I was listening to the sports talk station on the car radio this afternoon, and the guy who does the Saturday afternoon program on CBS mentioned that football season was starting in two weeks. Some guy called in and there was some brief chatter about all the protests and counter-protests in the news recently. I didn't give a damn about the caller's opinion of the protests, and my mind started to drift...
Suppose EVERY black player at the high school, college, and pro levels agreed to stage a black unity protest and refused to play in any game until Donny Two Scoops totally and unequivocally denounced the white supremacy movement. It might be interesting to see how fans would react to all-white football, especially in SEC states. Would fans reconsider the whole white supremacy argument? Would there be enough public support for the players to make fans pressure Donny into abandoning his racist supporters? Then, what if some of the white players refused to play to demonstrate solidarity with their teammates?
Suppose EVERY black player at the high school, college, and pro levels agreed to stage a black unity protest and refused to play in any game until Donny Two Scoops totally and unequivocally denounced the white supremacy movement. It might be interesting to see how fans would react to all-white football, especially in SEC states. Would fans reconsider the whole white supremacy argument? Would there be enough public support for the players to make fans pressure Donny into abandoning his racist supporters? Then, what if some of the white players refused to play to demonstrate solidarity with their teammates?
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