Limbaugh & The NFL
Posted by guffyconservative on 10/15/2009
In relatively apolitical news, Rush Limbaugh is one of a group of people trying to buy the St. Louis Rams. A whole lot of people are having a fit over this. Many have called Limbaugh a racist, citing quotes that he simply didn’t say. Some have said that many black NFL players will boycott if Limbaugh buys the Rams. That’s just nonsense. Does anyone honestly think a bunch of dudes who have devoted their lives to football are going to boycott very lucrative deals because they think the owner might be racist? And if he is racist, wouldn’t that be exactly what he would want?
Limbaugh made another point. Why would a racist buy an NFL team? He cited some statistic that I’m not sure of and can’t remember correctly, but more than half of NFL players are black, apparently. Some have brought back his Barack the Magic Negro song as “proof” that Rush is racist. I don’t care for the song personally, but it’s hardly racist.
Go ahead and Google it. You can see why someone who just sees the title or listens to one or two lines might think it’s racist, but come on! The views parodied in the song are the views that were, at the time, expressed by a black man (Al Sharpton). And while I could argue that the specific reasons for using the term “Barack the Magic Negro” is not racist, it’s not necessary. The line comes from a newspaper, not from Rush himself.
So if he’s got the money and is willing to part with it, let him. And shame on whoever leaked that information – you just broke your word for the sake of eliminating competition.
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iamthewill said
Why WOULDN’T a racist want to buy an NFL team? You get to own black people and hang out with others who make money using racial slurs defaming Indigenous Americans. Limbaugh’s dream job, for sure.
guffyconservative said
Come on man, use your head. The definition of “own” in the context of the NFL is hardly what a racist would want. If you own someone (in the sense of slavery or whatnot), you don’t pay them huge salaries. They don’t have the option to quit.
Why would a racist want to pay black men millions in a situation where they could quit if they didn’t like him? And “defaming Indigenous Americans”? What the heck are you talking about? Are you referring to the Redskins? Because if you are, that’s just plain stupid. Would I be offended by a football team called the Palefaces? No. In fact, if “palefaces” were a minority, I might actually like it because of, I don’t know, publicity or whatever.
Also, I don’t think Limbaugh, rich and (in)famous as he is, would need to buy an NFL team to “hang out” with whomever you’re referring to.
Take a look at this after 1:30 today. Then tell me, what evidence have you seen to support your prejudice against Limbaugh? I say “prejudice” because I’m about 99% sure you don’t listen to anything he says, and only what others say about him.
And another thing; I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of Snerdley. Snerdley is a pseudonym for a position in Rush’s studio (I think he screens calls and stuff). The current Snerdley is black. Explain that.