I have no clue what you mean when you refer to my perception (that the NFL boycott is being driven by people like me who condemn Kaepernick rather than those like you who applaud him) as “entitled” (that’s just one of those meaningless buzzwords, but yes, I do feel “entitled” to tell you the truth), but when you refer to my perception as “wrong” and say that those who agree with me are “applauding the league for not hiring him,” you’re actually the one who’s wrong. If you didn’t follow the Forbes.com link I pasted in to my last post, here’s another one for you from the Sporting News: http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/news/nfl-tv-ratings-rasmussen-reports-poll-colin-kaepernick-anthem-protest-reaction-effect/95jdoch1ngj103xvbkllcbvk. If you don’t want to read the whole article, I’ll paste in some highlights:
Roughly 28 percent of African-American respondents say they’re more likely to tune in to an NFL game because of the protests vs. only 8 percent of whites and 16 percent of minorities. Whites are twice as likely as minorities to say they’re less likely to watch NFL game telecasts this season.
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The #BoycottNFL movement is strongest among politically conservative fans who are more likely to see Kaepernick’s refusal to salute the flag/anthem as an insult to police/U.S. military rather than a cry for racial justice.
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Many fans view sports as the last refuge from politics and the Right vs. Left Culture Wars. The Kaepernick protests have made people frustrated the NFL will be just as politicized as everything else.
They blame the NFL for passively accepting the protests — and not clamping down on Kaepernick and other protesting players.
You guys on the regressive left might generally be the bigger loudmouths protesting and boycotting everything in sight, but well, this time, it looks like we’re the ones steering the ship.