NFL to move SB XLIX?

[Midnightangel]

It's supposed to be held in Arizona but....

With Arizona potentially passing a law that would allow business owners to deny service to gay couples on religious grounds, the NFL could be pull the plug on the next Super Bowl, which is due to be played at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale

“Our policies emphasize tolerance and inclusiveness, and prohibit discrimination based on age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other improper standard,” the NFL said in a statement issued to Albert Breer of NFL Network. “We are following the issue in Arizona and will continue to do so should the bill be signed into law, but will decline further comment at this time.”

It's simple...

Arizona is free to pass a law that allows business owners to deny service to gay people...and the NFL is free to find another venue.

 

[JDM]

They won't move. That law should be expanded, though. Anyone can refuse to do business with anyone for any reason.

 

[The Derski]

They won't move. That law should be expanded, though. Anyone can refuse to do business with anyone for any reason.

Most likely gets vetoed.

 

[JDM]

And that's stupid. The premise that you can force someone to do business with someone they don't want to is disgusting overreach of government.

 

[The Derski]

And that's stupid. The premise that you can force someone to do business with someone they don't want to is disgusting overreach of government.

Wouldn't Arizona be the first to pass a bill like this? To my knowledge no other state has done this so why are you just now becoming so passionate about it?

 

[JDM]

I have always been passionate about totalitarian policies. I'm not just going to go off and rant about everything that we do that's broken. That would be hundreds of pages.

 

[SeattleCoug]

Didnt a Super Bowl get moved from AZ to Pasadena in the early 90s because of a political issue. I think it was recognizing MLK day. Cant remember the year or teams that played but I think the NFL always has a backup plan in case.

 

[seahawksfan234]

The NFL shouldn't be getting involved with politics. They agreed to have the Superbowl there and Arizona has the right to pass whatever laws it likes.

 

[Tech_God]

Today, it's the gays that will get denied service. Next election, the unwed mothers because they are against God. The next election, any one that's a member of a Christian branch that isn't affiliated with the owners religion. The Jews? Really? Why debate? They get no service. Oh yeah, all those people of Mexican decent, they must have crossed the border illegally, let's deny them service as well, it's against my religion.


This will be my ONLY political rant on this forum. I like it too much to drag it through politics. However, I hope I just pointed out that what seems like a good idea (because who likes gay people?) at the time, is just the starting point of bringing back the "separate but equal" policies that were put in place in the South decades ago.


Too many good people fought and died under our flag to see society regress the way it is in Arizona. It just makes me want to puke. Religious freedom, my ass. It is a crutch to practice open discrimination.


</ Rant Over>


GO SEAHAWKS!!

 

[JDM]

Every business has the right to do and not do business with whoever they like. If they don't want to do business with me, good for them. I will fight for their right to deny me service on any grounds they see fit.

 

[Schmoopy1000]

Every business has the right to do and not do business with whoever they like. If they don't want to do business with me, good for them. I will fight for their right to deny me service on any grounds they see fit.

I agree. Right to refuse service to anyone.

However under that very same belief.

The business of the NFL has the right to not have their Superbowl in Arizona.

 

[JDM]

Depending on what contractual agreements are already in place, absolutely.

 

[RegentDenali]

Sounds like the NFL has got its latest pander campaign and a "homo appreciation month" will be starting this fall. This to go along with Latino appreciation month and women's cancer month.

 

[Davis_Mike]

Didnt a Super Bowl get moved from AZ to Pasadena in the early 90s because of a political issue. I think it was recognizing MLK day. Cant remember the year or teams that played but I think the NFL always has a backup plan in case.

No this never happened. The SB remained in AZ.

The NFL needs to remain out of politics & keep their trap shut. Nothing will turn fans away from the NFL faster than running their mouths about local issues for which they know absolutely nothing about.

 

[Podunkparte]

They won't move. That law should be expanded, though. Anyone can refuse to do business with anyone for any reason.

Apparently you missed every day they taught about the Civil Rights movement in school, because no, they actually can't.

 

[SonnyCID]

No this never happened. The SB remained in AZ.

The NFL needs to remain out of politics & keep their trap shut. Nothing will turn fans away from the NFL faster than running their mouths about local issues for which they know absolutely nothing about.

Super Bowl XXVII - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Podunkparte]

No this never happened. The SB remained in AZ.

The NFL needs to remain out of politics & keep their trap shut. Nothing will turn fans away from the NFL faster than running their mouths about local issues for which they know absolutely nothing about.

Why do they need to keep their traps shut? They're a business too and if they don't want to be associated with the 1950's attitudes of the Arizona political system they should do whatever they want to change the Super Bowl venue.

 

[SonnyCID]

The NFL is smart. They wouldn't pull it from Zona to try and pull some PC point, they would pull it because condoning such policies are bad for the bottom line.

But oh well, if they lose it its no big deal. Phoenix doesn't need revenue from some gay loving organization like the NFL. This would be a great win for Arizona and their agenda, show everyone just how important the right to discriminate is to you by telling the NFL to go fuck themselves if they don't like how you get down.

 

[Davis_Mike]

Why do they need to keep their traps shut? They're a business too and if they don't want to be associated with the 1950's attitudes of the Arizona political system they should do whatever they want to change the Super Bowl venue.

The NFL should keep their fingers out of local politics. The NFL is a tax exempt entity. If the NFL wishes to keep that status, they needs to remain neutral & not wade into matters that don't concern them. This law would have no direct bearing on the NFL & how it would operate.

If the NFL wants to hold the SB as ransom to influence politics, then they should first reimburse the tax payers that are paying for one of their new state-of-the-art homes that was recently built.

Till then, big business needs to stay the fuck out of local politics. No one likes it when it is the Koch brothers, George Soros, or other billionaires who stick their noses & money into local politics, the same thing applies to the NFL.

And you know what really pisses me off? I am agnostic & dumbshits like those in this thread & around the country are making me defend religious freedom.

 

[Podunkparte]

The NFL should keep their fingers out of local politics. The NFL is a tax exempt entity. If the NFL wishes to keep that status, they needs to remain neutral & not wade into matters that don't concern them. This law would have no direct bearing on the NFL & how it would operate.

If the NFL wants to hold the SB as ransom to influence politics, then they should first reimburse the tax payers that are paying for one of their new state-of-the-art homes that was recently built.

Till then, big business needs to stay the fuck out of local politics. No one likes it when it is the Koch brothers, George Soros, or other billionaires who stick their noses & money into local politics, the same thing applies to the NFL.

And you know what really pisses me off? I am agnostic & dumbshits like those in this thread & around the country are making me defend religious freedom.

Having religious freedom, or freedom of any kind doesn't give you the right to discriminate based on it. Don't want to conform to the kind of rules we implemented for race during civil rights? Don't open a business. It's part of the deal.

Believe what you want privately. That's fine as long as you let others do the same and treat them like human fucking beings. Why should anyone respect the beliefs of one side just so they can shit on the beliefs of the other? It's fucking retarded and simply repeating the same shit people fought and died for over the color of their skin.