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Lee-Lee

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17. I was talking about the boos in the stadium

Reply to meadowlark5 (Reply #16)

Wed Sep 27, 2017, 01:06 PM

Sep 2017

Since that is what the original poster referenced.

I agree the purpose was to make them feel something and they likely didn't like what they felt or were faced to confront, and I'm sure that was part of it.

But my point still stands that when people do something expecting to be entertained and are subjected to something that doesn't entertain them and makes them feel the opposite of what there were going to or watching the event to feel you will get a backlash.

That backlash doesn't necessarily mean that the actions they took didn't work for the intended purpose, in fact it may be a sign that they did.

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Trying to understand the NFL boos: Do "fans" want players to be seen & not heard? [View all] ecstatic Sep 2017 OP

I don't get it either. That is no way to support their teams. LisaM Sep 2017 #1

Many people don't want to see politics in their entertainment NobodyHere Sep 2017 #2

They can thank the Feds for that... rainbow4321 Sep 2017 #5

these same people who want the players fired were defending Paula Deen and Phil Robertson though nt maryellen99 Sep 2017 #6

They may be the same people NobodyHere Sep 2017 #11

They dont object to politics in their entertainment - They just want to be THEIR politics ... EffieBlack Sep 2017 #7

Exactly. BruceWane Sep 2017 #9

Part of it also is that it was the Cowboys sharp_stick Sep 2017 #3

The Patriots got booed at home mythology Sep 2017 #10

Everyone wants to believe they are good people. moriah Sep 2017 #12

From interviews I saw on local TV stations, Tracer Sep 2017 #18

One other thing on what I said... moriah Sep 2017 #19

I saw someone else write, that the players are supposed to be there to entertain the fans meadowlark5 Sep 2017 #4

I think a lot of it is just that simple- players are entertainers Lee-Lee Sep 2017 #15

Most of these people are not paying for tickets to go to the games meadowlark5 Sep 2017 #16

I was talking about the boos in the stadium Lee-Lee Sep 2017 #17

It's really pretty simple to them - the players make a million while bagelsforbreakfast Sep 2017 #8

Yes. Most of the fans don't view the players as real people. SweetieD Sep 2017 #13

Fucking Arizona JonLP24 Sep 2017 #14