smackeddog wrote:TripleThreat wrote:^ Woj sent it from his ESPN account.
You can't just say whatever you want from your work account.
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https://www.foxnews.com/sports/charles-barkley-says-sports-becoming-woke-circus-with-no-real-results
He pointed out that while the U.S. is a divided country, "sports used to be a place where fans could go get away from reality."
And as fans financially struggle during the coronavirus pandemic, “they don’t want to see a bunch of rich people” constantly talking about social justice issues, he said.
“The last thing they want to do is turn on the television and hear arguments all the time. It’s going to be very interesting to see how the public reacts."
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Charles Barkley is right. There will be a segment of any fanbase who don't want to hear it. They just want to watch sports. They might not be the most vocal, but they will turn away from the game itself.
But should we really be appealing to that attitude?- "I don't care about peoples lives, I only care about watching sports!" I like bball, but last few years have taught me life is short and s*** can happen at any time- campaigning for peoples lives is more important, if viewers can't handle that, let them walk
When you walk into a restaurant, are you only paying for the food? You are also paying for the service. The lights above you. The parking lot, if there is one. You are paying for the windows to be clean. For the employees to have basic hygiene. You are paying for many things that go beyond just the food and into the experience itself.
You are also paying for the right to NOT have to deal with the employees bad day, their personal problems, their politics, their views on how you should raise your kids and anything that detracts from that experience. You are paying with your time and money ( which is a proxy for your time)
But people who walk into a restaurant can't just do whatever the hell they want can they? Once that person starts to disturb the experience of everyone else, eventually they are asked to leave.
When a fan pays for League Pass and turns on a game, they are paying not just for basketball, but the right to NOT have to deal with the employees bad days, their personal problems, their politics, their views on how you should raise your kids and anything that detracts from that experience. They are paying their time and money for the right to not have to deal with that shit.
Now you could split hairs here and say look at this, well what about that or you aren't seeing this perspective - but the truth is, you are just the type of customer who thinks they are entitled to disturb the experience for everyone else, and expect to not be asked to leave for it.
You can't just say whatever the fuck you want from your work account. Anyone want to argue that? I mean really? If anyone here said "Fuck You", to a public figure from their work account, would anyone here expect anything good to happen to the person who sent it?
