04-19-2016, 08:14 AM
(04-19-2016, 12:41 AM)BFritz21 Wrote: You don't see the irony and hypocrisy in any Steelers fan criticizing another team for anything legal when the face of their franchise is a well-known rapist?
But I suppose his bodyguards were just leading her into the bathroom to make sure that she didn't get attacked on the way, and I'm sure she was the one who wanted to get as drunk as she did and Ben buying drinks had nothing to do with it.
That's only one of the times.
Steelers fans ignore rape.
Quality franchise and fanbase
Well, you missed the point again. The point was that you bring it up even when it's not terribly relevant, just like you think Steeler fans do with six rings.
But if that's where you want to take this, fine. Let's go there. Yes, what Ben did is sketchy, but it's the whole system of professional sports being messed up that allows it, not just the Steelers. You think the Steelers are the only team that realizes the NFL is a multibillion dollar business? You seriously think that the Bengals would ever let go of a Super Bowl winning QB on the strength of an accusation that never even led to criminal charges? If you believe that, you are more naive than I even thought, and I think you're super naive when it comes to the Bengals.
If you truly believe that he did it, it's not just the Steelers you should be shunning: you should reject the league and the whole system of professional sports that makes millionaires out of immature twentysomethings and causes owners to protect their investment as much as they can, because that dynamic is not unique to the Steelers. It effects the whole system, of which the Bengals are very much a part. The league could have easily overruled the Steelers and banned Ben, but they didn't. And that means one of two things: either they sincerely believe there wasn't enough evidence, or they are as guilty as you think the Steelers are. You think that Steeler fans are terrible for continuing to support a team that you think harbors a rapist, and yet you continue to support a league that allows them to do so. That's called hypocrisy, my friend.
The fact is that you can't have it both ways: you can't criticize us for bring Steeler fans who ignore rape if you are an NFL fan who ignores rape. And you can't expect us to give up on the Steelers if you don't give up on the NFL. If you want to maintain any integrity on this issue, you have two choices: give up on the NFL, or change your tune and recognize the hypocrisy of your high horse.
Of course, I have a feeling you'll do neither.
