My dislike for ESPN is growing, especially their website. I do not want to see politics on their site, especially one sided politics. Do they think these will draw more viewers/clicks?
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Of course they think this will bring more viewers or clicks
Every decision they make is based on viewers and clicks
Every decision they make is based on viewers and clicks
Exactly, they've
already got the conservative, male demographic. They're going after the gay/trans/liberal demographic.
already got the conservative, male demographic. They're going after the gay/trans/liberal demographic.
Is this about Fivethirtyeight or something else?
If it is, 538 is a very numbers based site. Lots of polls and maps for stat geeks. They do have more left than right leaning opinions, but its more of a unifying factor that Trump is an unmitigated disaster.
If it is, 538 is a very numbers based site. Lots of polls and maps for stat geeks. They do have more left than right leaning opinions, but its more of a unifying factor that Trump is an unmitigated disaster.
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Because I said
they're targeting another audience? Get your 17ing panties out of a wad and stop being "offended." Jesus, talk about soft. Very open minded of you, there.****
they're targeting another audience? Get your 17ing panties out of a wad and stop being "offended." Jesus, talk about soft. Very open minded of you, there.****
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This. Seems as if the more people try to be unbiased, inoffensive and "tolerant", the more wedges they drive between groups of people. I remember when the show "In Living Color" was hilarious. Now people would just get sand in their panties over sketch comedy like that.
It all goes down to this- in the end, sports is just entertainment. Sports reporters feel like what they are doing is irrelevant to what they want to do in this world, to make a difference.
So, to make themselves feel better, and to maybe get them a news gig, they think that following a leftist agenda will get them a leg up.
Also, most sports writers learned their economics mooching free food and drinks out of the Press Box or Coaches meetings.
So, to make themselves feel better, and to maybe get them a news gig, they think that following a leftist agenda will get them a leg up.
Also, most sports writers learned their economics mooching free food and drinks out of the Press Box or Coaches meetings.
And you sound like an annoying PC ***** who asks the waiter at the restaurant "is this dish gluten free"?
I swear there is no getting through to folks sometimes. Last I checked he wasn't responsible for collapsing nations and widespread fraud on every political front.
I love how you PCers harp so much on intolerance but won't tolerate an opposing view. Very sound logic by you guys.
not only that... they gave it to Jenner over that girl that played ball with brain cancer up until she absolutely couldn't anymore.
I'm not the one mad about seeing an opposing viewpoint.
I didn't even start a thread about it on sixpackspeak.
Also, I'm not a "PCer" I just think belittling people because an aspect of who they are isn't okay.
It's sad that being a kind reasonable human in the south is treated like being a PC trans libtard that lets Shepard Smith flip their meat in Dale's. I've never voted democrat in my life fwiw.
I didn't even start a thread about it on sixpackspeak.
Also, I'm not a "PCer" I just think belittling people because an aspect of who they are isn't okay.
It's sad that being a kind reasonable human in the south is treated like being a PC trans libtard that lets Shepard Smith flip their meat in Dale's. I've never voted democrat in my life fwiw.
I just went to the main page and scrolled down. I got to stories that show as 3days old and hadnt come across anything political.
I did get to the 538 section, but there were no political stories showing.
I assume this thread is complaining about the 538 coverage of the election since its a pretty constant topic on 538's main page stories. That site is almost totally statistical in nature. It has ripped on Hillary and used numbers to show her in a negative light. It deals in polls and likely voter opinion a lot though, and so yup it ends up making Trump look bad. But absolutely no worse than he makes himself look.
I dont have much love for ESPN and I mainly use it only for watching specific games and to get game recaps. I hate the new mobile style platform they released a handful of months ago and I dont enjoy the 24hr news cycle they must fulfill because it ends up being a content assault where too much is thrown at you.
The one thing I really havent hated ESPN for is their election coverage...because its near 0 and what coverage does exist is statistical in nature.
I did get to the 538 section, but there were no political stories showing.
I assume this thread is complaining about the 538 coverage of the election since its a pretty constant topic on 538's main page stories. That site is almost totally statistical in nature. It has ripped on Hillary and used numbers to show her in a negative light. It deals in polls and likely voter opinion a lot though, and so yup it ends up making Trump look bad. But absolutely no worse than he makes himself look.
I dont have much love for ESPN and I mainly use it only for watching specific games and to get game recaps. I hate the new mobile style platform they released a handful of months ago and I dont enjoy the 24hr news cycle they must fulfill because it ends up being a content assault where too much is thrown at you.
The one thing I really havent hated ESPN for is their election coverage...because its near 0 and what coverage does exist is statistical in nature.
I do too. I'm not sure how accurate their polling "formula" is for each state, but maybe I'm just saying that because I choose not to like the results they are predicting.
Interesting website though.
Interesting website though.
Right, because wanting sports on a sports site is belittling people because of an aspect of who they are. What could be more reasonable than that?
I love the douche bags in the south that practically dislocate their shoulder trying to pat themselves on the back for not being like those other dumb dirty southerners.
Other than when MSU or the Jets play on ESPN I find I don't ever watch their channels anymore. I can't get worked up over the NFL not shooting any player that has looked crosseyed at a woman. I don't like listening to hour long discussions if the punishment should be 2 or 4 or 3 or 7 or 3.75 games and that no matter which one they pick Goodell is wrong. I just want to know who is playing, if there were any good plays and who won. I don't need any social commentary by the enlightened ones. Not offended by it, just don't have to watch it or go to their website.
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Middle-aged to older Southern white males are the most sheltered, fragile, egotistical snowflakes alive. Anything going against how they (actually, we - I am one) think things should be, have been, or were when "America was great" is just a BLOW to their entire worldview which cannot be tolerated.
Heaven forbid they (we) see, hear, or read anything different or new or unexpected or ESPECIALLY anything they might not like. That's gonna be game on, 17ers.
Heaven forbid they (we) see, hear, or read anything different or new or unexpected or ESPECIALLY anything they might not like. That's gonna be game on, 17ers.
And you would be so completely wrong it is laughable. What generation and geographic region come up with "triggered"? "Safe Space"? "White Privlidge"? What generation has trumpeted the forgiveness of student loans because they ran up thousands of debt on worthless degrees while refusing to work their way through college?
From Time Magazine: "The incidence of narcissistic personality disorder is nearly three times as high for people in their 20s as for the generation that’s now 65 or older, according to the National Institutes of Health; 58% more college students scored higher on a narcissism scale in 2009 than in 1982."
Also from Time mag: "Their development is stunted: more people ages 18 to 29 live with their parents than with a spouse, according to the 2012 Clark University Poll of Emerging Adults. And they are lazy. In 1992, the nonprofit Families and Work Institute reported that 80% of people under 23 wanted to one day have a job with greater responsibility; 10 years later, only 60% did."
Oh yea.. and from the defense dept: "According to the Defense Department, differences exist at the regional level as well. In 2013, 44% of all military recruits came from the South, despite it having only 36% of the country's 18-24 year-old civilian population.By contrast, the Northeast was the most underrepresented region of the country; only 14% of new enlistments came from this area, compared to 18% of its 18-24 year-old population."
Hope I didn't trigger you.
I've been called many things, but sheltered, fragile, egotistical snowflake ain't one of them. Tell you what, I will forgo my usual easy-going, open-minded self and just judge you by you by your skin color, age, and place of origin.
That's fair, right?
That's fair, right?
The Social Justice Warriors, or aka, "attention whores".
"Look at me! Look at me! I'm super tolerant and on your side! Please don't criticize me! Pat me on the back! Look at me, I'm definitely NOT a bigot!"
^^^ Social Justice Warrior ^^^
"Look at me! Look at me! I'm definitely NOT a bigot and I'm certainly on your side! Don't hate me! Just look at me so I know you know how awesome and "tolerant" I am!"
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