I Would Really Appreciate It If Future Hall Of Famers Would Stop Raving About Brandin Cooks8/23/2015
Randy Moss- "With Graham gone, that means a lot more targets are going to be coming his way," Moss said. "Just by looking at his body, it looks like he's ready to take on that challenge. He's a good receiver. I'm not going to call him great. But the sky's the limit."
"He's in a great offense. He's got a great quarterback in Drew Brees. The sky's the limit for whatever he wants to do in this offense, and I think Sean Payton's going to put him in a position to make plays." Bill Belicheck- “I’m glad we don’t have to play him twice a year, he’s not in our division,” Belichick said, via the New Orleans Times-Picayune. “He’s a really good player.” Okay, so don't let the title mislead you. Of course I enjoy hearing how good Brandin Cooks is/will be. Saying that I want people to stop talking about it is completely disingenuous. I'm like the girl that spends 3 hours getting dolled up to go out on the town, and the when people compliment her she says "oh, this old thing?". Just like that girl, I actually can't get enough of the compliments, even if they aren't even about me. The problem, however, it that those very same compliments do me no good. Now granted, they weren't made with my feelings in mind, but I'm a narcissistic millenial and everything is about me, even compliments made towards Brandin Cooks. Usually when a young player gets cosigned by a player or coach that has a long history of success in the NFL it is a good thing. It's something that can excite the average fan. Only thing is, I couldn't possibly be more excited about Brandin Cooks than I already was prior to this little week long outing with the Patriots. There's a thin line between confidence and cockiness, and Randy Moss and Bill Belicheck are trying to drop kick me onto the wrong side it. Saying the sky's the limit gives my brain far too many options in terms of expectations. Next thing you know I'll be taking Brandin Cooks #1 overall in my fantasy league and I will feel fantastic about it. I fucking love Brandin Cooks so much that I am able to overlook that is dangerously close to being a Bible thumper. With that said, if this hype machine keeps running I'm going to need to wear two pairs of boxers just to cover up my vulnerability. Listen, I don't think Randy Moss is the world's greatest talent evaluator, but he is one of the most talented wide receivers in NFL history. If he's going to start breaking down players on my team I would much rather that he give them a ringing endorsement than some words of indifference. Not to mention, Bill Belicheck swooping in and talking about Cooks like he is his Godfather or something. I don't think he has said that many words regarding one topic in the last decade. He had less to say when he won the fucking SuperBowl like 6 months ago and now all the sudden he's a wordsmith in regards to a wide receiver that isn't even on his roster? Just strikes me as a little odd, but like, in a good way. Hey, you couldn't have asked for more out of Brandin Cooks last year. Sure, I was hoping he would have been targeted on more attempts downfield, but that was more of a product of an offensive line that was about as protective as using the pullout method with a Puerto Rican chick. With Graham in Seattle and a completely revamped line up front, Cooks should showcase every skill that has fans and Hall Of Famers alike singing his praises. Either that or his performance in training camp and the preseason thus far is the biggest cock tease of all time. Shock the world Brandin, shock the world.
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The Saints Effort Yesterday Was About As Encouraging As A Preseason Game Could Possibly Be8/23/2015 Let's just put it this way, I spent my Saturday afternoon watching an entire preseason game for the first time probably ever. So either I am regressing as a human being and a socialite, or I am really fucking excited for football to start. Given my propensity to never admit to any of my faults, I think I am going to go with the latter. Either way, what I did watch, for a majority of the first half anyway, was a Saints team that has the makings of a much more complete team than last year. While Gronk, Edelman, and LaFell were all out for the Patriots, the Saints were basically starting their third stringers in the secondary. When you are that far down the depth chart I can consider holding Tom Brady to 3 straight 3-and-outs a success, even if it is the preseason. More importantly, they were able to penetrate the backfield and the players that were doing it can leave the Who Dat Nation nothing but encouraged. Hau'oli Kikaha showed the ability to be disruptive in the backfield while Anthony Spencer showed his sideline to sideline range. Even rookies like Tyler Davison, Davis Tull, and Bobby Richardson had flashes of promise as pocket pushers and run stoppers. It was still just the first half of the second preseason game, but you can see why the Saints feel comfortable defensively heading into the season. They performed admirably when called upon, especially when the majority of the supposed strength of this defense was watching from the sidelines. So, no one with an ounce of intelligence really thought that the Saints offense would take a step back without Jimmy Graham, right? Now, they might have some early struggles in the red zone given Graham's knack for finding pay dirt, but Drew Brees first three drives were about as flawless as they could have been. Take away a drop by Coleman and you're looking at 3 straight touchdown drives from a starting offense that's without one of their best playmakers in CJ Spiller. The Saints may have lost a #1 target in Jimmy, but if you believe anything that your eyes see, or your ears hear then you know they gained one with Brandin Cooks sophomore development. Simply stated, the kid makes plays all over the field. Whether it's getting open, making tough catches, or creating after those catches, Cooks just has IT. You always know what Colston brings to the table, Cooks ceiling is sky-high, and while the other receivers after that are still being shuffled, one of Coleman, Snead, or Morgan should be able to impress. It sucks to not have the luxury of a 6'6 athletic freak, but Watson and Hill didn't seem to mind as they were each finding the end zone. Didn't think I was going to skip over the oft-ignored offensive line, did you? You know, the main reason for the Saints offensive struggles last year. Well, as is always the case when taking about offensive lineman, less is more. The big boys up front didn't give me much to write about and that's about as much as you could possibly ask from them. They gave Brees a clean pocket for the entirety of his time behind center, and it's no coincidence that Drew was nearly perfect throughout that time. If they can continue the 180 they have begun with Jahri Evans returning to form, the emergence of Terron Armstead, and the additions of Max Unger, and to a smaller extent Andrus Peat, then they should prove to be the biggest factor in making this offense unstoppable again.
Yeah, it was just one preseason game. One preseason game that they didn't even manage to win. However, the players that Saints fans were looking to step up and perform did exactly that, and that's a far better sign of things to come than if they hadn't. I don't know about you, but I am just about ready to drink enough Nyquil to put me to sleep until September 13th. Buckle up Who Dat Nation, we might just be in a for a fun ride this season. Fox Sports- Here's what 2014-15 Clippers backup big man Glen "Big Baby" Davis had to say to CBS Sports Radio regarding what he thought would've happened had the Clips gotten to the Western Conference Finals to play Golden State, via CBS Sports:
"We would’ve beat Golden State. We would’ve beat Golden State. And I think the reason why is because Blake Griffin. Who’s going to guard Blake Griffin? You got these little 4s, range-shooting 4s. Blake’s 6-9. He’s a true power forward. And then also, he can play around the perimeter. It’s hard to stop that when you’re playing small ball." Woulda. Coulda. Shoulda. Hey, Big Baby, I love the optimism. I actually had the same line of thinking. Literally could have written this exact quote word for word right after game 4 of the Clippers/Rockets series. Hell, I could have written it after the first three quarters of game 5. You know, before the Clippers blew a golden (no pun intended) opportunity to make history and began an epic three game collapse. The Clippers team that battled back from being down in the series twice to beat the Spurs in one of the best game 7's of all time? Yeah, they could have beaten the Warriors. The Clippers team that absolutely decimated the Houston Rockets in 3 out of the first 4 games of the series despite playing without Chris Paul for a couple games? Yeah, they probably could have beaten the Warriors. The Clippers team that let Josh Smith, Corey Brewer, Jason Terry, and Pablo Prigioni drive a stake into the heart of their dream season? Wellllll, not so much. I don't care if Blake Griffin was 7'4 and had fucking wings, the team that I watched meltdown physically and emotionally was not beating a 67 win team of any kind. The last 9 quarters of basketball that I watched the Clippers play this past season they couldn't have beaten the Warriors in wall ball, never mind small ball. Hell of a time for this statement too. Hey, ummm, Glen...We still aren't over it bro. Still trying to do that thing where we smile and laugh when talking about basketball, but in reality were just doing it to cover up the pain inside of us. Can we just let sleeping dogs lie? Clippers fans do NOT want to talk about last season. The first 93 games do NOT make up for the nightmare that was the last three. I'm honestly STILL expecting to wake up and start the conference finals series against the Warriors. So maybe don't remind me that I'm not in the longest dream sequence of all time? K, thanks babe. Yardbarker- Los Angeles Clippers superstar Blake Griffin believes the NBA needs to scale its regular-season schedule back in order to offer “a better product” for the fans.
Speaking with Ken Berger of CBS Sports, Griffin expressed a thoughtful answer to the question of how long the NBA regular season should be. “Sixty-six, spread over the same amount of time [as the current 82-game season],” Griffin said. “Fatigue and injuries, and better product. If you have less games, less back-to-backs, the product’s better. The fans will appreciate it more. You see those college guys playing so hard, but they play 36 games in the same amount of time we play 82 almost. I just think it would be a better product.” See, this is a tough debate. As an NBA player that averages well over 40 minutes on a night, Blake Griffin is right. The actual product on the floor at an NBA game would be better if the players had less wear and tear on their bodies. They would be fresher down the stretch. They would be more physically prepared for the grind of playoff basketball. With that said, while the actual quality of basketball would improve, it is still far more financially responsible for the NBA to continue to play 82 game seasons. You are never going to convince NBA owners that they are better off without 8 games of ticket sales, 8 games of merchandise sales, and 8 games of concessions sales. At the end of the day, the NBA is a business, and the goal is to be as profitable as it can possibly be. The truth is, the people that run the league would probably rather see the season lengthened than shortened. If a player gets hurt because the schedule is too grueling than so be it. Next man up. There's still a game to be played. Still a ticket to be bought. Still a $7 hot dog to eat. Still an overpriced tee shirt that some kid won't be able to live without. You think a money hungry NBA owner is going to cut prices on season tickets? You make the season 66 games and there's not a chance that price point gets lowered. The fan would end up getting less basketball for the same amount of money. That's one way to alienate the fans that ultimately play Blake Griffin's salary. A salary that would undoubtedly get prorated if the season were to be shortened. The real problem is that no matter how bad the basketball being played is, people are still going to show up. I acknowledge that I might get a better brand of hoops if I only get 33 home games to chose from, but I would rather take my chances on having 41. Even if those 8 games suck, it's still better to be out of the house taking in a live sporting event. Of course fans would rather see the greatest game ever played on hardwood every time they show up, but even if they get to see the worst NBA game ever played, it's still the worst of the best. It's still an experience. There's no such thing as over saturation in terms of sports. Fans want to watch as much as possible. If the Clippers played 150 games a year people would still watch on television or show up at Staples Center. Hey Blake, 'C.R.E.A.M.', ever heard of it? I'm selfish. I want the best possible Blake Griffin on a nightly basis too. However, for $19 million I'll take a half decent one a couple nights a year, as long as you aren't giving me less basketball. If everyone only worked when they thought they could give their best effort the work week would start Tuesday, end Wednesday, and we would all make the same amount of money. 82 work days a year plus playoffs doesn't seem so bad now, does it?
Complex- There are a lot of NBA players who struggle to deal with retirement. They don't know what to do once they hang up their sneakers for good. Shaquille O'Nealisn't one of those guys. During a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, he was asked if he ever wishes he were still playing in the league and he said, "Never."
The WSJ then asked him if there are any current players that he would want to play against. "No, I'd beat 'em all," he said. "I'd beat 'em all up." So then, the WSJ tried to throw Anthony Davis' name out there, just to see if Shaq was serious. And as it turns out, he is. He really doesn't have any interest in playing against any of today's NBA players. "Too little for me," he said, while speaking about Davis. "That's barbecue chicken down there." As someone that lived through the years of the Lakers dominance, I got a lot of respect for what Shaq brought to the table at the center position. I can appreciate how unstoppable he was offensively and how much of a force he was on the interior. I'll even give him this, he would turn Anthony Davis into barbecue chicken...for about one quarter of basketball. As comical as it would be watching Anthony Davis trying to stop Shaq from getting to the basketball hoop, it would be 10x as hilarious watching Shaq try to defend to Anthony Davis. Hell, he would need a breathing tube at halftime, and would likely be in full blown cardiac arrest come the end of the 3rd quarter. Shaquille O'Neal is an all-time great, so this might be a little tough for him to hear, but he's very lucky he played basketball in the era that he did. You know why there are no more players like Shaq? Well, for one, he was a once in a generation player, but also because those types of players have been made obsolete by the NBA's emphasis on athleticism, running the floor, and three point shooting. In comparison to the Lakers glory years, basketball has become a track meet, and if I remember correctly, even in his youth Shaq wasn't the most flight of foot.There would be teams in the league that would turn Shaq into a situational player, and not someone you could rely upon to win you games. The NBA has evolved. Anthony Davis is the best possible version of what it means to be a big man in the NBA now. A player that can take people off the dribble, shoot out to the 3-point line, make foul shots, rebound the ball, and facilitate with the best of them. He would definitely get abused in the paint by O'Neal, but let's not act like we are talking about Vlade Divac here. Anthony Davis would have Shaq wheezing like a fat asthmatic in gym class trying to get back on defense. If we are going to be completely honest here, in terms of athletic talent, Shaq isn't even in the same stratosphere as Anthony Davis. The advantages he would have over him on the basketball court would begin and end with size and strength. While those are admirable qualities, if are going under the assumption that Shaq could turn Anthony Davis into a flightless bird, then Anthony Davis could turn Shaq into the world's largest parking cone. Puck Daddy- It’s no secret the NHL has an uphill battle when it comes to making their arenas more welcoming places. That goes for families, that goes for women, and that goes for the LGBT community, all of whom have a collective wince reflex from having to experience some of the nonsense spewed in the cheap seats.
The NHL, at the very least, has made a surface attempt to be more proactive. Its early acceptance of the You Can Play movement was noteworthy. Every social media faux pas by its players now comes with an apology soon after – half-hearted as they are. And the Stanley Cup has now appeared in more Pride Parades than most candidates for the U.S. Presidency. But the NHL can do more, as Jennifer Rhorer writes on Two Bearded Ladies (great Texas-based hockey blog, by the way). What surprised us was the lack of Pride Nights at NHL games, considering (a) how easy they are to schedule and execute and (b) if Six Flags can have an after-hours water park party for the LGBT community, NHL teams could at least dedicate a home game to it. In her research, she found something a bit disconcerting: Only five teams have ever had an LGBTQIA (LGBT as well as questioning, intersex, and asexual) theme night: The Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Philadelphia Flyers and San Jose Sharks. From Rhorer: In total, just five of 30 NHL teams (16.7%) have ever hosted an LGBTQIA theme night, and only two of 30 teams (6.7%) have hosted more than one. That’s only thirteen total games over six (well, five and a half) seasons. That’s depressing and makes me want to flip a table and walk right on out of here. Alright, I have fucking had it. I don't want to burst anyone's bubble here, but we can explain the entire reasoning that 'Pride nights' exist. They are a promotional tool. A promotional tool that the NHL teams rarely use anyway. However, when they do, it's because they have attendance, and ultimately money, in mind. NHL franchises are very accepting organizations, but they aren't having 'Pride nights' out of the goodness of their heart. The same reason that an NHL franchise would hand out a free poster is the SAME reason they would host a night dedicated to the LBGT community. It's a gimmick. A gimmick to get more people in the stadium. Doesn't matter if those people are black, white, or Rachel Dolezal. Doesn't matter if they like dicks, vaginas, cucumbers, or grapefruits. You got a beating heart and an open wallet then are accepted into an NHL arena. I would think that the growth of the homosexual community was beyond needing a party thrown in their honor to show up to a public place that's welcoming of all walks of life. After all, we are talking about going to a hockey game, not showing up to a Klan rally. I have been to more hockey games then I can even imagine trying to count. The only Pride night I can remember is a Jewish Heritage night, and I'm pretty sure that's only because the amount of orthodox Jews had me feeling like I was watching a hockey game in the middle of a field in rural Pennsylvania. That's not to say that I haven't been to more, I just don't remember them because at the end of the day, I was there for a fucking hockey game. The way I felt about the particular group of people being celebrated before the game was the same way I was going to feel after. You know why? Because I'm an open minded, free thinking human being that doesn't need an NHL team to tell me that I live in a society where everyone is equal. The people that don't understand that certainly aren't going to change their mind by sitting next to a bunch of people that they irrationally hate at a sporting event. Here's an example. Black people have an entire month dedicated to the accomplishments of their race, yet I have never been to a Black Pride hockey game. You may want to take a seat for this one, it's a rather shocking statement. I have seen thousands upon thousands of black people happily taking in a live hockey game, and they didn't need balloons, streamers, and a shout out on the JumboTron to do so. Here's my message to members of the LGBT community: You have already been accepted as equal members of society. You can get married now. Caitlyn Jenner has made being transgender more popular then anyone could have possibly imagined. As a society we are a few shy teenagers and a couple of closets South of the Mason Dixon away from making the heterosexual male a minority. I got to be honest. With all these gay parades and celebrations, I'm starting to feel marginalized as a straight guy, where's my fucking pride night?!? All jokes aside, if you need to be singled out to celebrate your sexuality has your sexuality really come that far? Can't we all shut the fuck up and focus on what we have in common instead of what makes us different? I don't care who you fuck, as long as you like yourself some hockey, and don't wear a Rangers or Flyers jersey, then I consider you a peer. In His First Display Of Manhood Ever, Geno Smith Isn't Filing Charges Against IK Enemkpali8/21/2015 Metro- Geno Smith has not yet pressed charges and is likely not to, so says a source close to the New York Jets quarterback about last week's altercation at the team's facility.
A week ago, Smith was punched in the jaw by IK Enemkpali, the now former Jets linebacker who had a dispute with his quarterback over money. Smith will likely be out for the first month of the season and required jaw surgery, which he had late last week. A source tells Metro New York that Smith has not yet pressed charges against Enemkpali “and likely won't.” The Florham Park Police Department confirmed to Metro that no charges have been filed yet and the police were not called to Atlantic Health Jets Training Center following the fracas. The source indicated to Metro that Smith is unlikely to pursue charges at this time and likely won't. It is unclear if the reason for the Jets quarterback not filing on the incident has anything to do with his perceived role in the fight or rather his willingness to let the incident simmer down. Look at that Jets fans, you're little boy is finally growing up. Well, he is 'likely' to finally be growing up anyway. You got to take what you can get when you are talking about a guy that misses meeting, acts bratty with the media, and gets his dumb ass knocked the fuck out by a teammate. Sure, it would have been nice if he decided to act like a competent human being a few weeks ago and not had his entire season, and possibly career, compromised. However, from what we have seen from Geno Smith, I think it's quite the step that he's not filing charges. If there were ever a quarterback to charge his own teammate after being the recipient of one punch it would be the guy that got hit over a refusal to pay $600. Honestly, if you get punched once, you shouldn't even be granted the right to press charges. Now, there are extenuating circumstances, I suppose, but they don't cover wagging a finger in someone's face. Once you do that you can't walk away thinking that you didn't deserve it. Was it a sucker punch? Well, kinda sorta. I mean, Geno Smith didn't think his teammate would hook off on him so he definitely wasn't protecting himself, but at the same time he was also instigating. Tough to justify the 'sucker punch' label when two people are clearly in a heated discussion. Regardless, the only thing more emasculating than losing half your season, and 3/4 of your jaw, to a single blow is turning around and trying to turn it into a pay day in court. With the amount of jokes, memes, and tweets that were produced at Geno's expense he would have quite the case for "physical and emotional distress", but when you're a man you just got to sac up and, quite literally, take one on the chin. Geno Smith may be a bad teammate and a worse quarterback, but apparently, at this time, he's not being a huge pussy. Sometimes it's the little things, especially when you are so atrocious at everything else. Sporting News- Texans center Ben Jones is described by teammate James Charles as a "pretty nasty guy," so it didn't come as a surprise to learn Jones drank his own urine.
Wide receiver Cecil Shorts said Thursday morning he saw Jones drink a small cup of urine during organized team activities. Jones later admitted to CBS Sports Radio 650 in Houston that he did, and the urine was his own. "It kind of caught me off guard," Jones explained. "It was a drug test day and I walked out, and (cornerback Kareem Jackson) said that looks like apple juice. I said, 'How much you pay me to drink this? "He threw out a number and I just knocked it on back." Wide receiver Uzoma Nwachukwu said he witnessed a discussion about the incident, but didn't actually see the fourth-year player from Georgia drink the liquid. That said, nobody on the Texans roster was surprised. Linebacker Tony Washington called Jones a "pretty crazy guy" while Charles added Jones does "a lot of crazy s– in the locker room." Yes, you should cringe when you read that a grown man willingly drank his own urine. That's not something I am partaking in, and I am certainly not going to be the one that suggests it as a bet. You know what though? Maybe, just maybe, that's just one of the many reasons I am not being paid to play professional football. Sure, the whole south of 6 feet tall and zero history of playing competitive football outside of a backyard thing kind of held me back too, but at the end of the day you also got to have a couple screws loose. You don't play a sport where people will stop at nothing, even your own bodily harm, to win if you don't have a couple of quirks. So yeah, Ben Jones might be a little disgusting. Probably a bit of a lunatic. However, I would take him on my team every day of the week, and twice on Sundays. He's the one you can count on to gouge someone's eyes or stick a finger in their ass under the pile. He might not end up with the fumble every time, but you can trust he did everything in his power to. He's the guy that will play through it when his entire right ankle is throbbing after a defensive end goes low on him. He doesn't even care enough about his image to stop himself from throwing back yesterday's hydration. He certainly doesn't care about putting his body on the line for the rest of his teammates. Now, Ben Jones sounds like the kind of guy I don't want to get into a prank war with, but when it comes to protecting the quarterback there's no man I would rather have for the job. The funny thing about this is that I know Ben Jones is good. You know why? Because the first time I heard a story about him it was because he was chugging his own piss. An unknown offensive lineman is a solid offensive lineman. Rather hear about my O-line drinking their own waste than hear about them getting beat off the ball. No one is writing editorials about the guy that silently keeps his defender in front of them. I don't give a fuck if Ben Jones bathes in his own feces as long as he has quick feet, active hands, and a strong base. That's the type of crazy wins battles in the trenches. There are tons of people that are good enough athletically to playing the NFL, it's the one's that are absolutely insane that turn it into a career though. You didn't think Ben Jones made it to the NFL just by being a fat, strong white dude, did you? A Marijuana Company Had To Change Their Stock Listing, Because The NHL Hates Organizational Growth8/21/2015 Puck Daddy- Nutritional High International, Inc. is a company dedicated to “developing, acquiring and designing products and brands in the marijuana-infused edible products and oil extracts sectors for medical and adult recreational use.” It only operates in the U.S., in those states that have legalized products like OG Kush and Pineapple Express.
But its stock does trade on the Canadian Securities Exchange, having offered its IPO on back in March – under the symbol “NHL.” Perhaps they expected Gary Bettman to be mellow about it. However, it appears he wanted the name to go up in smoke … The company announced that it’s changing its Canadian stock symbol to “EAT” after a demand from the NHL. Their CEO, David Posner, evoked some NHL history to rationalize the decision: "We're honored to follow in the footsteps of the Nordiques, who were also asked to change their name upon their move from Canada to Colorado. The Avalanche won the Stanley Cup that year, so we figured why fight a winning formula? While we don't believe anyone would confuse our respective products, we decided to make the symbol change to avoid possible legal costs, despite being on solid legal ground." You know, the irony here is that the NHL, an organization that has historically done a very mediocre job of being able to expand it's brand, is making a stink about being linked to the most rapidly growing industry in the world. Not for nothing, but if listing a weed company as 'NHL' gets even one stoner to mistakenly tune into a single hockey game then it's a victory. Let's keep it real, in 2015 they are more people that support the legal use of marijuana than people that support professional hockey in the United States. If the NHL can tap into that market through an arbitrary use of their own acronym then it's free advertising. Plus, I would imagine the cannabis craving public is very impressionable. Wouldn't take too many bong rips for them to establish an impulsive bond between their favorite ticker symbol and the league for which it happens to represent. The NHL isn't a publicly traded company so if it would take someone of very little intelligence to invest in a stock labeled as such. It would take someone of even less intelligence to get mad about it since marijuana stock is about to go through the FUCKING ROOF. They are about to undergo a spike in popularity that would make the National Hockey League premature ejaculate. Even if you don't support someone's God given right to hit the blunt you should still support your ever increasing portfolio. Stocks aren't about morals. I would invest in an abortion clinic if it was guaranteed to make me money. I'd take the inheritance money after a close relative passed away from cirrhosis of the liver and put it all in FireBall stock. That's just good business. The NHL just ruined a win-win situation. Who still thinks weed consumption is a big deal? Republicans? Conservative idiots may hate harmless, recreational drug use, but they fucking LOVE money. They will be able to look past accidentally investing in the downfall of the youth of America if it's ultimately fattening their wallets. Plus, the last thing you want to do is piss off the potheads. Especially the potheads that are investing in a stock that's run by a hockey fan! There is so many cross marketing opportunities there that it's making my fucking head spin. Bettman should have let this guy keep his abbreviation based solely the fact that he knew the Avalanche won the cup after moving from Quebec. He already knows more about hockey then 75% of the country. Instead he went and pissed of an easy going guy that happens to have the support of the loudest, strongest coalition of people outside of the LGBT community. In fact, smoking weed is like the narcotic equivalent of being a transgender. If you aren't on board with their rights then you are in the vast minority. Even hinting that you may disagree with their beliefs is a bad idea for an organization that needs all the good publicity it can get. You don't have to partake in the hot box, but could you at least think outside of it for once Gary? P.S. Changing the stock abbreviation for marijuana to 'EAT' just shows that their branding on a higher level than the NHL, pun intended.
FTW- Philip Rivers signed a four-year contract extension with the Chargers worth a reported $65 million in guaranteed money. So how did he celebrate?
Oysters? Champagne? Steak? Nope. Just a Domino’s pizza with pepperoni, jalapenos and black olives. “It was late,” he explained. There you have it folks. Not even a 4 year, 84 million contract extension can save you from how simple the pleasures of life become when you start popping out children at the rate Philip Rivers has. A late night, shitty pizza, with a strange combination of toppings, from a chain restaurant may seem like a pretty lame way to celebrate for the average person. However, for someone that probably hasn't had the ability to order his own choice of toppings for the last decade, it's basically Christmas and his birthday wrapped into one. I bet he even washed it down with a beer that essentially counts as his St. Patrick's Day. If his wife stayed up late to let him finish he probably snuck in some underwhelming pregnancy sex that counts for his anniversary too. Might as well sneak in a freebie now since he can't risk another child already being the odd man out if he splits a single large pie with this family. Regardless, there is no way Philip Rivers ever gets away with a pepperoni, jalapeño, and black olive pizza with seven kids in the house and a eighth on the way. He's probably lucky if he even gets to finish a slice of cheese start to finish without being interrupted with a diaper full of shit or a mess in the kitchen that needs to be cleaned up. He probably enjoyed that low quality, encrusted cardboard pie more than any sober meal I have ever had. Being a parent basically means that you never get to be selfish with your food selection ever again. That's only exacerbated by putting a touchdown's (plus the two point conversion) worth of whining, crying brats in your wife's stomach. Poor guy hardly ever gets to eat his favorite kind of pizza, and when he does it's made by some half stoned asshole working the late shift at Domino's. That is a life I do not envy. Well, other than the 84 million dollar extension that puts his career earnings well into 9 figures. Nine figures he'll probably need every cent of to raise his very own Brady Bunch. Until then I suppose we can let him enjoy his new contract on a full stomach, even if that stomach is bound to be upset by the inevitable culinary abortion that Rivers is about to undergo. I am glad Rivers is satisfied, but I would advise the childless to contemplate his relative satisfaction the next time they find pulling out in a time fashion to be cumbersome. Look how happy he is....
Just wait until 4 years from now when he has to accept this offer because people with 8 kids never retire...
Darnell Dockett Boycotting Subway Because Of Jared's Sex Scandal Is The Softest Blacklisting Ever8/20/2015
Ohhhhh shit, big bad Darnell Dockett isn't going to eat at the worst sandwich chain in the world because their spokesperson was a sexual predator. What a sacrifice! What a hero! I am over here not eating Subway sandwiches because of their stale bread and criminal lack of meat. Just avoiding Subway like the plague because their product tastes like it could probably give me cancer. Not Dockett, he's got a high moral standard to uphold. He may have a shitty taste in food, but he's got an excellent eye for ethics.
Let's clear the air here. Subway blows. If people are going to stop eating at Subway, it's because they finally found some respect for themselves, not because of some fat turned skinny turned kinda fat creeper that endorsed the place for decades. We are in a safe space, right? Well, fuck it, I'll say it anyway. If the food is good I don't care how despicable the people associated with it are. Jersey Mike's could hire Jared as soon as he gets out of prison, plaster the face of all his victims on their bag and I would still happily eat there without a second thought. Not my kid, not my problem. I always have and always will maintain a distinct separation between my views on inappropriate sexual conduct and my views on food. Hell, I used to be a pizza connoisseur (still am) that lived in New Jersey, I have probably supported the Italian mafia more than the garbage collection industry. Uhhh, does Darnell Dockett get paid to advertise WingStop? Not really sure why he's treating a wing place like it's a viable substitute for a sub place. Furthermore, as much as I enjoy WingStop from time to time, it is NOT good enough to get child pornography immunity. It's probably not even good enough to get statutory rape immunity. Now, if we want to go the fast food route then I will gleefully say that nothing short of Jared having non-consensual sex with my hamburger will get me to stop eating In-N-Out. I will take my double double with a side of pedophilia as long as the fries are crispy and the shake is swirled. I just love food too goddamn much to let the actions of others affect what I choose to eat. Good for Darnell Dockett for taking a stand, but if he was eating Subway before this then his opinion of what's right and wrong was already compromised. This Color Blind Dude Seeing Color For The First Time ALMOST Made Me Wish I Was Born Color Blind8/20/2015 I know, I know, that sounds ridiculous. However, when's the last time you simply saw something that almost brought you to tears. No, I am not talking about that time you watched 'The Notebook' and had to fight back the waterworks in front of whatever girl you were attempting to penetrate. I am talking about just simply laying eyes on something amazing? This guy went from black and white to a full spectrum, and it was under the gorgeous conditions of a sunset no less. The only personal experience that I can think of that even mildly relates is when I saw high definition television for the first time, and that doesn't even compare. The first three minutes I was on the verge of setting out to find glasses that made me colorblind, so I could wear them for 5-10 years, then get the same emotional experience this guy had. That is, until something happened...
That something is the 4 minute mark of the video when this guy says "It's not surprising anymore, I am getting used to it". Hmm, no thanks, I think I'll keep this perfect vision after all. What an indictment of modern society. Nothing is ever good enough. Nothing is satisfying after you already have it at your disposal. This guy couldn't see FUCKING COLORS for 20-something years of his life and then he finally does and four minutes later he's already over it. He went from the verge of full on hysterics to apathetic in the time it would take for a single lap dance. It's unbelievable how quickly things go from luxuries to necessities. Remember when you were clicking away at your Blackberry like it was the greatest invention of all time? Then you got an iPhone and you were ready to punt that Blackberry into oncoming traffic? Shit, if I could grant Stevie Wonder his eyesight he would probably be bitching about how ugly everyone is by the second day. Put me in front of the most beautiful sunset in the world and I would be ready to go grab a drink before the sun fully disappeared behind the horizon. That's just how things are now-a-days. We have short attention spans and take everything for granted. Look no further than the fact that I couldn't even be bothered to finish a video that I was set to pattern my life after just moments before. It's sad, but it's true. If things aren't brand spanking new then they have already gotten old. Even something as incredible as fully functional sight. I Am Not Sure I Agree With The Saints Twitter Supporting The Patriots Battle Against The NFL8/20/2015
Look, I get it. The Patriots are in the middle of a battle with the NFL. A battle that is eerily similar to the battle that the Saints had with the NFL prior to the 2012 season. Just like 2012, I think the NFL is working with circumstantial evidence, and using that "evidence" to wrongfully persecute the Patriots. Being that the Saints were in the same position with BountyGate that the Patriots are in with DeflateGate, I should be rooting for the NFL's demise in legal negotiations. Well, although I am in agreement that Tom Brady doesn't deserve a 4 game suspension, I hope he serves every goddamn second of that suspension.
Defend the wall? Fuck that. I didn't see anyone joining the front lines when the NFL unleashed a full blown blitzkrieg against the New Orleans Saints. I didn't see anyone up in arms when our entire season was compromised by the loss of our head coach. Why should I defend a wall that isn't mine, when that wall belongs to someone that sat idly by while Roger Goodell took a wrecking ball to our entire kingdom? In the interest of justice, I should want to see the Patriots walk away from this 6 month long charade with a slap the wrist, but this isn't about justice. This is about me being a spiteful motherfucker. If my team can get punished for no reason then I want to see every other team in the league get punished for no reason. I just want to have one other team that I can look at and say "now you know how it feels". If Tom Brady actually ends up serving his 4 game suspension then I am Pro-Patriots, but I'll be damned if I am going to sit here and cheer for Tom Brady to defeat the judge, jury, and executioner. Not when Sean Payton and the Saints were unable to do so just 3 years ago. That might make me petty, but I wasn't born a vindictive bastard that just wanted to watch the world burn. Roger Goodell and the NFL made me this way, and it's about time another fanbase had to view the transgressions of the league while standing in the shoes of the Who Dat Nation. The Patriots aren't allowed to play the victim until I see fucking Garoppolo play the first four games of the season. I refuse to sympathize with a fanbase that not yet knows my pain. So while I am not throwing rocks at the wall, I am certainly not defending it. Maybe, MAYBE, I'll help you pick up the pieces and hurl them at that scumbag commissioner, but that will have to wait until week 5. Deadspin- “It’s never going to leave you. I can think back to when I was playing quarterback and there are plays that still eat me in my gut from when I was playing. The ones that usually eat you are the bad plays, not the Big Ten Championships. It’s those other plays that you think back to that eat you in the gut.
“That play we called will always be there to drive me. I wouldn’t change it, I think it was the right thing. Coach Carroll has done a great job with it as well. I think to answer your question, in terms of totally moving on, that night is rough, the next morning is rough, getting on the plane is rough, but as soon as I got here and I was able to watch it for myself on the tape and see our copy and look at it that way and do the analyzing of it, once that was over I was able to put it behind me. I’m okay. I really am.” It’s an interesting answer. Bevell expresses regret for how it went down, but won’t, or can’t, admit that the call itself was a mistake (and it objectively was). Part of that is his honest belief that it was a smart play, given the variables. Part of it is undoubtedly the result of the self-confident mindset required to succeed at the highest levels of football. Bevell seems to confirm early that the call for a pass to Ricardo Lockette was a function of being surprised by the package the Patriots trotted out—or at least was a direct reaction to it. (“Matchups had something to do with it, yes.”) Remember, Malcolm Butler wasn’t supposed to be out there—the Patriots’ fifth corner, Butler only saw the field because the Seahawks’ extra-receiver sets had been giving New England fits all night. It was a stacked-receiver set that Seattle showed on that final, fatal play, and tipping Butler off that a pass was coming, likely resembling the exact play he had been beaten on in practice a week before. Matchups did play into it, but to Bevell’s chagrin they paid off for his opponents. Ahh, the old "everything happens for a reason" approach. Funny how only people that had horrible things happen to them use that line of thinking. I would think it would be a bit more successful if there was any other reason for it happening than this guy's stupid play call. It's not like the ball hit the receiver in the fingertips and bounced to a defender in the back of the end zone. The play call basically resulted in a pitch and catch with a defensive back. No divine intervention there. In all honesty I still can't believe that play happened. Like, I know that the Patriots won the SuperBowl and the Seattle Seahawks lost it, but it still doesn't fully register that one yard and one idiotic decision were the only differences between a completely different outcome. I watched that entire game and at the end I was just sitting there looking quizzically at the television like "huh?". I'll give him this. If he is in a similar position ever again, he should call the same play. No one would ever see something that moronic coming twice in a row. Anyone could make the mistake of throwing into traffic from the one yard line with the best running back in football once, but to do so twice would be pure insanity. No shot a team would run that same defense again. Lockette would be wide open and waltz right into the end zone. Hey, if anything, Darell Bevell has the upper hand right now. The lasting image he left us with over the offseason is that he is an absolute buffoon. Since he's got a SuperBowl to his name he can't be that stupid, but as of now that's how we all view him. That's got to bode well for him going into the new season. Shit, if he's a half decent play caller he will greatly exceed the expectations we were left with from a confusing, to say the least, end to last year's SuperBowl. Forget all the success he had in helping his franchise reach two straight SuperBowls. If you say "Seahawks Offensive Coordinator" I automatically respond with "fucking idiot", and that's based purely on one play call. One play call that he apparently has no plans to scratch from the playbook. It's a thin line between being stubborn and being persistent, for Darren Bevell's sake I hope he has some decent balance since he clearly plans to walk it. You Don't Have To Like Richard Sherman, But He's Absolutely Right About The NFL And DeflateGate8/20/2015 LBS- Like many others, Sherman feels that the four-game suspension Brady has been handed as a result of his alleged role in Deflategate is unfair.
“You’re fining players more than you’re fining organizations?” Sherman told Jarrett Bell of USA TODAY Sports earlier this week. “That should bring up some red flags. But nobody’s talking about that.” Sherman was referring to the $1 million and future draft picks that the New England Patriots were penalized — sanctions that owner Robert Kraft agreed to accept and later admitted he thought he was cutting a deal for Brady. As an example of how teams and owners are receiving preferential treatment over players, Sherman brought up the well-documented legal troubles of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay. “Last year, Jim Irsay got fined what, 500 grand?” he said, referring to Irsay’s DUI arrest. “Owners can only be fined so much. There’s a cap. And Brady gets fined (roughly $2 million). Whether the crimes are the same or not, a suspension is a suspension, a fine is a fine. Game checks. “People are just so focused on, ‘Oh, that’s a huge fine for the organization.’ It’s not. A million dollars is peanuts to the Patriots, who will make (hundreds of) million dollars this year. Brady … you take away four game checks, and you’re doing this to the organization.” Richard Sherman may have a big ass mouth, but when he isn't talking trash on the football field, there is a lot of intelligence that happens to come out of it. After all, that Stanford degree didn't earn itself. I know a lot of people don't appreciate Sherman's bluntness. However, his candor is usually good for a quote or two that is worthy of debate. This time is no different. Richard Sherman may not like Tom Brady, but at the end of the day they are on the same team. That team consists of all NFL players, and their opposition is not only the NFL front office, but also the owners that employ them. That's one of the biggest problems with the NFL, and it's the reason why situations like the lockout happened. Roger Goodell has to look out for what is best for the league, but he has to make sure those decisions are ultimately what's best for the owners as well. After all, they are the ones that pay his exorbitant salary. Generally speaking, it's not a good idea to bite the hand that feeds you, especially when you are eating as well as Roger Goodell. There is a lot of uncertainly surrounding DeflateGate, and while it's starting to appear that the NFL was in the wrong, I think it's fair to say that there was still a bit of shadiness taking place on the part of the New England Patriots. Shadiness that can't just be attributed to Tom Brady. If the NFL is going to stay steadfast in their stance that the New England Patriots view the rules through a lens of ambiguity then the Patriots should be punished. That punishment should start from the top down. It's easy to think that Tom Brady is more important to the culture of an organization than he is because he is the one that we see throwing touchdowns on a week to week basis. However, there are men much richer than he, that had to fail to uphold their responsibilities for the Patriots to play with a semi-deflated football. So to sit here and put a single player on the stand in an attempt to take away a 1/4 of yearly salary seems quite disingenuous when you are only fining the billionaire that employs him and infinitesimal amount of his net worth. Sherman makes an excellent point. Can you imagine the punishments that would have rained down upon a player had he gotten himself into the same trouble with the law that Jim Irsay did? Jim Irsay got fined less for getting pulled over completely hammered, chalked full of pills, with briefcases and laundry bags of cash than a player would for a single bout with PED use. Jim Irsay is one of the 32 figureheads of the sport. He didn't just tarnish the "shield", he cut up a bunch of blow and took a few rails off of it. He basically went full Tony Soprano and got hit with a slap on the wrist. Now, I wouldn't expect to see this type of preferential treatment change anytime soon, but to say that the institutional hierarchy of the NFL isn't flawed would simply be a fabrication. CBS- Saints coach Sean Payton has a simple message for his team ahead of Wednesday's joint practice with the Patriots: “If you decide to fight, pack your bags.”
The seeming glorification of those extracurriculars didn't sit well with Payton. "You guys watched it last night," Payton said, according to ESPN.com's Mike Triplett. "For as much as we're harping about avoiding it, hell, the network puts it on 11 times." Of course, the way around that is to avoid fighting altogether. Though that's easier said than done in a profession where physically dominating the man across from you is a daily expectation. As far as Payton's concerned, that's still not an excuse. "It's a big reason why we're practicing with them [Patriots] a third time," Payton said. "We know it's gonna be about improving both teams. We're both trying to do the same thing at this period of training camp. "That's unfortunate when you see it happen with other teams. And clearly when you put a team on television like Hard Knocks and then practice with someone else, we've seen that formula happen two years in a row. So that's nothing new." Well, it's not just lip service. The theme of this offseason was predicated upon one thing, enhancing the character of the New Orleans Saints. While I don't typically find training camp fights to be a big deal, they certainly aren't something that you WANT to happen while you are trying to improve you're team. They definitely aren't a good sign. Do I think Sean Payton has the nuts to cut a player simply because he got into a scuffle? Like anything else, it would definitely depend on the player. He can say that fighting will get you shipped out of town, but that narrative would likely get altered a little bit if one of his starting offensive lineman gets into some fisticuffs. On the other, if I were a borderline player, that had a 50/50 shot at making the final roster I would probably do my best to keep my dukes down. Regardless, after an incredibly disappointing season, I appreciate the sentiment behind that statement. It appears Sean Payton really is trying to rid his locker room of the bullshit. No more distractions. No more egos. No more fights. The fact that they have decided to practice with the Patriots is very telling in that regard. You don't have to like the Patriots, and I don't, but one thing is for certain, there will be no bench clearing brawls on Bill Belichick's watch. For Sean Payton there are definitely worse footsteps to follow in. Not sure I completely agree with him on the glorification of training camp fights. At the end of the day, the media has a job to do, and that job isn't all that easy with a limited array of things to discuss during the dog days of summer. Of course they are going to show these fights 1,000 times on television. It gives them something to talk about. I would think someone like Sean Payton, that has been so calculated in every response he has given this offseason, would understand why a media outlet would have to pick at the low hanging fruit of an 11-on-11 shoving match to get their story. These fights are inevitable, having a camera there to publicize them isn't going to make them more likely to happen. Thanks To That Square Novak Djokovic It's Been Less Than A Week And I Am Already Out On Tennis8/19/2015 Washington Post- Novak Djokovic lost to Andy Murray for the first time in two years Sunday, during the final of the Rogers Cup in Montreal. Perhaps Murray was simply due, or perhaps his Serbian rival was still trying to clear his head from a weekend spent inhaling secondhand pot smoke.
During Saturday’s semifinal against Jeremy Chardy, Djokovic complained to the chair umpire about being “dizzy.” Why? “Someone is smoking weed,” Djokovic said. “I can smell it.” Always willing to have a laugh, Djokovic smiled as he put his fingers to his mouth in the sign for smoking a joint. “The whole stadium smells of it,” he said while sitting in his chair during a changeover. After the match, Djokovic told the media (via the BBC), “You can’t believe how bad it was. … Whoever it is, I hope he doesn’t come back tomorrow. He’s probably on the seventh sky somewhere.” Apparently, the same thing had happened on Friday, during a doubles match in which Djokovic participated. “Somebody’s really enjoying his life around the tennis court,” he chuckled. And just as soon as I cautiously placed one foot on the bandwagon, tennis goes ahead and makes a fool of me. Of course. Of course this was going to happen. Well fool me once tennis, but I'll be damned if I am sticking around for you to fool me again. Just when I thought tennis players were starting to shed that "gentleman's game" tag and embracing some good old fashioned trash talk, they turn around and fine Nick Kyrgios for talking shit about the sexual exploits of his opponents. Not only that, but then Novak Djokovic has to go and cry about a fan indulging in a little but of herbal medication during his match? Be more of narc Novak, Jesus Christ. You're supposed to be an all world athlete that can overcome all distractions and someone smoking a little weed at least 50 feet away from you in an outdoor setting is making you dizzy? You already play a sport where people aren't even allowed to make noise during competition and now you want the stadium to smell to your standards? This fucking guy is making Beyonce look low maintenance. How about you persevere for me one time dude? Or how about this, if you didn't want to deal with the inconvenience of chronic smoke maybe you should have devoted your life to a sport that didn't require people to be high as fuck to enjoy it? This reeks, no pun intended, of Djokovic making a couple marijuana friendly fans and a joint or two the scapegoat for his loss. First it was "someone is smoking weed, I can smell it" and then it was "the whole stadium smells of it". Could we be more dramatic? He's like the straight edge roommate that walks into the room while everyone else is in the middle of passing around the blunt and instantly goes into a coughing fit and cries that he won't be able to get the smell out of his clothes. No need to put on a show dude, it's just a little reefer. Plus, if the wholllllle stadium smells of it then both participants in the match are on equal footing. If the presence of weed was really that prevalent than Djokovic and Murray were both suffering from an equal amount of second hand smoke. An amount that I can only imagine was minuscule at best. I don't need my athletes to be activists for the legalization of marijuana, but I also don't want them blaming a whiff of pot for their performance. Can you imagine a musician stopping a concert due to weed induced dizziness? Meanwhile got this tennis player in white ankle socks bitching about an errant puff or two. The way Djokovic was talking you would think that they hot boxed the stadium. Hell, anything short of hot boxing the stadium and I refuse to count it as a valid excuse. Don't be a sore loser Novak, a bong rip or two could probably do wonders in easing that butt hurt. Yahoo- A man who can't use his arms because of a spinal condition has had a New Jersey gun possession charge against him dropped.
The Trentonian reports prosecutors dismissed charges against Marcus Hubbard last week, citing a lack of evidence. Authorities say Hubbard and three other men were in a car that ran a red light in Trenton last summer and had a stolen handgun in a seatback pocket. All four men were charged after none of them took responsibility for the gun. Hubbard spent four months in jail. The Salem resident injured his spine in a car accident and may have Lou Gehrig's disease. His lawyer called the gun possession charge shocking. So, I have never been a huge gun guy. However, if you are going to be a gun guy in a state where it is illegal to carry, the most bulletproof plan is to have non-functioning arms. Now, not having functioning arms is kind of a downer, but the ability to carry a gun without any threat of being able to pull it is quite the moral victory. I am actually shocked this guy got locked up. Gun possession shouldn't be a crime if you are physically unable to do anything criminal with said gun. I can't believe telling the cops that his arms didn't work still earned him 4 months in the clink. They should have thrown a football directly at his face to make sure he wasn't lying and then let him off with a stern warning. Think about the reason that people carry guns. I would say 95% of the time it's for intimidation. No one, outside of a school shooter or six, actually leaves the house WANTING to shoot someone. Maybe keep the 9 peeking out of your back pocket so people know you mean business. It's an automatic leg-up in negotiations of any kind. Now sure, that 5% when Hubbard might actually need the use of that gun he would be fucked, but someone without arms should probably use some discretion with the circles in which he runs. It's always good to have some kind of protection, and I can't see swinging lifeless arms at someone being that effective. Now, having a gun that you can't shoot sitting in your pocket isn't all that effective either, but scaring off a majority of people that happen to look in your waist band is just about the best protection you can ask for when you can only use half your limbs. I think I just convinced myself that all armless people should be allowed to carry deadly weapons. What could possibly go wrong? They certainly wouldn't be the most handicapped people carrying heat. Not if the state of Florida has anything to say about it. LAist- Straight Outta Compton may be breaking box office records across the country, but the city where the film is set is one place you can't see it.
That's because there are no movie theaters in Compton. Sure, movie goers from Compton could travel north to South Gate or east to Paramount or south to Carson—or really almost anywhere else across L.A. County—to see the film that took inspiration from their own city. But locals—or anyone looking for a meta-movie-going experience—will have to head, well, straight out of Compton to see what everyone is talking about. “It’s a low income area, it’s been heavily dis-invested in,” USC professor of sociology Manuel Pastor tells CBS LA. “When you live in a community that doesn’t have that kind of retail, it’s a sign that the community is devalued and people within the community feel devalued.” I have to admit, the last thing I expected to hear upon reading the headline that you can't see 'Straight Outta Compton' in Compton is that there is no movie theatre in Compton. In retrospect, that seems much more likely than any other possible reason for why they wouldn't be showing the film there. However, it just didn't dawn on me that a city, no matter how barren and poor it may be, could be without a movie theatre in 2015. The release of a film that basically portrays Compton as the breeding ground for drugs, violence, and police brutality in Southern California is a hell of a time to start complaining about it's business landscape, but I guess you've got got to take the publicity when you can. It's not too often people are worried about the goings-on in Compton, so if it takes a groundbreaking rap group's biopic to do it then so be it. Personally, if I were a resident I would be more than happy to venture outside the city limits to catch a movie. Shit, I would be more than happy to venture outside the city limits for just about anything. The less time spent in Compton, the better, as far as I am concerned. I guess even the most impoverished of areas have people that are proud to call them home. Even people that aren't extremely successful rap artists. Hey, the main problem with biographical films is you never know if they are true to the actual story or not. It's easy to use multi million dollar movie budgets to make a person or a city look either much better or, in this case, much worse than it is. Well, if that were a concern with 'Straight Outta Compton' then everyone will be glad to know that the city that I saw on the big screen last night is very much a city that wouldn't have a movie theatre. So Compton residents may have to elongate that commute by 5 more minutes to get to the most local Cineplex, but at least their city is being depicted properly to millions upon million of viewers. That may be a small victory, but it's a victory none the less. If you are going to be a region that doesn't have the ability to show N.W.A.'s movie, you might as well be the region that produced the threatening and horrifying circumstances that ultimately made their music as innovative as it was. Hell, as negative as it is, this story may be the most positive piece of news to come out of Compton in decades. You may not be able to watch it in Compton, but this movie doesn't happen without it's Compton's existence. The fact that the city is so poverty stricken is what made it important to the story, if anything it's just sad that it hasn't come much farther since then. Men Are Claiming That This Ad On Domestic Violence is Offensive To Fathers And They Have A Point8/19/2015
Metro- A domestic violence campaign has been labelled as ‘offensive to men’ after carrying the slogan ‘Dads, have the strength to change’.
A spokesman from the New Fathers 4 Justice decried the posters as ‘sexist and discriminatory’, and said the group, which are not affiliated with Fathers 4 Justice, have made a complaint to Greenwich and even threatened ‘guerrilla-style protests’ at stations which display the posters. A council spokesperson said: ‘We also recognise that the overwhelming majority of men are good fathers and role models to their children and this campaign is not meant to detract from that.' However the council refused to ignore the fact that whilst women ‘can also be the cause of domestic violence, the majority of incidents are committed by men’. It would be very, very silly for men to act like they aren't responsible for a majority of domestic abuse cases. However, it's just as silly to direct an advertisement like this at fathers under the assumption that the majority of men that commit these heinous acts have children with the women they are putting their hands on. I don't think it would have been too hard to create an illustration that showed the damage that domestic abuse can do in any relationship, whether kids are involved or not, without showing a Dad aggressively chasing after a Mom with a crying child in the background. I think what I like about this activist group sticking up for father's everywhere is that I have a hard time believing they actually care this much about some stupid poster hung up at the Iowa State Fair. In fact, I think they are really only making a stink about it, because of how often women, and more frequently feminist groups, try to claim that ads, or products, or pictures are offensive to them. It's about time Dads took a stand so that women know they can't just get away with whatever depiction of men they think best fits their narrative. If women are going to bitch that they are constantly shamed as the victim, than why can't men complain that they are always painted as the villain. As a man that is not a father, this poster doesn't offend me. In actuality, it's so poorly constructed that it actually makes me laugh. That's something that an advertisement on a dangerous societal phenomenon should decidedly not do. I have an idea. When we are talking about serious crimes such as domestic abuse, or rape, or murder, how about we just stay all inclusive? It's wrong no matter what party is responsible for it. Riddle me this, why would you go out of your way to create an anti-abuse ad that doesn't even include childless, unmarried men? Was it solely so you could use the visual of a crying baby to draw in more eyeballs? That's like directing a crackdown on prostitution solely at women that have children. I am not saying all fathers are great people, but it takes a certain amount of responsibility to be a family man. Why would you choose that particular sector of society to direct blame at? And why even mention the word 'strength' in an ad that is meant to deter from men overpowering women physically? All in all, I don't think 'Fathers 4 Justice' are all that mad that the Royal Greenwich wants to put an end to domestic abuse, they are just perturbed because there are better ways to go about it then by making fathers everywhere the scapegoat. P.S. Hey 'Fathers 4 Justice', I know you are kind of new to this outrage thing, but "guerrilla style protests" may not be the best way to clear your name when you are being accused of violent crimes. |
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