ESPN celebrates July 4th
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Sports? Maybe a celebration of American sporting culture in a July 4th piece on a sports website?
how dare they be allowed to say what they want in a broadcast. it's almost like you could change the channel or just... not get offended by every little thing. remember, that's something only libs do.
I think you're correct but I think his response was fair to that question. I would've expected something different. However you're spot on in my opinion. Changing the channel or not reading is a great option. Not chicagotiger85 but I've been in discussions with others that advocate cancel culture while arguing against cancel culture. Smh. Bizarro world.
Interesting take. Do you think politicization of sports is a good thing? Or, because you said "allowed," do you perceive some sort of movement to censor left-wing opinions in sports journalism (not a broadcast)? Or, maybe, do you also not care for a sports website's July 4th column being a laundry list of left-wing complaints about the current state of the country, but just don't want to say so because you'd be conceding something to conservatives?
Would you say ESPN is a left-wing media outlet? If not, then why do you suppose they chose this piece to be their July 4th column? Why do you think they decided not to publish a piece from a conservative celebrating the overturning of Roe and how it made this the best July 4th ever, or a piece a few years ago hyperbolically bellyaching about our slide into "soft-totalitarianism" or "liberal fascism"? If you do think ESPN should be publishing pieces like this, and you acknowledge that publishing pieces like this make ESPN a left-wing media outlet, then why do you suppose ESPN doesn't acknowledge their point of view?
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"Cancel culture" in this case would be trying to get this guy fired for writing this column. I don't think anybody is really trying to do that, or that this guy is in any danger of that happening.
The problem with "changing the channel" or not looking at ESPN.com is that there really aren't any other options. Calling attention to this is really about criticizing ESPN's politicization and polarization, and hoping that they'll become either less politicized or more neutral.
i am saying their freedom is just as valuable as yours. they choose to spout moronic shit that will inevitably drive away their customers, but it's not my place to tell them what they shouldn't do. but you get pissy about a laundry list of leftist agenda talking points and move on over here to a sports website focused on college football where you can get your fill of OAN headlines and 'Fox is too liberal' talk?
do you think it's funny that your ilk cries about snowflakes that can't leave their parents basement or they'll wilt only to go and post about how the mean TV said things you don't agree with and it's hurt you.
Why are you even talking about freedom here? Is anybody's freedom threatened by criticizing a piece ESPN published? How about evaluating what ESPN is doing with their freedom? Your entire thing here is just a big strawman, which makes me think you're trying to avoid talking about how ridiculous it is for ESPN to be publishing stuff like this for the 4th.
When did this politicization of sports start? Its been here my whole life. Sports have been the testing ground and battleground for just about every single social issue in America. Including war efforts. Sports and athletes werenusednto promote it. That's a fact. Social media and consumption of media has changed no doubt. Just means more of America's "undesirables" have a voice.
As for your cancel culture question. Someone earlier in the thread was totally advocating for cancel culture because the writer assaulted his wife in the past. He shouldn't be allowed a voice in these issues. Not just anout firing but silencing someone's work. Same guy was against canceling people.
Plenty of other options in media by the way. My day was fine. Got everything I needed in terms of sports info without seeing this article. When I did see it I chose not to read it. People that are interested in this material should have it available to read no matter how you or someone else labels it. Plenty of conservative right wing talk and articles if I follow your lead and label these characters. How would you label Clay Travis or Jason Whitlock? Go read their stuff instead of Bryant's. Again. Plenty of options out there if that's the issue.
