BREAKING: Steelers Players To Remain In Locker Room During Anthem

[TillWeDie]

 

[Creflo ½ Dollar]

I don't get what u all are applauding this is the most non offensive and pu55iest way to go about making a statement. This has been what the cacs against the anthem have always said should happen. If you are going to sit or kneel during the anthem stay in the lockeroom. How does that make the Steelers the greatest team in Pennsylvania?

Yea I dnt understand why people are bigging this up. The only statement Tomlin and the steelers made is that they are going to stick to football. That's the opposite of what Kaep was doing. Just like saying we dnt give a fukk about injustices we got a football game to play.

He basically muted out his players who was going to protest.

 

[Godless Socialist CEO]

This was a cowardly decision and an attempt to compromise by the Steelers. It's the definition of fence sitting

 

[Creflo ½ Dollar]

As a team, we have decided we will not participate in the national anthem," the Seahawks' statement said. "We will not stand for the injustice that has plagued people of color in this country. Out of love for our country and in honor of the sacrifices made on our behalf, we unite to oppose those that would deny our most basic freedoms. We remain committed in continuing to work towards equality and justice for all."



Now that statement is 1000% better than that " we gne stick to football " BS that Tomlin said.

 

[Hoodoo Child]

Haven't watched a game,but much respect to the brotha Mike Tomlin

 

[Geek Nasty]

Of all weekends to lose

 

[Midwest]

Man, where the fukk are the BLACK men in america. Got nikkas hiding in locker rooms, locking arms, and still playing. TODAY the master made his statement again and these nikkas didn’t do shyt. Oh let me rephrase that “them son of bytches” better stand smfh.

 

[SupremexKing]

the funny thing is... ok. i can somewhat understand not liking the protest. maybe your brother was a vet. cool, even though that makes no sense, i get it

but they just go overboard w/ the hate, it cant be anything be anything but racism. people acting like Kap and the players are killing babies.

good ol system of white supremacy for ya

 

[JLova]

Yea I dnt understand why people are bigging this up. The only statement Tomlin and the steelers made is that they are going to stick to football. That's the opposite of what Kaep was doing. Just like saying we dnt give a fukk about injustices we got a football game to play.

He basically muted out his players who was going to protest.

I don't have a problem with that. You know what's worse? Having a bunch of clowns on the field locking arms or having clowns standing for the anthem cuz they were threatened.

That locker room shyt infuriated people so I have no issue with it.

 

[Bilz]

Non-American here, from the outside looking in and trying to understand the situation. Most of the countries I know play their anthem exceptionally (for international sports events, for their national days, for ceremonies of remembrance etc.) Why do you guys play the anthem before a "normal" (as in domestic I guess) sport event ? I remember the first MLS game I watched, I was taken by surprise once I heard the anthem because it was just a simple footy match.

I mean, when I watch a boxing fight, even if none of the fights are American, the anthem is played because it's on American soil. Doesn't it downplay the value of it ? Over here, the fact that it is played rarely makes it important and solemn. Doesn't the anthem become "common" when it is played too often ?

It absolutely cheapens it to play it before every single sporting event but somewhere along the line it became a tradition and any talk of removing it (or the pledge of allegiance in schools, or the "in god we trust" on currency) gets old white people heated.

None of these old Cacs are pledging allegiance to the flag or singing the star spangled banner in their everyday lives but they like that other people have to do it.

 

[blac_da_rappa]

I thought it was a good idea until I sat back and thought about it. I think the owners basically want them out of sight out of mind so by keeping them in the locker rooms the media doesn't have to worry about showing the kneel Downs

 

[No1]

Non-American here, from the outside looking in and trying to understand the situation. Most of the countries I know play their anthem exceptionally (for international sports events, for their national days, for ceremonies of remembrance etc.) Why do you guys play the anthem before a "normal" (as in domestic I guess) sport event ? I remember the first MLS game I watched, I was taken by surprise once I heard the anthem because it was just a simple footy match.

I mean, when I watch a boxing fight, even if none of the fights are American, the anthem is played because it's on American soil. Doesn't it downplay the value of it ? Over here, the fact that it is played rarely makes it important and solemn. Doesn't the anthem become "common" when it is played too often ?

It began as something to instill pride during a period of war if I recall, but the practice never left schools. Honestly, we never took is all that seriously after elementary school. No one who is like 11 or 12 cares about standing up during homeroom before class starts. Even at games it's one of those "tradition" things but no one is really thinking about patriotism at that moment.

 

[Creflo ½ Dollar]

I don't have a problem with that. You know what's worse? Having a bunch of clowns on the field locking arms or having clowns standing for the anthem cuz they were threatened.

That locker room shyt infuriated people so I have no issue with it.

The only problem I had was that it seem like he was muting out his protesters and didn't want to divide he lockeroom it seems. But then again if a player want to make an impact with their voice they can do it plenty of ways. But I see where you coming from.

fukk that unity shyt. Where was the unity when Tamir Rice got killed. Or when Trayvon got gunned down. I didn't see no unity then. But now they show "unity" because their masters told them too.on the flip side I can see that their scared to lose their job and lively hood but damn atleast make a statement on twitter or something

 

[10bandz]

I thought it was a good idea until I sat back and thought about it. I think the owners basically want them out of sight out of mind so by keeping them in the locker rooms the media doesn't have to worry about showing the kneel Downs

the owners get paid by the military for the players to stand for the anthem and all that though

 

[Heavy_Handz]

p*ssy ass Steelers lost too