... (as the National Football League is known over here) and its Commissioner, have decided that in pursuit of a better image players will now be penalised for racial and homophobic slurs in the game. Now given that a large number of players are black, and within the culture "nigga" (or variations of) are regularly used as a term of endearment (and disrespect) and in music, how the hell is a referee/umpire to decide. Obviously if a non-black player uses the term it can only be disrespectful.
Now as laudable as this move is, it only directed at the players and coaches - how about the team owners? The team in the nation's capital has a nickname that is arguably the oldest racial slur in the US and the 2015 Super Bowl is due to be played in Arizona where the Governor has a bill before her that makes it legal for businesses to deny service to the LGBT community!!
Oh, wait a minute, the Commissioner is appointed by the owners - and just to add insult to injury the NFL is a "tax-exempt" body!!
Now as laudable as this move is, it only directed at the players and coaches - how about the team owners? The team in the nation's capital has a nickname that is arguably the oldest racial slur in the US and the 2015 Super Bowl is due to be played in Arizona where the Governor has a bill before her that makes it legal for businesses to deny service to the LGBT community!!
Oh, wait a minute, the Commissioner is appointed by the owners - and just to add insult to injury the NFL is a "tax-exempt" body!!
How is the No Fun League tax-exempt, anyway!
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