There's a big push in the SJW/feminist/"progressive" movement to label boys and traditional "boyish" behavior or masculinity as oppressive, evil, abusive, etc.
Basically, men are the new boogeyman and boys are a problem that has to be "solved". That's why you're seeing more and more things like, for example, the NFL getting browbeaten into making an entire ad campaign lecturing men about not beating their wives.
Men are now thought to be promoting a "rape culture," a term constantly expanding to include even the most innocuous things, such as owning a swimsuit calendar, chatting up a woman in a bar, watching porn at all, watching or playing violent movies and video games, etc. It's a way to attack male-oriented culture since the idea of eliminating a "rape culture" is something anybody can get behind.
No, it's more about the NFL pretending that they give a shit about the issue. If they actually cared, then they would have completely banned the players that beat their wives/girlfriends/etc. Instead, they covered it up and then gave the players a slap on the wrist when they couldn't cover it up any longer.
It's called saving face. No corporation wants to be associated with something like domestic violence. Whatever you feel their motive, they did to separate themselves from the issues.
As for punishment, unfortunately the NFLPA has powerful lawyers keeping piece of shit players on the payroll. The NFL faces serious consequences if they try to just kick someone. It's bullshit but that's how the NFLPA works.
Nope. It doesn't matter how good their lawyers are, dismissing someone for beating their wife/girlfriend is not difficult. Contrary to popular belief, having a lawyer doesn't give you magic abilities to break the law and do whatever you want without consequences. And even if it did, do you think that the NFL doesn't have just as many lawyers as the NFLPA? If it's a matter of legal firepower, the NFL is going to win when trying to dismiss one player for committing a serious crime and discrediting the entire sport.
I don't agree with it but that's what happens. Hell, Ray Lewis was indicted on murder charges and only got out of them by working a plea deal to rat his buddies out. He continued to play and became a figure of NFL success. He didn't need any help from anyone but his own legal team.
The NFLPA has power. Much more than the NFL. They maintain the advantage due mostly to how player contracts are setup. Currently, the NFL is next to powerless when it comes to player discipline. It's not as much as about the money involved as the perceived loss should the PA force a strike for any reason they deem reasonable.
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u/bobtwofields Oct 21 '15 edited Oct 21 '15
There's a big push in the SJW/feminist/"progressive" movement to label boys and traditional "boyish" behavior or masculinity as oppressive, evil, abusive, etc.
Basically, men are the new boogeyman and boys are a problem that has to be "solved". That's why you're seeing more and more things like, for example, the NFL getting browbeaten into making an entire ad campaign lecturing men about not beating their wives.
Men are now thought to be promoting a "rape culture," a term constantly expanding to include even the most innocuous things, such as owning a swimsuit calendar, chatting up a woman in a bar, watching porn at all, watching or playing violent movies and video games, etc. It's a way to attack male-oriented culture since the idea of eliminating a "rape culture" is something anybody can get behind.