NFL
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The Pittsburgh Steelers Might Be Better Right Now if They Had Colin Kaepernick Instead of Ben Roethlisberger
Last week the Tennessee Titans signed sentient dumpster juice Brandon Weeden as an insurance policy behind Marcus Mariota, their oft-injured starter. In Weeden’s defense, he might actually be a pretty swell guy, so referring to him as sentient dumpster juice might be a tad harsh. But as an NFL quarterback, he is known more for…
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Why You Should Stop Addressing and Referring to Women as ‘Females,’ Explained … Again
Cam Newton is a peculiarly attired star quarterback for the Carolina Panthers. Yes. The best way to describe Cam’s attire is that he dresses like he’s from the future and the ancient past at the same time. It’s like Blade Runner meets Caligula. It’s really quite fascinating. During a media session yesterday, he was asked…
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Dannon Drops Cam Newton After Sexist Treatment of Female Reporter
Dannon has cut ties with Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, citing his “sexist” behavior during a press conference Wednesday. Newton had previously been one of the company’s spokesmen for Oikos Greek yogurt. The decision to part with Newton comes in the wake of a growing backlash over the quarterback’s treatment of a female reporter. As…
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Why the Las Vegas Shooter Isn’t Called a ‘Terrorist’
Bloody Tragedy Still Not Worst in U.S. History 400 Minn. Cops Kept Jobs After Convictions Columnist Calls Killer Cop’s Fund-Raiser a Bad Idea Hefner Gave Essence the Capital to Launch Death Toll in Puerto Rico Being Underreported NFL Owners Gave $14 Million to Trump Campaign Amber Payne Leaving NBCBLK for Teen Vogue Connie Orlando to…
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Burning Jerseys: The Distant Cousin of Lynching
There is something cleansing about fire. It marks at once both an ending and a beginning. There are two sides to fire: There’s violence and destruction, and there’s the reassurance and protection—each one as powerful as the other. We burn things: wood, garbage, forests, food. It signals the end of one cycle and the restart…
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2 Players From Washington, DC’s NFL Team Buy Xbox for 10-Year-Old Wearing Kaepernick Jersey
What’s this strange phenomenon? Could it be … good news? Be still my cold, battered heart. But, seriously, these two Washington, D.C., football team players did some good earlier this week when they decided to pull together to purchase a brand-new Xbox One for a child who strolled into a GameStop in Sterling, Va., flaunting…
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Pa. Man Didn’t Like It When the Steelers Declined to Take the Field for the National Anthem, so He Painted a Swastika on the Team Flag
The “funny” thing about all this outrage over NFL players (and others) deciding not to stand or participate during the national anthem (or the Pledge of Allegiance) is that white people are proving—whether purposely or not—that they know the protest isn’t about the anthem or veterans but about white supremacy. Take Anton Uhl, for example,…
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Trump Believes NFL Owners Are Scared of Their Black Players, Which Is Why They Haven’t Stopped Them From Protesting
President Donald Trump believes that NFL owners are afraid of their players, which is why they haven’t put their foot down and demanded that those blacks the players stop protesting. “I have so many friends that are owners. And they’re in a box. I mean, I’ve spoken to a couple of them. They say, ‘We…
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Colin Kaepernick, Sports Illustrated and How Media Complicity Is Erasing His Movement
Sports Illustrated’s latest cover, which debuted Monday, is a tribute to the athletes, coaches and leaders of the sports world who took a stand this weekend against Donald Trump, attacks on our constitutional and civil rights, and the injustices suffered by blacks and other people of color in this country. The cover title, “A Nation…