If Athletes Want to Force Real Change, They Need to Stop Playing

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'Stopping play is the only way to make some people listen. It’s the only way athletes can truly, fully grab their attention, and hold it.' williamfleitch writes

A scene from week one of the NFL. Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty Images The world of sports culture has changed so dramatically during the pandemic that even cataloguing all the transformation is a head-spinning exercise.

There were undeniable nods to the movement. The NFL put league-approved “social justice” slogans like “End Racism” and “It Starts With Us” in the end zones, it played “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the so-called Black national anthem before kickoff, it pushed its “It Takes All of Us” slogan during commercials. And six teams stayed in the locker room for the anthems, reigning MVP Lamar Jackson took a knee during the anthem, and Patriots quarterback Cam Newton wore “SAY THEIR NAMES!” on his cleats.

Tellingly, many of the white allies who spoke up during the summer were awfully quiet.

 

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williamfleitch Good. And good riddance.

williamfleitch Tell that to Obama. He basically broke the nascent NBA strike that would have brought attention to BLM and Black athletes.

williamfleitch You guys at NYMag need to stop printing. That would be positive change.

williamfleitch No, no it's not. The only way is to fcking play football. We don't want to tune into a political lecture that we know in our souls we're opposed to for very true sincere (and unasked about by you) reasons and hope a football game will break out.\\ maggieNYT

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