Ring of honor

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(04-09-2021, 03:45 PM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: Agree wholeheartedly. I completely see the other side of it and it is a valid attitude to have... but take it up with her parents and Grandfather.

I also am not on the, "Hail Queen," side that Ocho wrote above , but from what I take from it, she's a person who has been gaining feedback for a few years now, mingling and getting a, "beat from the street," vibe from fans on Social Media, in-person, etc., etc., she's listened and has tried (and succeeded, for that matter) to get a RoH going, tried to boost fan engagement, change jerseys into a more-modern look and style (we hope lol) and she's been able to achieve those goals in only a year and a bit. These are the things that Elizabeth Blackburn can control and try to make a difference for, DIRECTLY. And she does it with clear, genuine, affection and excitement for the team and the fanbase. When Mike Brown, Troy and Katie Blackburn, "don't want to hire a GM, build a practice facility, etc.," the younger Blackburn should NOT have to deal with the toxicity and vitriol that the fanbase has spewed at her.

This renewed enthusiasm should be, not celebrated per se, but recognized as a sign that some things are indeed changing for the better and that someone in that building is trying to get fans requests/wishes to be taken seriously, even if the rest of the building couldn't care less about what the fans want (not saying that is the case here, either). Onward and upward, not toxic and crybaby, while remaining stagnant. Direct that attitude to the people who are directly responsible, not the person who's trying to do good by the fanbase, in the only ways she can.

Just because she comes across and young, full of energy and enthusiasm and hope, doesn't mean that the toxic pricks of our fanbase, need to tear her down on social media or just be rude in general.

I personally think that people are just insanely jealous; yes she's had significantly more means, opportunities, privileges and wealth than our entire fanbase: she's been dealt a better hand in life than all of us. Deal with it. At least she spent her weekends watching the team she loved, instead of getting coked out and drunk with other college students.

The entire organization in the midst of a revolution and even if the product's goals haven't been realized yet (I believe they will), the other aspects are already evolving at a promising rate.

I will respond succinctly and say that she does not deserve ANY vitriol. People spewing it towards her can go kick rocks.
Now I will credit her for making changes in her short time spent in her current role (and I'm fairly certain none of it would have happened without her driving it). I'm however stating that to a family for which much has been given by the fans of the team (directly or indirectly), these measures are simply a token of returning a fraction of the favor. And again, EB has done very well in her short time in a management role, so all credit to her. I'm simply stating that a business person (which EB definitely is, no matter how much she might have in common with fans) doing what might be beneficial to their business still needs to be put in the right perspective. Until she does something 'Altruistic', I don't want to credit it that way. I get the impression some fans are overlooking this. But on the whole, the ROH is an exciting development.

Just that Bengals fans have been getting scraps for so long that, one piece of bread has now caused us to feel like we're feasting. If things keep building this way, I will fully credit the "new dey" with a post singing their praises.