what if teams decide to prolong this boycott to really send a message? that would be great.
Sports will always be a distraction and in racial situations like this, only something radical will get us noticed and heard
-Wearing I can’t breathe shirts back in 2014 was a gesture
-wearing a statement on the back of a jersey in 2020 was a gesture
if you cut off a sports season that could be radical enough as a statement and gives the players a chance to all come together and share resources to make change. You see how nikkas came together overnight and got all teams to boycott today? Imagine what they could do in a couple months
both of these instances led up to countless police brutality cases and ain’t a damn thing change. As long as we’re all focused on sports, theres less attention we pay to social justice issues. Posting a tweet, IG picture etc are also gestures. Going outside and doing something, putting money aside to raise money for an issue, voting, signing petitions in your local government, being informed etc, are how you make change.