No.

Why is it a “garbage grinning idiot?” Because that DOES sound racist. But if it’s just a happy cartoon Indian, what’s the problem? He’s red? Is there anything inherently “mocking” about it? Maybe I am ignorant of the “smiling Indian” stereotype (honestly)...

I’m firmly on your side on the Kaepernick Hypocrisy, but this is really a bad example. If Kaep had been the 3rd overall pick in the draft just three years ago, he would definitely have a job right now (with his original team).

I wouldn’t go so far as to call it genius. Effective, yes. But in Burneko’s analogy, I suspect the media/talking heads are also brainless rats. So it’s just a big, idiotic, symbiotic rat orgy.

Yes, I agree with all of that. Was just pointing out to the OP that you could, if you were a douche bag, make the argument that mistreating folks of another race isn’t necessarily “racist” by the dictionary definition—but that that argument is irrelevant.

It’s just semantics. He stretched the definition of racism to mean actively keeping quality of life for minorities down when we owe them the opposite. Maybe it’s an inappropriate stretch; doesn’t seem as important as the details.

Gotta think improved helmet/pad tech mitigates the gradual increase in player physicality. Besides that, I feel everything you said. These stories of suffering (or worse) retirees are devastatingly sad.

“Entitled fuckin’ millenials.”

In stark contrast to the OP’s comment, there’s nothing funny about that at all.

Darn, the joke tree woulda been much more plentiful had Needham been the puker.

She actually appears to be a stone-cold fox.

That’s a million-dollar idea right there: Just sell the muffin tops.

Yeah, no tinfoil hat there; that’s just looking like the most probable answer. Nothing else makes sense (he IS better than Davis, it was not money, Seahawks org does NOT shy away from guys who make political statements). Of course it’s silly to think any teammate could ever truly believe Kaep would be a better option,…

I don’t watch Fox News because I’m not a fucking idiot. Who is the gorgeous babe to Stephen’s left?

I once saw a lady have a high pop foul land on her noggin down the third-base line at the Kingdome. There was... a lot of blood.

How dare you. Mothers of small children have complete control over their emotions and are never melodramatic, especially when it comes to mildly hazardous scenarios involving their kids.

Well, you just read an article about it, so...

“Thames’s newfound power...”

Not great—I had to brake suddenly for a raccoon, and the seatbelt shattered my clavicle.