Super Bowl Sunday

[weatherboi]

I am curious if anybody from this thread has read this and is going to participate in boycotting the superbowl? The reason I ask is because I see many of the people posting in here are supposedly all about womens rights. Some of you are the first in line when there is a damsel in distress so what is keeping my fellow community members from acknowledging this female travesty?

Thanks in advance for taking the time to respond!!!

Originally Posted by The_Lady_Snow

I love football, since I first came to his country my father taught me and watched games with me, I fell in love with The Steelers, I love the violence, roughness, testosterone all over the air, hard hits, good food and cheering your team on.

I can't, this week I found out something I never knew, The Superbowl event brings in the worst of things.. It brings in hundreds sometimes even thousands, of underage children that are being raped, tortured,and pimped out..

It's one of the biggest human trafficking events in this country, little girls are being sold off like cattle to be raped, abused and tortured. I ask all of you to please think about boycotting this event, think of our herstory, these children who while we eat and drink are being raped.

I love football, but not enough to ignore the sick things being done during this event.

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Thanks for listening

[Julie]

Originally Posted by The_Lady_Snow

I love football, since I first came to his country my father taught me and watched games with me, I fell in love with The Steelers, I love the violence, roughness, testosterone all over the air, hard hits, good food and cheering your team on.

I can't, this week I found out something I never knew, The Superbowl event brings in the worst of things.. It brings in hundreds sometimes even thousands, of underage children that are being raped, tortured,and pimped out..

It's one of the biggest human trafficking events in this country, little girls are being sold off like cattle to be raped, abused and tortured. I ask all of you to please think about boycotting this event, think of our herstory, these children who while we eat and drink are being raped.

I love football, but not enough to ignore the sick things being done during this event.

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Thanks for listening

Originally Posted by weatherboi

The winning team picks who makes the ring. The design is supposed to tell the story of the superbowl. They make about 150 pf em and they cost about 5000 dollars a piece. What a fucking waste of money!!!

Originally Posted by weatherboi

I am curious if anybody from this thread has read this and is going to participate in boycotting the superbowl? The reason I ask is because I see many of the people posting in here are supposedly all about womens rights. Some of you are the first in line when there is a damsel in distress so what is keeping my fellow community members from acknowledging this female travesty?

Thanks in advance for taking the time to respond!!!

I don't know Grant! Spending $5,000 on a ring doesn't seem like a hefty price, when people are spending LESS on little boys and girls for sex! I mean seriously - This is the Super Bowl.

For some reason, 2011 is the year to expose Sex Trafficking in the United States and most importantly, how the Super Bowl in Texas plays a huge role in adding to this atrocity.

Unlike Snow and Grant - I could give a fuck about football. I think the game is repulsive, so in reality I am not missing out on anything by not watching it. I do not go to Super Bowl parties. Not missing out on a thing. What is shocking to me about all of this... That we as a community are not discussing this. That we as a community, knowing what is going on -- all we can say is...

GO PACKERS GO!

I sat my youngest son down with his friends -- Age group 19 -20 - The age where the testosterone is flowing strong. I had them watch the videos out there on Human Sex Trafficking during the Super Bowl. What I watched was an emotional response to what they saw. OUTrage and sadness at the news that little girls and boys, as young as 9 & 10 will be sold to spectators of Super Bowl Sunday. Literally thousands of our babies.

I asked Bennie (age 20) last night... Are you going to a Super Bowl party tomorrow? "No Ma!" How come Bennie? "We are boycotting it, Ma!" Are you upset you are not watching it? "No Ma, this is pretty fucked up what's goin' on!" I am not sure what the other boys are going to be doing... But I can tell you this. They will have the images of young children being bought, sold and raped during the games.

My older son (intellect) doesn't believe boycotting will do any good - Believes we need to speak out about it. But not watching is not going to do anybody any good. Personally - I don't get how you can watch knowing what's going on.

I guess I really want to know what our community thinks about this! What you might be thinking when you are watching the game later today with your buddies! Will you be thinking about the thousands of children? Or will you be thinking - Go Packers Go?

Julie

[The_Lady_Snow]

Here's what I will never comprehend.. People were ready to draw and quarter Michael Vick over DOGS, that thread lasted for days it was exactly 14 pages of some ugly shit regarding this man and his abuse towards DOGS.. Here we can't even get a "thanks for letting the community know". Tonight for each big play I'll post a candle for whatever child is being raped and tortured in celebration. Happy Super Bowl Rape Fest.

[Dreamer]

I am not American and so watching the Super Bowl is no big deal for me.
However if I was to learn that during a big sporting event in Australia this was occuring I would be sure to vent my anger and boycott the said event. Now I also understand that boycotting is not necesarily going to change what is but at least I would know in my mind and heart that I have done what is right for me.
Hopefully if enough did as I did then the sponsors would get the message and maybe just maybe they would do a community awarement phase during there commercials so as that the entire country would know what was happening, I think then those that are (selling children) would have difficulties and the demand would drop.

[Kobi]

As the OP in this thread, I would like to remind people the intent was to talk about a football game.

The current derail is very worthy of discussion and in need of a thread of its own. I look forward to someone starting it.

Enjoy your day.....however you choose to celebrate/boycott it.

[Julie]

Originally Posted by Kobi

As the OP in this thread, I would like to remind people the intent was to talk about a football game.

The current derail is very worthy of discussion and in need of a thread of its own. I look forward to someone starting it.

Enjoy your day.....however you choose to celebrate/boycott it.

The OP

Next Sunday Feb 6th 6:30 est on Fox.

So, who will you be rooting for?

Packers? Steelers?

Don't care as long as there is a party?

Think football ranks rights up there with a colonoscopy on the fun scale?


Kobi,
You asked "Don't care as long as there is a party?"
I care!
I am stating why I care!
I believe I am within the context of your OP.
I will not be rooting for either team and I stated why.
I think football ranks right up there with a colonoscopy and I stated why.

And actually - I am SHOCKED you would even suggest we start a different thread - that this is a derail when BABIES Kobi are being sold.
To call this a derail?
LOL
Are you kidding me?
This is about FOOTBALL

[Kobi]

Originally Posted by InfiniteFemme

The OP

Next Sunday Feb 6th 6:30 est on Fox.

So, who will you be rooting for?

Packers? Steelers?

Don't care as long as there is a party?

Think football ranks rights up there with a colonoscopy on the fun scale?


Kobi,
You asked "Don't care as long as there is a party?"
I care!
I am stating why I care!
I believe I am within the context of your OP.
I will not be rooting for either team and I stated why.
I think football ranks right up there with a colonoscopy and I stated why.

Your view of football as right up there with a colonoscopy is duly noted.

The political/humanitarian agenda designed to expose how people exploit others using sporting events is a powerful topic not best served in a thread in a hobbies, crafts, interests....fun thread.

Thank you for taking this discussion to a more appropriate arena.

[Julie]

Originally Posted by Kobi

Your view of football as right up there with a colonoscopy is duly noted.

The political/humanitarian agenda designed to expose how people exploit others using sporting events is a powerful topic not best served in a thread in a hobbies, crafts, interests....fun thread.

Thank you for taking this discussion to a more appropriate arena.

Dismissed!
Duly Noted!

[Medusa]

Folks -

I'm receiving reported posts from this thread.

I appreciate Snow starting another thread for the discussion on the humanitarian aspect of the Superbowl and hope that folks will delve deeper into the topic. All oppressions are linked and it is responsible to educate ourselves.

Also, if you are having issues with a post you have the choice to report it and let us deal with it (rather than acting as moderator, which is against our TOS) or you can engage *respectfully*.

Thanks,
M

[The_Lady_Snow]

Originally Posted by Kobi

As the OP in this thread, I would like to remind people the intent was to talk about a football game.

The current derail is very worthy of discussion and in need of a thread of its own. I look forward to someone starting it.

Enjoy your day.....however you choose to celebrate/boycott it.

No Kobi you asked the community HOW we were spending it, rooting for etc..

The only other is a colonascopy, and I would prefer that instead if CHILDREN being raped during an event that I did love to watch. I've nothing else to say, it's all there, facts, I'll start the candles for the victims of this event. Enjoy your Super Rape Fest.

[Julie]

Originally Posted by The_Lady_Snow

Here's what I will never comprehend.. People were ready to draw and quarter Michael Vick over DOGS, that thread lasted for days it was exactly 14 pages of some ugly shit regarding this man and his abuse towards DOGS.. Here we can't even get a "thanks for letting the community know". Tonight for each big play I'll post a candle for whatever child is being raped and tortured in celebration. Happy Super Bowl Rape Fest.

People will say Snow!

It is not the NFL's fault this is happening!
No it is NOT!
But... Have they spoken out against it?
Will there be one advertising campaign today about it?
Are they helping with their billions of dollars to stop this?
NO they are not.

Facts: "In 2010, the average cost of a 30-second commercial was (according to CBS, the network that televised Super Bowl XLIV that year) approximately US $3.01 million. This excludes costs and fees for actors, equipment, ad agencies, directors, crew and other personnel."

30 seconds of commercial time! 3.01 million dollars. Of course the networks are profiting, but so is the NFL. How many commercials will be played?

For me, if they (NFL) and the TV affiliated had spoken out - I would be feeling a wee bit better about the game. At least they are speaking out. But then again - How can I be disgusted with them, when our own community does or says nothing. Except - GO PACKERS GO!

The only NFL player (I can find) who has spoken out against this - Is Jay Ratliff of Dallas Cowboys. It's on vimeo - So, I cannot embed.

Here is the link: http://vimeo.com/18445593