While I still ind it unwatchable crap, I'm absolutely fascinated by some of the things happening in and around the NFL. The Colin Kaepernick stuff was one thing, but this latest Dave Zirin column in The Nation blew me away.
https://www.thenation.com/article/detroit-lion-deandre-levy-on-locker-room-talk-and-why-he-raises-money-to-test-abandoned-rape-kits/
I'm trying to think of an equivalent happening in the Premier League and I'm really struggling, especially in light of the reactions to both Ched Evans and Gary Lineker recently. It remains reactionary bollocks, with the NO POLITICS mantra being repeated over and over by people wailing about people not wearing poppies.
I've no real thoughts on the NFL, so I can't really add anything more than this post and link, but I'd be really interested to read anyone else's.
(Is it because of the sport's popularity with minorities whereas football here remains largely the preserve of the white male? Does the college system create more thoughtful individuals? Does football over here's lip service to community issues quell any sort of rebellion? I dunno. I'm spitballing)
https://www.thenation.com/article/detroit-lion-deandre-levy-on-locker-room-talk-and-why-he-raises-money-to-test-abandoned-rape-kits/
I'm trying to think of an equivalent happening in the Premier League and I'm really struggling, especially in light of the reactions to both Ched Evans and Gary Lineker recently. It remains reactionary bollocks, with the NO POLITICS mantra being repeated over and over by people wailing about people not wearing poppies.
I've no real thoughts on the NFL, so I can't really add anything more than this post and link, but I'd be really interested to read anyone else's.
(Is it because of the sport's popularity with minorities whereas football here remains largely the preserve of the white male? Does the college system create more thoughtful individuals? Does football over here's lip service to community issues quell any sort of rebellion? I dunno. I'm spitballing)
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