In all examples of satire the NFL is credited to the allegations of their players and crimes and what they do to combat it. In the first article it talks about all the wonderful thing the NFL is doing and how I show to the world like an open book, but then calls everyone very brash names. This shows that the writer believes the complete opposite, that they are very lucrative. I believe this article is mediocre at best for satire. This article show the flaws of the NFL and sandals, but it doesn’t do anything for the reader, it didn’t make me feel any different. The next example is the info-graphic. The info-graphic shows a couple watching TV. The girlfriend ask if they can watch Dr. Phil, but the boyfriends just shrugs it off and continues to…
In the Newsela article “Colin Kaepernick has 49ers fans burning their Jerseys” Cindy Boren writes about the current issue in the NFL when Colin Kaepernick took a kneel and refused to stand during the national anthem. She continues to write about the effects that took place shortly after. One fan sent a video of him torching a jersey while the national anthem played, and another fan recording, setting fire to a Kaepernick jersey and scoffed at him telling him to “Get the F out of the country.” However, others think differently of the situation. Colin stated “I am not going to stand up and show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.” Chip Kelly, his coach, supported him protesting. A former teammate Anquan…
Looking critically into the suspension of Jemele Hill, an anchor of Sports Center by Entertainment Sports and Programming Network (ESPN) based on the allegation of violation of media ethics. Hill, an American sports journalist with ESPN was suspended following a series of controversial tweets she made critical of the President and in response to Jerry Jones owner of the Dallas Cowboys. This was related to the Take the Knee protest which was previously ongoing and initiated by players who knelt during the anthem in a bid to raise awareness of police brutality and racial injustice in the United States.…
In today’s world of sports, teams are utilizing illegal methods to win and have an advantage over competitive teams. In the NFL one of the biggest teams in America are the New England patriots. They have utilized their creative illegal strategies to beat competition. The team has been known to be one of the top superior teams in the league, however, they have also been known to utilize illegal tactics and strategies to win. A few years ago the New England patriots were under fire for allegedly spying on other team’s plays and coaches hand gestures. They were caught spying on the New Jersey jets plays using cameras and hidden microphones to learn their offense and defense of plays. The scandal reached the public community…
On a previous slide, there was a picture of an NFL player kneeling during the national anthem. This has caused a lot of corruption all across the U.S. Him, and now various other players have done this as a way to protest against the harming of unarmed black…
What’s the first thing that comes to your head when you hear that someone took a knee while the National Anthem? Would you say, kneeling while the National Anthem is being played as “disrespectful?”, or “unpatriotic?” On August 26, 2016, Colin Kaepernick took a knee before a football game. In the article “Colin Kaepernick and the Question of Who Gets to Be Called a ‘Patriot’ ” written by Wesley Morris, Wesley Morris feels like Colin Kaepernick is showing a certain type of patriotism that’s not accepted in modern day society.…
In “Let Athletes Love Their Country in Their Own Ways” by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the author references Sam Kendricks’s and Colin Kaepernick’s public displays of political expression to explain that true patriotism is when a person is willing to make sacrifices to their personal gain in order to promote their problems with the government. This article was published on August 30th, 2016 in the Washington Post. The United States in currently encapsulated in various civil rights issues such as problems with gay rights, women’s rights, and racial equality. Abdul-Jabbar uses Kendrick and Kaepernick to illuminate what happens when a famous person makes a patriotic act to stand up for these rights.…
firing for his role in the largely successful black student led strike for an autonomous…
Imagine being penalized for performing an action within the rights of all American citizens. Athletes are being punished for using their platform and not standing for the National Anthem. However, standing for the anthem is not a required action American citizen must do by law. Standing for the national anthem is an acti9n U.S. citizens are expected to do. However, athletes are not standing for the anthem to make a political statement about a belief. Furthermore, athletes should have a choice to stand for the National anthem without being…
Similar to other sports football playing has unhealthy long term repercussions like Alzheimer's and memory loss. It would be extremely unknowledgeble to believe that a contact sport like football that has been professionally played by athletes for just over 90 years, would not lead to mental problems. The idea of destroying the game of football seems impossible due to to the millions who enjoy the game and the individuals who have made careers out of not only participating in the activity for most of the year, but the people who are responsible for the events even happening. Destroying Sunday night football or the annual super bowl is absurd and will not be done easily. Furthermore, if football is destroyed because of brain damage…
The athletes have been disrespecting out county by kneeling during the anthem and not putting their hand on their heart. The Star Spangled Banner has been played at the beginning of NFL games…
The constitution protects the people’s right to assemble and express their opinion freely. The protests were widely criticized by the American public, especially recently due to president Donald Trump’s recent comments. He said that these players were being unlawful and should be jailed or fired. This is a reoccurring problem with…
Why banned college football? That’s the real question. College football truly means something to most Americans! Most college football players don’t even get paid to play the sport. Though there are many good arguments and opinions about banning the sport; I have yet to see an argument that considers the players individual situations. All the people who are against keeping college football only consider the academic purposes. The players show their hard work, commitment, and devotion to the sport. They play for the entertainment of Americans and talking it away would be a massive mistake.…
Under the new CSC directive, government workers who go on mass actions and protests will be held administratively liable for the offense of Conduct Prejudicial to the Best Interest of the Service. This offense is punishable with six months and one day to one year suspension, and such other offenses as may be warranted under the circumstances.…
* Incentives and safe working conditions to prevent such demonstrations in the future (material losses and human casualties)…