BOYCOTT SUPERBOWL

[angrychair]

I do not want to listen to trump being interviewed before the game.

I do not want to engage in abject consumerism while immigrants are being banned from our country.

I do not want to sit for four hours staring at a TV while Native Americans are being rounded up like criminals for not wanting their water source poisoned with toxic sludge.

I do not want to watch a sport that has ignored and lied about the seriousness of concussions and the very real jeopardy it creates for young minds.

BOYCOTT THE SUPERBOWL! #boycottsuperbowl on twitter

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I'll be watching the Kittenbowl, followed by Puppybowl.

[radical noodle]

2. I have a bunch of All In The Family episodes

tomorrow might be a good day to watch them. I need to see Archie's bigotry being laughed at.

[TexasTowelie]

3. That won't be a problem.

I don't have TV programming available on my broadband service. I might check the score on Yahoo occasionally, but that is the extent of my concern.

[chillfactor]

4. superbowl not my thing

I will be watching mystery movies instead.

[TBA]

5. No problem boycotting the "stupid bowl"

Done it all my life.

[Big Blue Marble]

6. Never watched one; never will.

Do love the Puppy Bowl with Kitty half-Time.

[Frogg]

7. I always boycott the Stupor Bowl

[cstanleytech]

8. So what does the Superbowl have to do with it?

[Ron Green]

9. The last one I saw was number XIII.

Ah, them were the days.

[underthematrix]

10. I don't like football because it causes brain damage

which can and does lead to violence against women

[angrychair]

11. I agree and much much more

I do not believe that that children should be tackling but should be touch only.

[gopiscrap]

53. and voting republican

[HassleCat]

12. Last one I saw was number two.

And I think it was not even called the Super bowl at that time. They went back and retroactively called it "super."

[global1]

13. Are There Any Planned Protests In Or Around The....

stadium - before, during or after the game?

[madokie]

14. Well turn the fucking tv off

and don't listen to or watch the damn thing.
What ever you do don't be pushing off onto me what you want. You're just as bad as the religious people trying to tell me how to live my life. I say fuck that.

[angrychair]

15. I didn't tell you to do anything

I expressed my opinion and stated evidence to support that opinion.
Each person is free to choose their own path.

So what point do you disagree with?

A narcissistic megalomaniac?
Bigotry?
Clean water?
Concussion lies?

[madokie]

18. You damn sure did

"BOYCOTT SUPERBOWL "

Best I can tell every single person playing are playing by their OWN choice

[angrychair]

47. The term "boycott" was symbolism

I don't give two shits about American football. My point was that there are more important things to focus our time, energy and money on than this nonsense. My main hang-ups are two-fold: to deny trump another venue to vent his hatred and the NFL's denial and now foot dragging related to concussion injuries from tackle football and the very real harm it does to young minds and NFL players alike.

I played American football for a season in high school. The difference given that one sport over others and over academics is stunning.
In Allen, TX they built a $60 million high school football stadium. There wasn't a better use of $60 million dollars in that school district? No one thought of astronomy? Physics? Robotics? Engineering?
Futures are built on strong minds, not bashing in heads out on a field.
It's everything that is is wrong with America boiled down to a single sport: glorify combat and aggression and ridicule intelligence and scientific discovery.

[madokie]

51. What ever

[gopiscrap]

54. OMG I couldn't have said it better

[Iggo]

74. "BOYCOTT THE SUPERBOWL!"

If I remember my English lessons a-rightly, I think that's what they call an imperative, or a command.

You're quite literally telling someone to do something.

[Squinch]

28. So I guess people shouldn't say things like "Resist!" or "Turn on CNN right now!" to you either.

Because that would be pushing things off onto you and telling you how to live your life...

Your response is silly.

[madokie]

30. the op is silly

and your reply

I realize you don't get it and so be it. I do

have a good super bowl day. I plan too

[Squinch]

33. You must be so much smarter. Because you are going to rebel against something someone

on the internet said and stand up for liberty and WATCH THAT SUPER BOWL.

I lulzed.

[madokie]

36. You do whatever you want

has nothing to do with 'smarts'

Oh and I'm not rebelling against anyone so f o

now go mind your own business and stay out of mine

[Squinch]

37. Stop telling me what to do! You're just like all those religious nuts!

[DrDan]

64. Well said

[blue neen]

16. Good suggestion!

"Victoria" is on PBS tonight and a special about Henry VIII's wives.

[quickesst]

17. On the other hand....

https://m.

[jmg257]

19. No, but thanks! Beer, roast beef sandwhiches, Stromboli, hanging with friends,

Football, etc.

Not a bad way to spend a Sunday evening.

[OKNancy]

39. I'm making fancy hotdogs

bacon/swiss cheese/dill relish, Sweet baby Ray's honey mustard and also
Dr.Pepper baked beans

Southern dishes... in honor of the Falcons

[jmg257]

71. Yummy! Sweet Baby Ray's is great! Baked Beans too. We'll have Chix Cutlet Sub, Buffalo CHix dip,

meatballs, etc.

Watching pre-game now as the cooking (and drinks) begins!

GO Falcons!!!

[VOX]

20. Last good Super Bowl was 1970, just before the merger of the AFL & NFL.

The AFL-NFL Championship game was interesting for four years, when there were two separate leagues, each with distinctly different styles.

I've seen the SB a a few times since, but it never had that David vs. Goliath feel again. It became so overinstutionalized, rampantly commercial, and uncomfortably surreal. A good 90% of SBs are a major snore fest.

I don't like the idea of the NFL owning my Sundays/Monday nights/Thursday nights. My time is my own now. I'd rather play my guitar.

[HoneyBadger]

21. Been going back and forth, but yes

if you must watch it, DVR it and watch it Monday to kill the ratings

[former9thward]

56. Only if you have a ratings box attached to your TV.

Which probably no one here does. DVR does not kill anything.

[HoneyBadger]

59. My understanding is that providers do market DVR viewing data, but do not have

The customer base that Neilsen does. Gaga's half time show is supposed to features hundreds of drones, perhaps killing American's, who can say for sure.

[RandiFan1290]

22. I don't support rapeball

I find it a disgusting and racist republicon culture.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

23. I will be watching and rooting for America's team-the Atlanta Falcons.

[gademocrat7]

29. So am I.

The Falcons are my hometown team!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

31. I am under no illusion. The Patriots are small favorites.

But a Falcon victory would feel good. It would remind me of the Doolittle Raid.

[Fast Walker 52]

66. same here!

[Vinca]

24. I wouldn't watch anyway because I don't like football, but if I knew Gaga might sing

the "Fuck Trump" song I'd make sure to watch the halftime show.

[dembotoz]

25. easy for me to do, my packers are not in it

kinda wanna see the gaga thing tho

[milestogo]

26. I'm boycotting because the Falcons trashed my Packers.

[Squinch]

27. That's today?

Can you tell I'm not a sports fan?

There are no pucks involved in the Super Bowl, are there? Pucks seem dangerous to me, the way they fly around like that.

[90-percent]

32. I'm only interesteed in Lady Gaga

She bought the Zappa Family homestead in Laurel Canyon a few months ago.

Pro football - i ignored it most of my life for morality - false hopes of so many youth, perversion of money pushing humans beyond their design specs, wealthy billionaire owners sucking all the tax money out of hopeless communities, fraud, greed.

I think Green Bay is a community owned team? That's nice. I like that. Commercials will be nice to see which of our so very patriotic corporate conglomerates make a tepid coded stand against tyranny and KLEPTOCRACY.

wow.. I'm angry. And RESIST!

-90% Jimmy

[obnoxiousdrunk]

34. This boycott

Could put a dent in the ratings.

[tazkcmo]

43. Doubtful.

But it shouldn't stop anyone from boycotting it. Personally, I'm watching to see if any of the protests gain national attention/coverage. Protest organizers have been meeting in secret and employing encryption software for their electronic communications. I'm hoping they've got some major disruptions planned.

I don't care for the NFL for lots of reasons but I do love me some activism!

[Faux pas]

35. I've never watched the super bowl...

does that count as boycotting?

[Archae]

38. This is why "boycotting" has become meaningless.

Boycott meat!

Boycott (fill in the blank TV show or movie)!

Boycott milk!

Boycott vegetables! (They could be GMO's!)

Etc, etc...

I am going to tape the Super Bowl on my DVR, like I do just about every year, so I can skip the boring part, and get straight to the ads!
(Only time I have watched was when the Packers were playing in the Super Bowl.)

[obnoxiousdrunk]

44. + 1 ... N/t

[angrychair]

49. The term "boycott" was symbolism

I don't give two shits about American football. My point was that there are more important things to focus our time, energy and money on than this nonsense. My main hang-ups are two-fold: to deny trump another venue to vent his hatred and the NFL's denial and now foot dragging related to concussion injuries from tackle football and the very real harm it does to young minds and NFL players alike.

I played American football for a season in high school. The difference given that one sport over others and over academics is stunning.
In Allen, TX they built a $60 million high school football stadium. There wasn't a better use of $60 million dollars in that school district? No one thought of astronomy? Physics? Robotics? Engineering?
Futures are built on strong minds, not bashing in heads out on a field.
It's everything that is is wrong with America boiled down to a single sport: glorify combat and aggression and ridicule intelligence and scientific discovery.

[Archae]

69. I know, we do glorify sports more.

Say the name of a city, and immediately a sports team in that city comes to mind.

In schools it's ALWAYS been the jocks who got the best girls, and in egregious cases were able to cheat in their studies and almost get away with murder.

Far too many sports teams are owned by some megabucks billionaire, who can extort millions from an area to buy his latest toy.
(Like a stadium.)

Think this was any different in ancient times?
The best Roman gladiators were by our standards, billionaires.

"Ben-Hur" would have been able to buy his family's freedom and a huge villa with what he won in a chariot race.

[marybourg]

40. Have been boycotting it for 51 years,

in anticipation.

[tavernier]

41. I don't mind the half time and the commercials.

I don't attend the parties because I have no attention span for football, and don't want to insult my hosts by yawning and squirming and dozing off, accompanied by snoring and drooling.

I'm not sure about the boycott... I always feel like I'm being pretentious when it comes to those things. I would happily boycott things I don't like very well... you won't catch me in a country western boot store...but a chocolate ban wouldn't last very long in my house.

[angrychair]

45. The term "boycott" was symbolism

I don't give two shits about American football. My main hang-ups are two-fold: to deny trump another venue to vent his hatred and the NFL's denial and now foot dragging, related to concussion injuries from tackle football and the very real harm it does to young minds and NFL players alike.

I played American football for a season in high school. The difference given that one sport over others and over academics is stunning.
In Allen, TX they built a $60 million high school football stadium. There wasn't a better use of $60 million dollars in that school district? No one thought of astronomy? Physics? Robotics? Engineering?
Futures are built on strong minds not bashing in heads out on a field.
It's everything that is is wrong with America boiled down to a single sport: glorify combat and aggression and ridicule intelligence and scientific discovery.

[ebbie15644]

42. I had already decided not to watch. Not "calling it a boycott" but I can't

watch this after Brady endorsed Trump and I don't want to watch the Orange wonder

[HoneyBadger]

52. Patriots vs Falcons

Is Racists vs Black America.

I am aware that Ryan is Irish, and that is besides my point.

[MurrayDelph]

46. I haven't watched a Super Bowl

since Super Bowl 1, and I only watched that one because my Junior High English teacher played tackle for The Dallas Cowboys.

[BSdetect]

48. No worries, I hate that stoopid game of mutual concussion

[xor]

50. Seems like the only people posting #boycottsuperbowl on twitter are Trump Supporters

who are upset they are letting Lady Gaga perform.

Even if that wasn't the case, I'm not sure what the Superbowl has to do with anything of you mentioned.

[angrychair]

57. It's a microcosm of what is wrong with America

Just as is the case with high school and college football, there is a far better use of our time and money than this nonsense.

We have very real issues and abject consumerism and raw aggression is not going to fix it.

Guess what organization has lied, bullied and bribed those connected to concussion research and its impact on young athletes and adult players? Following the lead of oil industry on lead gas and tobacco industry on cigarettes, the NFL did everything it could to avoid and hide the data.
Guess what individual program gets the most funding in high school? The football program. (All this while music, art and drama are cut completely)
Guess who the highest paid state employee is in almost every state in the country? The state college football coach.

Even the Lady Gaga half time show is about her paycheck and abject consumerism and glorification of a lifestyle that 99% of people will never know.

[workinclasszero]

55. I can't remember the last time I watched one live

This year will be no exception.

[Stellar]

58. What Bill Maher says...

Although I will not be watching anyways.

[BainsBane]

60. Fuck the deflated balls!

Bill gave me a reason to care who wins, but like you I won't be watching.

I can't claomits a boycott since I wasn't going to watch anyway.

[Initech]

68. That was one of his best New Rules in a while!

[BainsBane]

61. Trump is going to be president for 4 years

People can't stop doing the things they enjoy for all that time.

I won't be watching the game because I hate football, but I want begrudge those who do.

[angrychair]

62. It's about more than trump

Look at my responses to some others (like #57)

[DrDan]

63. Feel free to skip it - I plan on watching

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[JonLP24]

65. The one thing I hate about the Super Bowl is it is longer than a regular game

The pregame, TV timeouts, the halftime show. Good thing I have NBA League Pass so I will be watching Toronto, Clippers, Boston, & Russell Westbrook rather than boring pregame coverage.

[Initech]

67. I will be watching Saturday Night Live in place of the interview.

[Dream Girl]

70. Ok, just like last year...

[Pathwalker]

72. So, choose between the Purity Bowl and the Super Bowl?

I'll take choice #2 - if I'm not busy hanging out in the ER with my poor, dear injured husband. Real life will win out over anything else.

[Ilsa]

75. Not watching trump. Watching the Falcons win! nt

[MFM008]

76. watch it or dont

who cares.
I care that maggot lovers Brady and the "Patriots" get BEAT but I don't have to watch it.
In fact If Atlanta is really ON today it might be fun to see Brady sit and cry.

[matt819]

77. Does it count as boycotting if I wasn't going to watch anyway? (Nt)