Big C said:
concordtom said:
Azz whole wears a MAGA hat.
I no longer want him on my team.
Burn his jersey.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/nick-bosa-crashed-postgame-interview-114947567.html
When Bill Maher says, "I can hate Trump but I can't automatically hate the people that support him", he's talking about stuff like this. Some 80 million Americans are going to vote for Trump. Unless they are doing something besides that to earn my enmity, I'm not gonna hate 'em.
I still love my family that will vote for trump, including my dementia leaning mother.
I still like my Trump voting neighbors, who are nice people.
Being a fan of sports teams is about identifying with the players. I don't know Nick Bosa from Adam. I have never and will never talk to him. The only thing bonding me to pro athletes is little stupid stuff like where they are from, the uniform they wear, the color of their skin, etc.
Nick Bosa just provided me with a big Un-identifying thing that really matters to me.
Just like I'm willing to look beyond Red or Blue for political party affiliation and vote Issues, I'm able to look beyond team uniform in choosing who I root for.
You said "hate" in your quote. Good point. But sports fandom is about love and a united feeling of affiliation. And Bosa just wiped that out.
I want players I love, or at least don't disagree with on political issues or great import.