NFL Won’t Punish Players for Kneeling During the National Anthem, but What Has Really Been Accomplished?
Yesterday Roger Goodell, commissioner for the NFL, announced that the NFL was not going to require its players to stand during the National Anthem. This came after a meeting between 11 team owners and over a dozen players on Tuesday, as they attempted to come to a concession about the state of the #takeaknee issue.
Read MoreAmber Ruffin Responds to Mike Ditka’s Claim That There Has Been “No Oppression in the Last 100 Years”
Writer Amber Ruffin addressed comments made by Mike Ditka on Late Night with Seth Meyers yesterday, after the former Chicago Bears coach shared his thoughts on the growing movement of players protesting during the national anthem.
Read MoreJemele Hill is On The Right Side of History
Stand With Her
Yesterday it was announced that ESPN would be suspending anchor Jemele Hill for two weeks in response to her tweets that called Trump a white supremacist and for calling out Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys.
Read MoreThings We Saw Today: A Fake “Antifa” Twitter Account Forgot to Disable Its Russian Geotag
Russia's Internet propaganda war on the U.S. is continuing apace.
Read MoreStephen Colbert Shows Trump What Actual Boo-ing Is In Response to His NFL Preoccupation
Will Trump ever learn how to word properly? On The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Colbert talked about Trump's recent preoccupation with NFL protests in the face of actually, you know, solving problems and being a president.
Read MoreThe Daily Show Wrote a Savage “Green Eggs and Ham” Poem for Racists Who Hate When Black People Protest
In the wake of Trump's attacks on NFL players who protest against police brutality, Daily Show host Trevor Noah asks, "When is the 'right time' for black people to protest?"
Read MoreIn Defiance of Trump’s “Son of a Bitch” Rant, Scores of NFL Players Take A Knee During the Anthem
In defiance of Trump calling NFL protesters against racial injustice "sons of bitches," scores of NFL players knelt during the anthem during today's games.
Read MoreQueering the NFL: Why Queer Characters Need Strong Allies Against Toxic Masculinity
It’s difficult enough to have a profession that ensures you remain closeted, but creating a queer character who doesn’t know anyone like them is extremely harmful.
Read MoreThings We Saw Today: Deadpool‘s Version of The “Training Montage”
Deadpool, which took home two golden popcorns at the MTV Movie Awards, is also going to be out on Blu-Ray May 10. MTV News released a deleted scene from the movie that captures the ever-entertaining "training montage" trope, albeit a little more R-rated--and all to Deadpool's very own theme song.
Read More#OneHitMeansOut Calls for the NFL to Stop Tolerating Domestic Abuse
Mildly NSFW
This PSA from Made By Woman Media titled "Topless Women Talk NFL" calls for the NFL to stop tolerating domestic violence.
Read MoreMoronic Radio Host Rants About Kathryn Smith, the NFL’s First Female Football Coach
Apparently some sports talk show radio hosts didn't think much of the Buffalo Bills' hire, because was only a matter of hours before they were ranting and raving into their microphones about how dumb they thought this move was.
Read MoreBuffalo Bills Hire Kathryn Smith, the NFL’s First Female Coach
The NFL's Buffalo Bills have hired Kathryn Smith to be their quality control-special teams coach, marking this as the first time a major league NFL team has hired a female coach.
Read MoreFormer NFL Player Chris Kluwe RIPPED GAMERGATE UP In an Expletive-Filled Op-Ed
W O W
"Every time I see one of you slackjawed pickletits link me something like 'I’m a moderate #Gamergate’r,' or '#Gamergate in sixty seconds YOUTUBE CLIP,' or 'Here’s an anecdotal story from this one woman we found that completely negates an entire history of misogyny and abuse of woman, not just in videogaming but in the entirety of human existence so support the REAL GAMERS,' it pisses me the fuck off because you are ruining something I enjoy."
Read MoreMarvel Celebrates NFL Career of Brian “Weapon X” Dawkins, Makes Him Wolverine
Brian "Weapon X" Dawkins is hanging up his jersey this weekend after 16 years in the NFL. This is a pretty standard practice, but Dawkins has been anything but standard on the field. To commemorate this somber occasion, Marvel will actually be handing out a custom poster by Jorge Molina of the well-known Philadelphia Eagles safety depicted as if he were actually Wolverine.
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Meet Shannon Eastin, the NFL’s First Female Official
Firsts
Today in things that we didn't know but which do not surprise us: No woman has ever officiated an NFL game. That's about to change. Shannon Eastin, a referee for the Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference, will fill that position. With sixteen years of officiating experience under her belt, we'd say she's ready. She'd say so, too.
Electronic Arts is Apparently Making a Movie About the Madden Curse
You know the Madden Curse? That seemingly impossible, yet oddly convincing curse that befalls players who have appeared on the covers of the Madden video game box art, in which their careers usually take a turn for the worse after appearing on said box art? Well, Electronic Arts is working on a movie about the Madden Curse. The best part about this? It's not a documentary. Read on past the break for some comedy.
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