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INDY500 said:My lack of knowledge of sports exposes my bigotry! Really? Only in the same way your
lack of sports knowledge exposes your antisemitism. How else to explain your failure to mention that not everyone thought positively of Sandy Koufax's decision to not pitch Game 1 of the 1965 World Series because the game fell on Yom Kippur?
Now can we stop silliness?
I remember the Abdul-Rauf incident, I just consider it a piss-poor comparison. Maybe you can tell us which NBA player, or any professional athlete, could sit in protest during the National Anthem and tell us the American flag "represents tyranny and oppression" and not be booed and his team pressured to take some type of action?
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Perhaps you could tell us why he was not supported by fellow Muslims in the NBA and in Colorado at the time.
And Olajuwon went on to win a gold medal for the U.S. Olympic team in 1996. I lived in Houston in the 80's during the Twin Tower Era and I can tell you that Hakeem Olajuwon is arguably the most revered professional athletic in Houston today. That's Houston, Texas !!
My bigotry? I think not. My bias? Yes. I think the United States is the most religiously diverse, tolerant and therefore freest in the history of the world. Expect my posts to reflect that sentiment.
LemonMelon said:When the Broncos get smacked around this weekend, I'll take note of how Tebow reacts.
Why do I have a feeling that this has more than a little something to do with it?
For many Americans, patriotism is a big deal.
How long did you have to google to find the Koufax story?
Other than the Super Bowl commercial I couldn't tell you his views on abortion.I'm a Christian. I find Tim Tebow's views on abortion to be deplorable.
Abdul-Rouf was shunned for his belief that America is a tyrannical country. But if you need to feel our stadiums are packed with religious bigots go right ahead.Mahmoud Abdul-Rouf was shunned by the Denver crowd because of his religious beliefs. Tebow is beloved.
Tebow blows. He's awful.
His natural talents are God-given and obviously his strength, drive and inspiration derive from his faith.God has nothing to do with what he does in the football field.
I don't remember saying anything to the contrary so finally we can agree.God doesn't give a shit who wins a football game
INDY500 said:Other than the Super Bowl commercial I couldn't tell you his views on abortion.
So why no kneel down after this game?
other than his assertion that medically endangered pregnant females should give birth on the off chance they survive and the kid is an nfl quarterback, i couldn't tell you his views on abortion.
So that's the Tebow family message after distillation with FYM nuance and reason?
INDY500 said:So that's the Tebow family message after distillation with FYM nuance and reason?
they did not choose little jimmy from springfield to be the almost-but-not-aborted kid either. they chose the famous athlete.
oh, are we comparing abortions to weight loss products?
Jive Turkey said:When you think about it, they're kinda the same
I don't recall ever seeing or hearing anything about Brees being a Christian.
oh, are we comparing abortions to weight loss products?
When you think about it, they're kinda the same
But one is marketing a weight loss product. The other is marketing the concept that you should ignore your doctors when they say you might die.Oh Philly, sometimes it truly is a hoot to watch you take one of my posts in a direction that would never even occur to me.
Actually I commenting on the dominance of the cult of celebrity in marketing and media today. But yes, that can be seen in everything from pro-life ads to weight loss programs.
At the very least Indy, I think you should be able to recognize the crassness of using a celebrity in an abortion ad the same way you would in an ad for product (ie buy these shoes and be like Jordan, because he's best in the league/Don't abort your baby and be like Tebow, because he's the best non-aborted baby in the land)
Would it be okay to have a celebrity featured in a pro-choice ad?