March 16, 2011
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Slave To The Game
Okay, so I know sports is not everybody’s favorite topic to read about on Xanga. And I know that nobody really wants to read about multimillionaires fighting over billions of dollars. But, I just have to comment on the situation regarding the NFL lockout. Regardless of where you stand on the issue, and by the way it seems that your thoughts are pretty much the same as your political thoughts (more on that later), at the end of the day, it is all about shit that we can’t even come close to relating to: how to split up billions upon billions of dollars Oh, and in case you didn’t know, Republicans side with the owners, Democrats side with the players. But, that is the way it is in society; Democrats are reliably pro union and Republicans are more times than not for corporate greed. But, I digress. As for me, I’m on the side of “can’t you fuckers just divide up the NINE BILLION dollars the NFL makes” and call it a day?
What has really gotten me in a bit of a puff though is what Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson said that the whole situation is like modern day slavery. Now before I cast judgment on Peterson, I decided to do my research and see if any slaves made the 1800s equivalent of the $10.72 million Peterson is set to make next season. Okay, so let’s see here, I got my history book out here, flipping through the pages to get to slavery, let’s see, Plymouth Rock, the Pilgrims giving the natives VD, George Washington chipping a wooden tooth, Andrew Jackson fucking a turtle, ahhhhh, here it is slavery, wage thereof, right over here on page ADRIAN PETERSON IS A FUCKING MORON! Wow, it is amazing how me and everybody else in the history of the United States totally forgot that actual slaves did not get paid $10.72 million dollars a year. Whoops, our fault Adrian, we should have remembered that one.
As for the lockout itself, people generally side with the owners, players, or the fans, but the people nobody ever talks about when sports leagues have work stoppages are the non athlete employees of these leagues and teams. These are the people who sell the tickets, the people who work at or around the stadium, these people aren’t even on the same planet as the players with regards to the money the athletes make, yet, they are the ones who stand to lose the most amount in all of this: their income. What’s worse is that while none of this is their fault, all of it is out of their control. Should this little work disruption actually cost games, I certainly hope that the players and owners set aside some money for those people, shit, we all know they can afford it, they are arguing over how to split up NINE BILLION motherfucking dollars.
Oh, and if the NFL’s work problems don’t have you disgusted enough yet, we get to go through it all over again for the next year as both the NBA and MLB’s collective bargaining agreements end at the end of the season. The difference is that neither the NBA or baseball are nearly as popular or as profitable as the NFL, which means there is less money to argue over. Should be a fun couple of years in the world of sports.
Comments (5)
Professionals athletes and those in the business are so damn greedy it makes me sick.
I don’t do professional sports. They’re all little bitches.
And I don’t want to perpetuate the idea that spending municipal funds for stadiums is okay. EVER.
I love sports. I don’t thikn they are all little bitches, but this situation is ridiculous if you ask me. And I do agree with you, it is never okay for teams to essentially hijack cities and states for money to build stadiums. Most teams threaten to leave unless a new stadium is funded by the tax payers. Well, if I paid for your stadium, shouldn’t I be entitled to go to the stadium for free? Yet, here we are, a society that pays for the stadiums and than gets gouged to go watch the games at those stadiums.
I can agree to an extent; but honestly, everybody is greedy, not just athletes. Honestly, who among us wouldn’t want to get paid millions of dollars to play a sport? And honestly, they aren’t any different than any other celebrity or rich person. The problem is how they treat others or how the money affects them. In other words, if you let the money turn you into a raging, greedy, asshole, than that is unacceptable. I do find it interesting that the people with the most amount of money also happen to be the greediest.