The NFL pays millions of dollars a year to ESPN which, in turn, pays the salary of Sportscenter host Jemele Hill. And hill just called for boycott of Dallas Cowboys advertisers because she doesn’t like what owner Jerry Jones said about kneeling during the national anthem:
Jerry Jones just said any Cowboys player who "disrespects the flag" won't be allowed to play.
— Mike Finger (@mikefinger) October 9, 2017
She tweeted:
Jerry Jones also has created a problem for his players, specifically the black ones. If they don't kneel, some will see them as sellouts.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 9, 2017
No. Jerry has turned this into them choosing football over the community they represent and that isn't right. https://t.co/u4MgpnCDAI
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 9, 2017
And here comes the call for a boycott of advertisers:
No, I think the Cowboy fans — the paying customers — need to pick up this fight. Don't look to Dez or Dak. YOU do it. https://t.co/f9YjZFgGGt
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 9, 2017
Stop watching the NFL … on ESPN?
Don't ask Dak, Dez & other Cowboys players to protest. A more powerful statement is if you stop watching and buying their merchandise.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 9, 2017
I could say the same for the fans. Same ones asking them to do something will willingly watch the Cowboys next week. https://t.co/3OgNnUMN9C
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 9, 2017
Cowboys have a huge national following. Lot of black & brown folks are Cowboys fans. What if they turned their backs on them? https://t.co/qezpPwDTAB
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 9, 2017
She might not like what the fanbase decides here:
If the rationale behind JJ's stance is keeping the fanbase happy, make him see that he is underestimated how all of his fanbase feels https://t.co/45ZDibcWNH
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 9, 2017
Or, how about not patronizing the advertisers who support the Cowboys? You can watch and do that, right? https://t.co/duPNqxFta7
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 9, 2017
And what happens when fans turn on ESPN’s advertisers over this rant?
This play always work. Change happens when advertisers are impacted. If you feel strongly about JJ's statement, boycott his advertisers. https://t.co/LFXJ9YQe74
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 9, 2017
This works both ways:
If you strongly reject what Jerry Jones said, the key is his advertisers. Don't place the burden squarely on the players. https://t.co/Gc48kchkuv
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 9, 2017
To be continued.
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 17, 2017
NON-APOLOGY: ESPN anchor Jemele Hill NOT sorry she called Trump a white supremacist https://t.co/Qqiwqbfs0N
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 14, 2017
Short NOT sweet: ESPN anchor Jemele Hill not EXACTLY sorry she called Trump a white supremacist https://t.co/wFzcg8nv23
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 14, 2017
Not-so-free speech? Sarah Huckabee Sanders calls ESPN anchor Jemele Hill’s tweets ‘a fireable offense’ https://t.co/pfc9xkUuCW
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 13, 2017
Update:
THIN ICE: ESPN suspends Jemele Hill for violating their ‘social media guidelines’ again
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