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NFL to penalize use of racial slur
www.espn.com ^ | 2/22/14 | ESPN news services

Posted on 02/22/2014 5:21:43 PM PST by armydawg505

The head of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, which monitors diversity in the NFL, expects the league to institute a rule where players would be penalized 15 yards for using the N-word on the field.

John Wooten, the head of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, anticipates that the NFL's competition committee will enact the rule at the owners' meeting next month.

"We did talk about it, I'm sure that you saw near the end of the year that Fritz Pollard (Alliance) came out very strong with the message that the league needs to do something about the language on the field," said Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome, who is on the league's competition committee. "So we did discuss over the last three days."

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: onesided
Will "cracker" and other derogatory names for whites be on the no-no list too? What if a black player uses the N word? Will it only be white players penalized? And which group monitors diversity in the NBA? I'd like to see their report.
1 posted on 02/22/2014 5:21:43 PM PST by armydawg505
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We want this word to be policed from the parking lot to the equipment room to the locker room. Secretaries, PR people, whoever, we want it eliminated completely and want it policed everywhere.

— John Wooten, head of Fritz Pollard Alliance”

Could be be any closer to thought control in this country?


2 posted on 02/22/2014 5:23:36 PM PST by armydawg505
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U MEEN THE ‘N’ WORD? JUST GIVE THEM GUNS.


3 posted on 02/22/2014 5:24:21 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: armydawg505

Wanna bet that only persons of one race will be penalized?


4 posted on 02/22/2014 5:27:09 PM PST by Arlis
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Now, what happens when Blacks use this with each other????Oh, boy. a new policy that bans the Nword...What could possibly go wrong? ha.

BTW, Stalin did the same thing with criminalizing speech..hmmm.


5 posted on 02/22/2014 5:27:45 PM PST by Recovering Ex-hippie
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