NFL Double Standard is What is Wrong With This Country

I read a story today that incenses me. That is nothing unusual. Many, many things about this world that I live in currently insense me, but this is particular made my blood boil.

The story has to do with Robert Griffin III, and a post game interview after his game yesterday. Griffin, of course, got hurt yesterday in his game, dislocating his ankle, which will keep him out of action for 4-6 weeks.

It was after this game, that Griffin was heading to a press conference to discuss his injury and the team’s performance. He happened to be wearing a t-shirt that said “Know Jesus, know peace” on the front of it. As he was heading to the presser, NFL uniform police inspector Tony McGee told Griffin that he couldn’t wear the shirt “because it wasn’t a Nike product”, according to a reporter from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Griffin was still allowed to wear it though, but he had to turn it inside out. This seems like bull to me. If he couldn’t wear it, then he shouldn’t have been allowed to wear it. Making him turn it inside out certainly makes it look like something else to me. It makes it look like the NFL is discriminating against religious messages.

Unless the brand name was clearly marked aside the message on the front, it doesn’t make any sense to me why RG3 wouldn’t have been allowed to wear it. If censure is the main purpose of that conversation, that is wrong, and it shows one of the things that is totally wrong with this country.

It shows how the liberals are winning.

What if Griffin wanted to go to that press conference weating a shirt that said “Jihad rules!”?

I’ll tell you what would happen. No one would say anything, and he would be allowed to wear THAT shirt. Why? Because the NFL would never want to offend pro-Muslim groups. It’s the way it goes in our society nowadays.

It sickens me that putting down Christianity is en vogue in the US. It’s ok for networks to cut away from an interview from a player when he starts praising God, Jesus, or his faith, but by all means, don’t stop anyone when they say anything about Allah. Wouldn’t want to offend those folks, but if someone is Christian, and proud of it–go to the next shot.

It’s one of the main explanations why Tim Tebow is not in the league anymore. It’s why so many people are reviled by Tebow, and yet, so loved by others.

The liberal left has created a double standard in this country that is becoming so pervasive, yet no one is saying anything about it. They can’t, or they fear the reprisals.

They cover up any reference to God on buildings behind politicians who are making speeches in front of those buildings, but any group who wants to pray to Mecca is allowed to do so anywhere they want, even if it invonveniences others.

They are trying to get God written out of all government documents and the Pledge of Allegiance. Schools make children who are wearing religious shirts to school, go back home and take them off, but any child who wants to wear a burqa to school is allowed to do so without anyone batting an eye.

Religious freedom is one thing. The US Bill of Rights allows for freedom of religion for anyone in this country. Oppression of religion is another, and that is what has been happening more and more in this country.

And that pisses me off.

I am admittedly not the most religious person in the country. By far. I am by no means a bible thumper. I am a Christian though, and I am proud of, and stand by my beliefs. It totally ticks me off when someone else who is a Christian and wants to testify to THEIR beliefs, get told that they can’t.

Robert Griffin III wanted to wear a religious themed shirt in a press conference. What would really be wrong with that? Why would that be hurting anyone? With all the domestic violence, child abuse, drug use, assaults and murder going on with NFL players lately, why would outlawing a player wearing a religious shirt be the best choice?

The double standard doesn’t stop at just religion of course. Racism has a major double standard that no one has a problem with. A black person can call another black person the N word all day long, but there is no problem there. A white person ever utering that word even once in their lives, and their entire life is ruined (Paula Dean). Charles Barkley can say all he wants about a white player being slow and not being able to jump, but if a white person ever says anything about black people being bred to be better athletes (Jimmy the Greek, Al Campanis), their lives are ruined.

We will never be able to move forward in this country until there is equality as to what is accepted and what is not. You can’t have freedom of expression for some, but repression of expression for others.

It’s just not right, and it’s just not fair.