They just released an article saying viewership is down. Regardless of the Nielsen box or not, ads are based off of viewership and who sees them. Most ppl now have digital TV's...when ppl say that boycotting the NFL ain't doing shyt, I just assume that they're implying that shyt can't be changed so just enjoy what you got and let yt supremecy keep turning? If the players took more of a collective approach and sat the bench, NFL would pay more attention. Unfortunately not too many Paul Roberson's in this gen who are willing to take a cut so the collective voice can be heard. Which is why they throw out small symbolic victories to appease us but ain't worth shyt in terms of real economic power.(This was inpsired by both posts on thecoli and real live conversations)
There is currently a group of posters (and people in general but I'm addressing the posters here) who are boycotting the NFL. Their reasoning ranges from social injustice, to health concerns, to plain and simple personal reasons.
Now while those are very valid concerns, the next logical step would be, "how do I help?" How do you help the NFL to see that openly blackballing Colin Kaepernick is unacceptable? That CTE is an enormous issue and must be addressed? That taking justice into your own hands (Peterson, Brady, Elliott) over a court of law is not okay?
Well...you hit then where they understand. In the motherfukking wallet. Right?
First off...I have to ask, WHY are you protesting? If you just hate the NFL, are concerned about CTE, are showing solidarity for Colin K, or have other personal reasons...then carry on.
If it's out of some weird sense of pro-blackness, then please, reconsider, because your efforts are misguided. You are not only potentially stifiling the income of 1000+ black families, but you're helping white supremacists achieve their goal of doing just that, as @OH SOHH TRILL pointed out beautifully the other day:
The white supremacists want to hit the black athlete's wallets and you want to hit the owner's wallet. Which do you think is more likely?
And even if you did manage to hit an owner hard he'd just sell his team for $3,000,000,000 (had to type it out so you understand) and keep it moving.
In the meantime his team cut 10 or 15 black players to save money. So who did you really hurt?
Anyway, back to attacking dem profits nahmean?
But how do we do that?
By withholding viewership?
- First off, If you don't have a Nielsen box (which I'm sure VERY VERY few black families do) not only is your view not even counted, but depending on which channel is airing the game the NFL just might get paid ANYWAY because of how the TV contracts are written. See here:
"ESPN provides the most interesting example. It generated only $285 million, including one game on ABC, for its rights to Monday Night Football and one Wild Card game. It is a far cry from the $1.9 billion yearly average ESPN pays NFL for TV rights..."
The NFL got their money and chucked the deuce to ESPN. ESPN will probably never NOT pay for the rights to Monday Night Football. (I say probably because ESPN is looking a littlelately so maybe they go under?)
These contracts are purposefully written this way to insulate the NFL's money from viewership protests. The NFL doesn't tell you that because the broadcasting companies don't want them to. They don't want you to know you can attack a channel like Fox or CBS financially by not watching football for fear of political bases doing just that.
So, still trying to hit the punk ass NFL in the wallet but we know we can't effectively do it by not watching games. What about not going to games/not buying merch?
- This IS a way to directly hit the bottom lines of NFL teams...except it only makes a difference if you were already going to games and copping merch on a regular basis.
Add to that the fact that ticket sales are a relatively low portion of the NFL's yearly revenue. The NFL sold 17.8 million tickets at an average cost of about $93, which gives us about 1.65 billion dollars. Which means if attendance got cut in HALF (which would be incredible) the league stands to lose about 830 million...which is a lot on paper, but is only 6% (!!!) of what the NFL brought in last year.
So how the hell are we supposed to hit these motherfukkers in the wallet breh???
-Short term? Sponsors, sponsors, SPONSORS. Sponsors are fickle. They care about $$ first, but their image is a close second. Disassociate yourself with anything sponsored by the NFL. Feel free to let those companies know exactly what your reasoning is. Don't buy a Ford or a Hyundai. Quit drinking gatorade and eating Lays. Kick Verizon to the curb, don't buy anything from Microsoft, and cancel your Sirius XM. When they ask why, tell them you don't support the NFL in any way. If you can get 8.9 million people (this is the same amount we hypothetically got to stop attending games earlier) to cancel their Sirius XM, trade their Fusion for an Accord, and tell the guy at Best Buy to get that Surface the hell out my face...You cooking with grease now #boycott brehs.
Long term? Keep your kids out of football. Don't glorify it. Teach them that it turns your brain into swiss cheese.
That's all I got fellas. Enjoy your Sunday, whether it includes football or not.
FUN FACT: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) takes in more money in 5 hours than your average NFL team does all year. In fact, Walmart operates a store in suburban Miami that generates as much revenue as the Miami Dolphins do (the Walmart location wasn’t built with taxpayer funds, either). Yet the NFL and its teams wield vastly disproportionate influence. Why?
(sources: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.fo...cord-3-5-billion-despite-drop-in-ratings/amp/
Topic: National Football League (NFL)
NFL Sponsorship Revenue Totals $1.25 Billion In 2016 Season)
#BOYCOTTNFL TIME TO SHUT IT DOWN!
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Kenny West
Veteran
They were the OG boycotters. They were at it since like October of last year.
Coli nikkas bragging about ratings drops as if they caused them, really they just following in the footsteps of racists who wanted to hit black players in their pockets for protesting the flag.
It seems like the logical conclusion is that we should watch more NFL if we want to offset the hit Black players are taking. Would you agree?
SadimirPutin
Superstar
It seems like the logical conclusion is that we should watch more NFL if we want to offset the hit Black players are taking. Would you agree?
Boycotting the NFL is anti Black.
You nikkas never cease to amaze me.
THANK YOU!!!!
boycott and say fukk the league that employs the most African Americans brehs
boycott the league that has African Americans donating and giving back to the AA community brehs
boycott the league for daps and a feeling of e-acceptance brehs
El Coupeacabra
Diamond Teeth Samurai
The third link in my sources is where I got the sponosr information. I'm sure that's not ALL of them but those are the most prominent.
As far as valuing sports over social issues how is that different from valuing personal comfort or convienece over social issues?
That's the best way to get your voice heard. Along with telling the sponsors why you're boycotting their products via email or social media.
Lord_Chief_Rocka
Superstar
The health concerns reason is so fukking stupid
If that's your reason you better not have any apple products
If that's your reason you better not have any apple products
Kenny West
Veteran
It seems like the logical conclusion is that we should watch more NFL if we want to offset the hit Black players are taking. Would you agree?
No. Go protest with your with your fellow pro blacks
Coli NBA fans getting that intersectionality with Nazi Trumpsters that feminists could never achieve
I don't agree that boycotting the NFL is anti Black, it's what's being suggested in this thread and I think it's silly.
None of you watch football to support Black players and their families, you watch it for escapism via entertainment, that's it and it's very disingenuous to suggest otherwise.
You do realize that two different groups of people can boycott the same organization for two different sets of reasons right?
It's like some of you are so 1 dimensional in your reasoning that you look at what white people are doing and think the right thing is doing the opposite.
Actually6Foot3
Veteran
But according to the coli all those NFL players have white wives anyways 
#theboycottcontinues
#theboycottcontinues
El Coupeacabra
Diamond Teeth Samurai
Boycotting the NFL is anti Black.
You nikkas never cease to amaze me.
It seems like the logical conclusion is that we should watch more NFL if we want to offset the hit Black players are taking. Would you agree?
ok here we go.The NFL is mostly black. If you hurt the NFL financially you will be mostly hurting black men and their families. By trying to prove a point and hurt 32 white owners (who are basically so rich they're untouchable ANYWAY) you catch 1100 black families in the crossfire.
If you decide that that means you should support the NFL MORE to support these black familiies then more power to you. Nothing in my OP suggested that.
But instead of posting sarcastically and trying to derail the conversation, how about you do research and post facts backed with sources detailing how dismantling the sports league that employs the most blacks will benefit those blacks?
I agree that the boycotts from two sets of ppl are for different reasons but the point is one cause (blacks) may in the end be benefitting another cause (white supremacist)