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08 Aug 2017, 8:03 pm

So the Dolphins just signed Jay Cutler, an anti-vaxxer (with all the ableist baggage that the category comes with it). Forget that I think Colin Kaepernick is a better QB and is being blackballed. I feel like the Dolphins organization does not care about its autistic fans because of this signing. I almost feel like dropping my fandom for the season until he is gone because of the personal offense I take from this signing. Dad thinks I'm being foolish. What should I think?



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08 Aug 2017, 9:49 pm

DevilInPgh wrote:
What should I think?
I'd advise you to think that the Dolphins are a business which exists to make money.


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08 Aug 2017, 10:23 pm

kitesandtrainsandcats wrote:
DevilInPgh wrote:
What should I think?
I'd advise you to think that the Dolphins are a business which exists to make money.


In other words, better to hire an ableist than a BLM member? Great, no wonder why the NFL (and the sport of football at large) will be dead in 30 years.



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08 Aug 2017, 11:24 pm

DevilInPgh wrote:
In other words, better to hire an ableist than a BLM member?

No.
It's, "In other words, better to hire the talent which will increase your revenue stream."
It's purely mercenary, all about cold hard cash.


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08 Aug 2017, 11:28 pm

The Miami Dolphins are a corporation, they are not social justice warriors.
https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stoc ... d=13639842

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Miami Dolphins Ltd., Inc. owns and operates a football team. The company was founded in 1965 and is based in Miami Gardens, Florida. Miami Dolphins Ltd., Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Dolphins Enterprises, L.L.C.
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Miami Dolphins Ltd., Inc. Presents at Wall Street Conference 2017, Mar-01-2017 12:40 PM
Feb 27 17
Miami Dolphins Ltd., Inc. Presents at Wall Street Conference 2017, Mar-01-2017 12:40 PM. Venue: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Deerfield Beach - Boca Raton, 100 Fairway Drive, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441, United States. Speakers: Ryan Norys, Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships.


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09 Aug 2017, 8:11 pm

And that's why they'll go 3-13.