Uproar over Hanging Kermit

[chongli]

1 minute ago, Breakout Squad said:

Woah woah hold on.  How was it racist??

 

You don't see how hanging a black person in effigy is racist???

[Beck Water]

18 minutes ago, wnyguy said:

Do you think they did it because of the color of his skin or because he is the QB of the Chiefs?

 

I think they did it because he's the QB of the Chiefs and they hate him, but I don't think people get a free pass to behave reprehensibly because they're fans and they're drunk.

[chongli]

Thread locked in 3...2...1.

[ddaryl]

1 minute ago, Dablitzkrieg said:

He's white too

Its is still in very bad taste. too many people do use the noose to send very disturbing messags outside of football

[Beck Water]

1 hour ago, Bills!Win! said:

With respect to the Chiefs fan base I would say that it was funny

 

I think you'd be an outlier then.

[Buffalo4Life01]

1 minute ago, Beck Water said:

 

I think they did it because he's the QB of the Chiefs and they hate him, but I don't think people get a free pass to behave reprehensibly because they're fans and they're drunk.

this right here all day long.  that's all I say about it.  

[Beck Water]

1 hour ago, boyst said:

There is no uproar. Just like a few weeks ago when Simon shut that thread down.

 

I personally saw this thing. It wasn't hanging hanging was tied up to hang from a stick.

 

The reaction to this is people are upset that someone said someone was upset. The outlets are social media tools trying to get attention and click bait journalists and scum like Steven a Smith and his ilk

 

No one is upset about this. I promise. 

 

If it's just tied to a stick to raise it up meh.  If it's actually a noose, No.

[oldmanfan]

1 minute ago, Dablitzkrieg said:

Shut it.  It's sports, get a grip and stop the fake outrage.  You really don't give a ***** and just want to pounce like all the other virtue signalers

No you stuff it with this crap.  Black people were lynched in this country for no other reason than their skin color.  We have KKK flyers being put in mailboxes in my community right now.  The Mafia is better than this.

[wnyguy]

1 minute ago, chongli said:

 

Doesn't matter what their intentions were; it is still racism and wrong.

Of course it matters what the intentions were. If these idiots had thought " I hate black people and Mahomes is black so I'm gonna hang Mahomes in effigy for being black". That would be racist. If instead the morons thought, "I'm gonna hang a Kermit the frog doll wearing a Chiefs jersey cuz I hate the Chiefs" then I would characterize those actions as not racist, stupid but not racist.

[The Jokeman]

51 minutes ago, chongli said:

Very bad taste by Bills fan. A suspension from Highmark is in order.

I heard Godell is so upset he is going to have it demolished in 2026.  

[Beck Water]

1 hour ago, Peace Frog said:

Maybe change it from a lynching (bad look) to being trampled by a bison.

 

Now that would be EXCELLENT

[oldmanfan]

Just now, Beck Water said:

 

Now that would be EXCELLENT

Agreed

[DaBillsFanSince1973]

1 hour ago, Ya Digg? said:

Flip the script-if a Chiefs fan did that to a Josh Allen doll how would you want people to react?

wgaf. just like I don't about the softies not liking it. too bad, he's going to always remain, kermit, the whiney little kitty cat

[chongli]

5 minutes ago, wnyguy said:

Of course it matters what the intentions were. If these idiots had thought " I hate black people and Mahomes is black so I'm gonna hang Mahomes in effigy for being black". That would be racist. If instead the morons thought, "I'm gonna hang a Kermit the frog doll wearing a Chiefs jersey cuz I hate the Chiefs" then I would characterize those actions as not racist, stupid but not racist.

 

Sure, they may not have had racist intents, but there actions were racist and hurtful. Note, I did not call for hate crime charges.

[JP51]

1 minute ago, chongli said:

 

Mahommes is black, so it is wrong. Plus, a noose evokes racism and a vile time in US history.

I agree and disagree... regardless of the fact that Mahomes has black ancestry or not its tasteless... and I honestly dont believe there was a racist intent... I believe he did it because he was an hated opponent.  If it were a black person doing this, I wouldnt think it was racially motivated because his Mom is blonde haired blue eyed white.

 

That being said, I can totally understand your point about the noose and lynching's etc... evoking that connotation... especially if you are black.. It may have been unintended but it is still tasteless and quite honestly I don't want our team represented by that crap. Regardless of intent. 

[Sweats]

I definitely picked the right day to slack off work and hang around the boards today.........this is all a win in my books.

[JoshAllin]

Not everything using a rope to hang means racism

[wnyguy]

Would it make everyone feel better if they had depicted Kermit getting pushed out a window?

[Buffalo03]

30 minutes ago, TheWei44 said:

I am not a cancel culture/politically correct kind of guy.  But in my opinion, and my opinion only, hanging a kermit is in poor taste for several reasons.  Feel free to disagree.  I am not losing any sleep over it, and I am sure the media will blow it way out of proportion, as they always do.

Again, who cares? It means nothing

[Sweats]

What if the next time, someone just depicts hanging a white guy?.......does that ease all your tensions a bit?