it's being exclusively directed at. It's obvious that what's being said is the way to end racism is for white Americans to become a liberal democrats, and most importantly everyone needs to vote for liberal democrats. That's the whole point of promoting racism as a major problem decades after it would have normally faded away.

 

[Hazelelponi]

The predeliction of some Americans towards self-deception requires spelling things out.

Those seeking after their own self-aggrandizement through calling some of the least racist people on planet earth a bunch of stupid racist self deceived idiots should know that's a bunch of sanctimonious nonsense absolutely no one has time for.

It's downright offensive at this point, for real. Using 50 dollar words doesn't erase the sentiment - now does it?

 

[Fantine]

I am sorry you took offense at my comment. At no time did I ever connect conservatism to racism.
Racism exists independently in people of differing viewpoints. Because people like Florida Gov. DeSantis want to whitewash our history and present false images of slavery's shameful past, some people have connected racism to his politics. That's wrong.
The manipulation of emotions by other candidates is wrong, too.
I strive to be precise and accurate in my writing.

 

[RileyG]

Well hopefully Trump will rake the hint and choose love for the wildfire victims.
My OP did note that the NFL might have acted under an assumption.
I'm for the Eagles. I root for the underdogs.

Trump HAS chosen love, many, many times for the American people.