rasbridge Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Since it is lengthy, my brief summary is followed by the entire article... The National Football League (NFL) may have more than a passing controversy on its hands as it continues to grapple with fans’ reaction to the players and staff “take a knee” protest during the national anthem before games. 79 percent of respondents said they are a football fan, which Yahoo Finance explained is a statistic in keeping with its decision to only survey people who “patronize the NFL.” “Those findings all have financial implications for the NFL and its 32 team owners,” Yahoo Finance reported. Calling it “one of the most divisive social issues in recent years,” Yahoo Finance said of its poll: “In our survey, we wanted to suss out whether the anthem flap could deal a lasting financial hit to the NFL. The answers suggest it could. When we asked fans if the controversy would make them more or less supportive of the NFL, 71% said less and only 15% said more. Of those who said they are now less supportive, 74% said their change of heart was permanent, and only 3% said they felt it was temporary.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-poll-62-nfl-fans-plan-watch-less-football-163908368.html by Rick Newman Columnist Yahoo Finance September 29, 2017 Is it a passing storm or an existential problem? That’s a key question for the NFL as it grapples with the mushrooming controversy of players kneeling in protest during the national anthem, and President Donald Trump’s persistent bashing of the kneelers. A new Yahoo Finance poll suggests the NFL has an enduring problem on its hands. Nearly 62% of 9,056 respondents told us they plan to watch less pro football in response to the anthem controversy. Thirty-six percent said they plan to buy less NFL merchandise, and 32% have chosen not to attend a game they would otherwise have gone to. Those findings all have financial implications for the NFL and its 32 team owners. We wanted to limit our survey, conducted online via SurveyMonkey from Sept. 28-29, to people who patronize the NFL, and exclude people who have an opinion but don’t watch football. So we only counted answers from people who describe themselves as pro football fans. Eighty-eight percent of respondents said they watch at least one game per week, with 46% of those saying they watch more than two games. (Here are the full survey results. The number of responses varies from question to question because some respondents skipped questions or were directed further down the survey based on answers they gave. A note about the results: In Question 9, 80% of respondents said they plan to watch less football on TV. But that’s only among people who answered yes to Question 8, asking if they have changed their behavior. When including the people who answered no to Question 8, the portion saying they plan to watch less football drops to 62%.) The NFL’s anthem controversy is becoming one of the most divisive social issues in recent years. Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kicked off the protests last year, when he began kneeling during the anthem to protest police brutality. A few other players followed his lead, but the kneelers were a sideshow and football was mostly about football. That changed on Sept. 22, when Trump gave a fiery speech in Alabama blasting the kneelers. He called on NFL owners to fire any player who kneels during the anthem. Owners, meanwhile, have been struggling to keep fans happy without politicizing what, for most, is a form of entertainment. The issue divides fans at least as much as it divides players. In a recent Seton Hall Poll, 84% of respondents said they support the players’ right to protest. But only 35% said kneeling during the anthem was the right way to do it. In the Yahoo Finance survey, we asked specifically if people felt it was wrong for players to kneel during the anthem. Seventy-seven percent said yes, 20% said no and just 2% said they weren’t sure. (The numbers don’t add to 100 because of rounding.) In our survey, we wanted to suss out whether the anthem flap could deal a lasting financial hit to the NFL. The answers suggest it could. When we asked fans if the controversy would make them more or less supportive of the NFL, 71% said less and only 15% said more. Of those who said they are now less supportive, 74% said their change of heart was permanent, and only 3% said they felt it was temporary. Public attitudes are fickle, and it’s entirely possible boredom with the issue — or terrifically exciting football — could make people forget before long. The NFL, after all, has faced other disturbing issues that didn’t seem to dent its popularity. We promoted our survey on the Yahoo Finance home page, and on our Twitter and Facebook accounts. So responses reflect the characteristics of the Yahoo Finance audience, which skews more toward wealthier white males than the broader population. But that may actually be worse news for the NFL, especially since a startling majority of respondents in our survey show a striking disregard for the future of the league. When asked their view if the anthem flap were to cause the NFL lasting harm, 47% said they’d be pleased and 30% said they wouldn’t care. Only 10% said it would bother them. For football fans, it once seemed hard to imagine life in America without the NFL. Some fans seem to be rethinking that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whoopenstein Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Just get rid of the anthem at the start of the game. Problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash48 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 16 hours ago, Whoopenstein said: Just get rid of the anthem at the start of the game. Problem solved. Not possible. Federal law requires the National Anthem to be sung before all sporting events. It will take an act of Congress to get rid of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Am Negan Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Let’s keep politics out of professional sports. We come to watch and relax not to take a political debate. There’s no need to get rid of it if you can’t stand then just don’t go to the game. They need to start fineing the players a good amount like say 50,000 every time they do it. That’ll make him stand up. LOL you know how I feel, look at my signature below Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash48 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 If the singers of the National Anthem have courage, they could announce, 'we will start when everyone in the stadium is standing'. The singers have all the power since the game cannot begin until the National Anthem is done. Broadcasters of the game will go crazy with the unscheduled delay. We will have a Mexican standoff. Now, I would love to watch this on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Does any one else see this issue is drawn right down the line of race being the bottom line here.... No matter what side of that line you are on this NOT ABOUT FOOTBALL.... there is a huge race relations issue at the core of America and pretending otherwise or that it will just sort itself out is dangerous to the well-being of your country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I don't care what they do Sports is a young peoples game a way out for the less fortunate too get rich if they don't get hurt before they ever make it and a reason for older people too sit around the telly and get drunk and wish they was young again .No Kid born with a sliver spoon in his mouth ever cares about making a career out of it. I stop watching Football in my early 20s its a waste of time and money sort of like Hollywood . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 1 hour ago, dMog said: Does any one else see this issue is drawn right down the line of race being the bottom line here.... No matter what side of that line you are on this NOT ABOUT FOOTBALL.... there is a huge race relations issue at the core of America and pretending otherwise or that it will just sort itself out is dangerous to the well-being of your country You're country has there own racism problems why not deal with you're own country's race problems instead trying too play the race card about every topic about the USA ? You know why because you people rather focus own someone else's problems than deal with you're own. the USA have been dealing with it for over a 100 years and things have improved a lot . In order too fix it you must acknowledge it exist! We, as Canadians, Are Afraid to Deal With Racism’ https://thetyee.ca/News/2017/09/29/Canadians-Are-Afraid-to-Deal-with-Racism/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 1 hour ago, steven36 said: You're country has there own racism problems why not deal with you're own country's race problems instead trying too play the race card about every topic about the USA ? You know why because you people rather focus own someone else's problems than deal with you're own. the USA have been dealing with it for over a 100 years and things have improved a lot . In order too fix it you must acknowledge it exist! We, as Canadians, Are Afraid to Deal With Racism’ https://thetyee.ca/News/2017/09/29/Canadians-Are-Afraid-to-Deal-with-Racism/ Yes my country has a problem too...and yes I actually do do something about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Just now, dMog said: Yes my country has a problem too...and yes I actually do do something about it Well on here you just point fingers at other countries than you're own. You have too be from the USA too understand how much things have improved and who you are dealing with what you say up there don't matter you don't even have vote on the matter so you need too fix you're own countries problems . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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steven36 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 57 minutes ago, CODYQX4 said: Yes, in your country, you get called racist. You need to welcome the rapists, criminals, and welfare Muslims who have come to your country to demographically replace you. You're a racist bigot if you don't want your race to be wiped out. Stop being a Nazi and celebrate a 100% nonwhite North American continent. Muh Privilege. /s > USA have been dealing with it for over a 100 years and things have improved a lot They've simply reduced the percentage of Whites and brainwash White kids to hate Whites and their history. No nonwhite country is demanded to make itself more "diverse". WTF do any of this have too with football ? nothing ..No one is taught to hate there own race , there being taught not hate other people because of the color of there skin. Racism in the USA has been around long before Nazi's ever existed . You do realize that they are 50% whites vs 30% blacks in the USA ? Whites are not a minority in the USA. You call being in a street gang and most likely dying young , living in the ghetto, pushing crack privileged? you been watching too much TV and only see the lucky ones who made it out of the ghetto but this is not reality at all and the only reason some made it out is because they chosen a better path for themselves . Same with many poor whites they will be stuck in a welfare system with nothing tell they die and the 1% enjoys all the riches in the world . Were i live at if you was too talk like you do on here you would not be around too long too even talk about it unless you had protection . I have a cousin who was raciest and try to start fights when he was drunk tell one day he got shot in the back and now he don't go out doing that anymore . Now that's reality .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitorio Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 On 10/2/2017 at 6:14 AM, flash48 said: Not possible. Federal law requires the National Anthem to be sung before all sporting events. It will take an act of Congress to get rid of it. What federal law and where? There is, however, a federal statute (36 U.S. Code Section 301) that sets forth that individuals in uniform, members of the armed forces and veterans, as well as all other persons present, “should face the flag and stand at attention” (with various salutes suggested) when the national anthem is being played and the flag is present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitorio Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Q Are we required to stand during the playing of the national anthem? — V.S., Carson A Standing while “The Star-Spangled Banner” is played is customary, but there is no mandate to stand. The city of Baltimore — where the song was composed to commemorate a battle victory — passed a law 100 years ago that required musicians to stand for the song, but it didn’t indicate what the audience could (or could not) do. In 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed a law that made “The Star Spangled Banner” our official national anthem. If someone kneels, or takes some other posture when the national anthem is played, it is part of our right to freedom of expression. There is, however, a federal statute (36 U.S. Code Section 301) that sets forth that individuals in uniform, members of the armed forces and veterans, as well as all other persons present, “should face the flag and stand at attention” (with various salutes suggested) when the national anthem is being played and the flag is present. Reference: http://www.dailybreeze.com/2016/12/20/does-the-law-require-us-to-stand-during-the-national-anthem/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasbridge Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 On 10/3/2017 at 6:04 AM, dMog said: Does any one else see this issue is drawn right down the line of race being the bottom line here.... No matter what side of that line you are on this NOT ABOUT FOOTBALL.... there is a huge race relations issue at the core of America and pretending otherwise or that it will just sort itself out is dangerous to the well-being of your country What has proven effective in Canada? https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2017/11/09/blackonblack-racism-at-cornell-n2406726 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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