NASCAR bans the confederate flag

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TNVOLNAVY said:
So when is NASCAR going to drop Coca-Cola since it was founded by racist confederate soldier John Pemberton? Coke still has a statue of ole John In Atlanta. Wouldn’t the mere brand name Coca-Cola trigger BLM?
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Don’t get them started.... I want to be able to still enjoy my cokes
 
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GoBigOrangeUT said:
If your entire business is built upon people who are upset about not being able to have a confederate flag, it’s probably not a very strong business.
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I don’t watch nascar at all so I have no dog in this fight.... the problem is as with all sports is that they constantly do things that alienate viewers..... nascar is already hemorrhaging viewers with all of their non- fan friendly rule changes..... I don’t really consider the flag thing a huge deal but they probably did lose some more fans without a way to bring in new ones. All sports are becoming very over priced and less fun to follow.
 
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volbeast33 said:
I don’t watch nascar at all so I have no dog in this fight.... the problem is as with all sports is that they constantly do things that alienate viewers..... nascar is already hemorrhaging viewers with all of their non- fan friendly rule changes..... I don’t really consider the flag thing a huge deal but they probably did lose some more fans without a way to bring in new ones. All sports are becoming very over priced and less fun to follow.
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Yep. I especially agree with your last sentence.
 
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volbeast33 said:
I don’t watch nascar at all so I have no dog in this fight.... the problem is as with all sports is that they constantly do things that alienate viewers..... nascar is already hemorrhaging viewers with all of their non- fan friendly rule changes..... I don’t really consider the flag thing a huge deal but they probably did lose some more fans without a way to bring in new ones. All sports are becoming very over priced and less fun to follow.
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They think going the route of the nba and pandering to only young black men will be a route to success lol
 
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TNVOLNAVY said:
So when is NASCAR going to drop Coca-Cola since it was founded by racist confederate soldier John Pemberton? Coke still has a statue of ole John In Atlanta. Wouldn’t the mere brand name Coca-Cola trigger BLM?
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Shh,don't give them any more ideas please!
 
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tdbigo said:
The Traitor flag is hate, pure and simple. "Oh but its history" sure it is, awful pure evil history, just like the Nazi flag. Don't see that flying all over Germany.... Except for the white supremacist that believe in it. Im sure there is no Adolf Hitler High School, like the Robert E. Lee schools throughout the south. What some of our forefathers fought for was wrong. Its a morality check thats long over do. Ill actually start watching Nascar again. Its not like anyone was at the races anymore anyway.
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The the US flag is equally evil. I don't care about the CS flag one way or the other but you can't argue one is evil without the other, the institution of slavery was cultivated and perpetuated under it.
 
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TNVOLNAVY said:
So when is NASCAR going to drop Coca-Cola since it was founded by racist confederate soldier John Pemberton? Coke still has a statue of ole John In Atlanta. Wouldn’t the mere brand name Coca-Cola trigger BLM?
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I wish someone would twitter this to Bubba. I'd like to know how two faced he really is. He's one of 6 drivers that "work" for coca-cola
 
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Former Tennessee Vol Alvin Kamara Supports Black Nascar Driver Wallace On Confederate Flags

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara became one of NASCAR's newest fans this week, after the organization banned Confederate flags from its racetracks.

Kamara saw his first race as an invited guest of NASCAR on Sunday at the Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway after he tweeted his support for the sport and driver Bubba Wallace earlier in the week.

Kamara, who trains in Miami in the offseason, was decked out in gear supporting Wallace, NASCAR's only black driver, who pushed for the policy change and debuted a Black Lives Matter paint scheme on his No. 43 Chevy this week.

Kamara, who grew up outside of Atlanta, said he didn't realize before this week "how deeply rooted the Confederate flag was" around NASCAR events. He learned more about the history this week and spent time talking to NASCAR president Steve Phelps.

"With them being able to, I guess, step away from that, that's a huge step. And flipping the script, just rewriting the narrative on what this sport is and what it stands for," Kamara said. "There's obviously some people that are against that decision of removing the flag, and I think there's way more people that are for that decision. Because I think there's a certain stigma on the type of fans that support this sport, and there's some bad ones. But I don't think the bad ones represent all the good ones."

Kamara, whose mother is from Liberia, has been an advocate for racial equality and social justice. He shared some of his experiences in the wake of George Floyd's killing last month.

Kamara was one of many Saints players who acknowledged being "disappointed and hurt" two weeks ago, when teammate Drew Brees said that he will never agree with anybody disrespecting the American flag by protesting during the national anthem. Brees later apologized and vowed to be a leader for the black community in the movement toward equality and justice, and he backed up his words by sharing what he had learned in a message to President Donald Trump.
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Kamara was one of 10 Saints players who sat on the bench during the national anthem during Week 3 of the 2017 season after Trump levied harsh criticism against players who protested during the anthem. For the remainder of that season, Saints players knelt and locked arms before the anthem, then stood during the anthem.​
 
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zeppelin128 said:
People suck.
NASCAR says noose found in Wallace's garage
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Does the world have access to his garage or something? If true it’s pretty tasteless even if the guy is irrelevant and only garnered attention by calling something racist.Typical. Btw there were plenty of flags at the race today and will be when they resume tomorrow. I believe a plane was flying a confederate flag trailer saying “defund nascar”. Lol
 
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C-south said:
Does the world have access to his garage or something? If true it’s pretty tasteless even if the guy is irrelevant and only garnered attention by calling something racist.Typical. Btw there were plenty of flags at the race today and will be when they resume tomorrow. I believe a plane was flying a confederate flag trailer saying “defund nascar”. Lol
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Honestly, by "people suck", we have three options until the investigation is done: either someone put it there out of hate, it was a prank, or it was a Jussie type situation. In all cases, people suck.
 
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zeppelin128 said:
Honestly, by "people suck", we have three options until the investigation is done: either someone put it there out of hate, it was a prank, or it was a Jussie type situation. In all cases, people suck.
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People like me tried to encourage them suckey people to get coronavirus to thin the herd, but those bleeding heart libs got in the way.
 
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McDad said:
People like me tried to encourage them suckey people to get coronavirus to thin the herd, but those bleeding heart libs got in the way.
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I'm starting to root for the meteor or Yellowstone Supervolcano. Aliens would be cooler but I think they've noped right up out of here this year.
 
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zeppelin128 said:
I'm starting to root for the meteor or Yellowstone Supervolcano. Aliens would be cooler but I think they've noped right up out of here this year.
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Well, when the volcano blows make sure you are one of us telling people that volcanic ash in the lungs is good for the body. dont screw it up like you did covid.
 
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1972 Grad said:
The way it works for your side is to ostracize and demonize those with a different viewpoint than your own, but you can call them everything in the book.
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While we're pigeon holing without any requirement of merit, "your side" molests farm animals.
 
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