Some people are fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers. 

Your stated desire:

Altruism? Maybe I am wrong and they do things differently in England but over here the National team sells the rights to broadcast games and players get paid to play in Nat team games, I know for damn sure FIFA and UEFA sell the broadcast rights for every major tournament so nothing is given away. So where pray tell…

Maybe you’re taking all of this a little too seriously? Just a thought.

I don’t think it is necessarily a disagreement. I suspect Southgate was going to bring him in mainly for cover, because I don’t think he starts for England in any instance right now (though Malta could prove a compelling case for me being wrong). I think Rooney would find himself a bit player behind Kane, Rashford,…

I’m speaking more to your desire for these outlets to declare themselves “liberal” as if there is something to declare because they stand up for social issues.

“Stupidly overcautious corporate stooge thinking” would be the appropriate label in this instance, as the article suggests.

Because calling bullshit as bullshit doesn’t make you liberal just because the bullshit is coming from conservatives.

Here we go. Somebody’s pissed because Rogue One had non-whites and non-males in it.

It’s probably because they’re not liberal, unless you’re into the most superficial possible application of political labels and/or seeking a “liberal media!” ax to grind.

Find one person in the entire world that was upset that the announcer for a Virginia football game was named Robert Lee, and then show how that “outrage” would result in any consequences whatsoever for anybody anywhere.

Man, you can’t just lay that turd on the table and not explain how it got there. How is Disney particularly liberal?

Realistically, most of their talking heads are not really liberal, especially on the local level. Sports has long been heavily conservative,so saying something as simple and apolitical as “probably not a great idea to use a slur of a culture we nearly eradicated as a team name” or “black lives matter as much as white…

They’re not liberal... but you keep buying that bullshit. Unless of course you feel that saying “people should be treated good” is just a liberal concept and you want to fight that.

ESPN leans far left? In what way? They’re a sports network. Just because conservatives believe something widely doesn’t make it so.

someone who knows, GRRM

So, wait. If they stood for the anthem, wouldn’t they STILL be “draft dodgers” and shouldn’t he STILL be pissed at them?

STICK TO COURTS!

Ponder how ridiculous that statement is. B/c 12 guys on a football team hold a different opinion about a political topic than him, he is going to deny himself the opportunity to watch football all year. It does not matter that the owners and coaching staff may agree with him, not to mention the 60 or so other Browns…

And I don’t remember fighting for the rights for anyone to play a sport professionally. Must have been at sick call that day.

I’m a veteran and I’m still trying to figure out why a protest over police brutality has anything to do with me. Yeah, it’s great when people respect the symbols of our country, but I’m not gonna get all riled up over a protest that has specific target.