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In response to "The Papa John's guy is such a tremendous douche." by David

he is, but here is the thing.....NFL fines players for wearing the wrong color shoes,gloves, etc...... but lets them kneel during anthem?????

Posted by groiny (aka groiny) Nov 1 '17, 09:45

be fucking consistant at least.

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I fail to see how the two are even remotely similar? -- nm - decline Nov 1, 09:49 12
- guy wears pink shoes for cancer awareness, gets fined 10k. - groiny Nov 1, 09:53 5
  - he's not being fined for supporting cancer awareness, he's being fined for wearing a shoe that doesn't align with a financial contract the NFL has -- nm - decline Nov 1, 09:55 4
    - And the protester would not be fined for opposing injustice, he'd be fined for causing a distraction that affects NFL financial contracts... -- nm - Ender Nov 1, 10:22 2
      - Because forcing people to participate in staged patriotic displays for commercial purposes is what America is all about! -- nm* - znufrii Nov 1, 10:43
      - it's not as if people haven't criticized the NFL publicly for those other fines, it's just that they didn't care. -- nm - Reagen Nov 1, 10:25
    - Right. -- nm - David Nov 1, 09:58
- The NFL has always tightly controlled their brand and image, except in this one area that’s actually negatively affecting that image... -- nm - IrishStephen Nov 1, 09:51 5
  - That's not about brand and image. It's about licensing contracts. -- nm - David Nov 1, 09:54
  - They have to keep up the fiction that displays of patriotism are purely voluntary. - znufrii Nov 1, 09:54
  - the NFL limits the clothing players wear because they have lucrative contracts with competing companies. Not because of political or social protest -- nm - decline Nov 1, 09:53 2
    - if the shoes are the same brand, but pink, they still get fined -- nm - groiny Nov 1, 09:55 1
      - correct, because the licensing contract stipulates which of those branded shoes he can wear -- nm - decline Nov 1, 09:57
Apples and cannonballs -- nm - crash davis Nov 1, 09:47 8
- is it really? - groiny Nov 1, 09:51 7
  - Uniform rules are one thing, see the word uniform. But the NFL this year loosened up on where and what you can do in the field of play:TD celebrations -- nm - crash davis Nov 1, 10:04 6
    - and the anthem isn't even in the field of play. There is a lot more I can say on this, but I'm going to do a little work today. -- nm - crash davis Nov 1, 10:07 5
      - Zeke did not punch a woman on the field either. -- nm - groiny Nov 1, 10:33 3
        
        Illegal action -- which is the exact opposite of protesting the flag. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 1, 10:41 2
        
        not every suspension has someone getting charged with a crime. -- nm - groiny Nov 1, 10:42 1
        
        Nope, but all are accused of illegal actions. - Will Hunting Nov 1, 10:44
      - aw, heck -- nm - mud Nov 1, 10:08

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