Houston Texans Players Kneel En Masse After Owner Bob McNair's "Inmates" Comments
Source: Slate
After being compared to inmates running the prison by team owner Bob McNair, a majority of the Houston Texans responded by taking a knee during the national anthem before their game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
McNairs comments were revealed in an ESPN The Magazine feature story published on Friday that gave an inside account of the NFLs prolonged struggles with their response to national anthem protests. "We can't have the inmates running the prison," McNair said at a meeting regarding NFL players' demonstrations against racial inequality and police brutality.
Texans players understandably took great offense to being compared to prisoners. Superstar wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins skipped practice on Friday, as did running back D'Onta Foreman. The rest of the team discussed staging a walkout but were persuaded to stay," according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
McNair issued an apology on Saturday, essentially stating that hes bad at metaphors. I was not referring to [Texans] players.
I was referring to the relationship between the league office and team owners.
Read more: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/10/29/houston_texans_players_kneel_to_protest_owner_bob_mcnair.html
Aristus
(66,467 posts)innocent black men and boys are dying because white men with power lump them all into the category: "Inmates".
It never will.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)Gothmog
(145,619 posts)C Moon
(12,221 posts)The rich and the racists have become very comfortable sharing views of their hate-filled lives, since the appointment of Trump.
I hope we can put these bastards in jail, so the scum will go crawling back under their rocks.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,219 posts)It's "inmates running the asylum" not prison. What an asshole.
Moostache
(9,897 posts)THAT is why they are upset, when a bigot announces what they are, BELIEVE them.
BumRushDaShow
(129,543 posts)His "dog whistle" had a megaphone attached so there was no doubt that he said what he said and meant what he said.
mpcamb
(2,878 posts)Get medieval, since he likes historical references:
New England Dunking Chair!
Yeah, that's the ticket.