Dubbedinenglish
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Yup, fuck ESPN.
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espn's Jemel Hill calls Trump a white supremacist. White House wants her fired
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TWrecks310
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SafeinSound
Member
Pretty fucking much.
Yuuuuuuuup
djplaeskool
Member
ESPN is already a venture on shaky financial ground.
They're trying to stay under the radar
DerangedHermit
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Choppasmith
Member
Saw all the "Fuck ESPN" posts assuming she was fired. I'm relieved it's just a two week suspension. Still a terrible decision.
djplaeskool
Member
Truth
Le Batard isn't a black woman
Lil'DigiOp
Member
So... no player from the cowboys has ever kneeled for the anthem...
2 weeks ago, old boy was putting on a lil show for his baby kneel before the anthem....
Now there's a hard-line stance....
Hmmmmmm
2 weeks ago, old boy was putting on a lil show for his baby kneel before the anthem....
Now there's a hard-line stance....
Hmmmmmm
Doc Holliday
SPOILER: Columbus finds America
Remember ESPN has a contract with the NFL. I agree 100% percent with with Jemel, but ESPN has history of doing this. See Bill Simmons.
Every company these days has a tight social media policy.
That NFL deal is everything to them
Every company these days has a tight social media policy.
That NFL deal is everything to them
lebatard is gonna get himself fired tomorrow. this is the "Hill" he will die on
Cat in the Hat
Member
the sad thing is i could see him going out with this and not even attempting a comeback at the ringer or just stay at 790 or something where they would let him say whatever he wants.
RPGCrazied
Member
I wouldn't be surprised if Trump was in on this.
CassidyIzABeast
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Jemele on her work account telling people to boycott sponsors who might also be ESPN sponsors. You can't do that.
yeah shes flying close to the sun on this one
https://twitter.com/kashanacauley/status/917482671797923840
But hey, That's the waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay the news goes.
NYR
Member
This. ESPN has been very loyal to her and she isnt exactly returning the favor - she has free speech but their are consequences for that free speech especially if you talk against your employer and who is driving their business/profit (and your employment).
DerangedHermit
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djplaeskool
Member
You can't operate a for profit enterprise on justice alone.
sure.
One could argue that that's the problem.
As our prison system shows.
Violence Jack
Member
I didn't know she used her ESPN account to post this. I get why they suspended her, but they really didn't have to or could've just reminded her to use her personal account to post that stuff.
Still, fuck ESPN, fuck Jerry Jones, and fuck the Cowboys. They don't deserve a guy like Dak.
Still, fuck ESPN, fuck Jerry Jones, and fuck the Cowboys. They don't deserve a guy like Dak.
Its a sports take though. Why do they hire her to give opinions if shes gonna get in trouble for giving an opinion. Would she have been suspended for saying that on her show? Tbh if Max said something similar on First Take would anyone even notice?
NYR
Member
Placing the onus on Businesses for social responsibility? Good luck with that. Talk about ridcoulous expectations.
DerangedHermit
Member
Examples of ESPN being loyal to Jemele: When she stood up to a white supremacist, they tried to replace her on her show with another black host until all black people there refused.
Very very very loyal.
Can you believe they didn't even fire her when she stood up to white supremacists? So loyal.
Very very very loyal.
Can you believe they didn't even fire her when she stood up to white supremacists? So loyal.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
I almost sorta kinda feel for the NFL. It's an awfully comfortable position to be in. Ratings and the like and youth participation are down. Off the field issues, poor play, etc..
..and this controversy isn't helping them. They don't want to alienate their players, and they don't want to alienate the fans and sponsors.
There's a lot of people who don't care about the kneeling, but are tired of the fact that their distraction from the political world is being made political. Trump and Pence's stupid ass actions just made it an even bigger story.
Trumps to blame for making this even bigger than it was.. if he just kept quiet instead of riling up his base the whole thing would have been what it has been since Kap.. a side protest.
I'd love to see the NFL come out in support of the players fully.
I just understand why they can't and they won't. They are going to have to pick a side real soon though as it's not dying down. Whatever position they take is going to piss people off.
..and all this over a stupid anthem that is a minute long that we all pretty much ignored before this started.
Also, someone hire Jemele.. she deserves a better employer.
..and this controversy isn't helping them. They don't want to alienate their players, and they don't want to alienate the fans and sponsors.
There's a lot of people who don't care about the kneeling, but are tired of the fact that their distraction from the political world is being made political. Trump and Pence's stupid ass actions just made it an even bigger story.
Trumps to blame for making this even bigger than it was.. if he just kept quiet instead of riling up his base the whole thing would have been what it has been since Kap.. a side protest.
I'd love to see the NFL come out in support of the players fully.
I just understand why they can't and they won't. They are going to have to pick a side real soon though as it's not dying down. Whatever position they take is going to piss people off.
..and all this over a stupid anthem that is a minute long that we all pretty much ignored before this started.
Also, someone hire Jemele.. she deserves a better employer.
moondoggerr
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I honestly believe ESPN is going to be sorry they ever did this.
buttery fistful
Member
What would they do, suspend him for 2 weeks?
Don't get me wrong, ESPN is a shithole & what Jemel said isn't bad, but Trump doesn't work for the company....Jemel does..... You don't want someone at your work mentioning boycotting the advertisers on your network (ESPN MNF games). It's like someone at working at Coca-Cola saying if they don't like Coke, boycott it.
Again, this should not matter, but this is not really relevant to the situaiton here.
AndrewDean84xX
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I thought the President and his neo-nazi friends in the white house were ok with being called white supremecists. I mean, why else have they been acting this way for the last year?
Trump is not an ESPN employee.
PepsimanVsJoe
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ESPN can fuck right off.
This whole "you don't have to give a damn about anything but profit if you're a corporation" mindset is part of the problem. Expect more from them as a customer. They might actually give it to you.