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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I firmly disagree with “stick to the game”. If you have a platform you can choose to use it however you want. Once they stop playing their reach and power to speak out is diminished so use it while you’ve got it.

I find it interesting that people say stick to the game when they don’t agree with the message. But are perfectly fine with people speaking out in other positions of power even though they are speaking about subjects that have nothing to do with their popularity. Business leaders speak out all the time about any number of topics - Elon Musk, Jamie Dimon, politicians, entertainers, musicians. Do we say “stick to making electric cars” or “stick to making money” when they spout off on a topic? Athletes have been using their platform to speak out for a long time. Muhammad Ali. Bill Walton. Kareem. Ask yourself why this is different and why it bothers you so much.[/quote]

There is a difference between speaking out in public and speaking out during a game.[/quote]

Who is speaking out *during* the game? I guess there may be slogans or symbols on uniforms. NBA players write stuff on their shoes. NFL players wear breast cancer ribbons. Are you ok with those? The national anthem isn't during the game, it's part of the pre-game introductions. I get why they do the anthems before international events like World Cup, but honestly I wish they'd end the performative rituals altogether in professional sports, things like the national anthem and military shows. Why are sports tied to these things? They don't play the national anthem before the movie starts at the movie theater, or at a broadway show or music performance or a golf or tennis match. Why do it before a basketball game?
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