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> Another aspect of life has been politicized for no good reason. Life is political. If you have the relative privilege to think that parts of life can remain

> Another aspect of life has been politicized for no good reason. Life is political. If you have the relative privilege to think that parts of life can remain completely neutral and value-free, it's probably because you are relatively privileged and not directly affected by the issues that people feel compelled to speak about. In any case, I'm nearly 100% sure that ESPN's drop in viewership doesn't have to do with SJWs peeing in people's Cheerios, but rather the overall trends towards cord-cutting, tv-shedding, etc and ESPN not yet jumping on the train of ala carte tailored sports packages.

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fullshark 10y ago
Enjoying any aspect of life without being bombarded with messages of social inequality is another privilege that I have to feel guilty about now huh?
- skj 10y ago
  Poor you.
- llamataboot 10y ago
  No one told you that you have to feel guilty. But if you were on the wrong side of the inequality, I don't think you would simply get to escape it. It's always there, so yes, better to see it. Doesn't mean that you're not allowed to have fun, play games, make love, buy frivolous things or any of that. No one's talking about regulating your pleasure. I'm just saying that, yes, it is in fact a privilege to get to pretend that one lives in a world where sports in a simply a non-political realm divorced from social conditions.
  - mzw_mzw 10y ago
    It's easy to nod along and say "come on, stop complaining, you need to be aware of this stuff" when you already agree with the views being peddled. If Colin Kaepernick and friends had been taking a knee to protest against abortion instead of police shootings, I suspect you'd be singing a different tune real quick.
  - WildUtah 10y ago
    If fullshark were on the side of inequality, she probably wouldn't feel guilty about it. She'd be delighted every time it came to light. "Do you know whose lives really matter?" she'd say to some kneeling footballer with a grin on her face, "millionaires'!" It's the people that mostly agree that are being annoyed and turned off by antics that make everything political.
- 9935c101ab17a66 10y ago
  This comment is fucking amazing. Everyone is incredibly sorry to hear your ability to consume the NFL circus was hampered by your latent guilt. Jesus Christ.

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fullshark 10y ago

Enjoying any aspect of life without being bombarded with messages of social inequality is another privilege that I have to feel guilty about now huh?

skj 10y ago
Poor you.
llamataboot 10y ago
No one told you that you have to feel guilty. But if you were on the wrong side of the inequality, I don't think you would simply get to escape it. It's always there, so yes, better to see it. Doesn't mean that you're not allowed to have fun, play games, make love, buy frivolous things or any of that. No one's talking about regulating your pleasure. I'm just saying that, yes, it is in fact a privilege to get to pretend that one lives in a world where sports in a simply a non-political realm divorced from social conditions.
- mzw_mzw 10y ago
  It's easy to nod along and say "come on, stop complaining, you need to be aware of this stuff" when you already agree with the views being peddled. If Colin Kaepernick and friends had been taking a knee to protest against abortion instead of police shootings, I suspect you'd be singing a different tune real quick.
- WildUtah 10y ago
  If fullshark were on the side of inequality, she probably wouldn't feel guilty about it. She'd be delighted every time it came to light. "Do you know whose lives really matter?" she'd say to some kneeling footballer with a grin on her face, "millionaires'!" It's the people that mostly agree that are being annoyed and turned off by antics that make everything political.
9935c101ab17a66 10y ago
This comment is fucking amazing. Everyone is incredibly sorry to hear your ability to consume the NFL circus was hampered by your latent guilt. Jesus Christ.