Black Clemson players wanted nothing to do with Trump's cold fast-food feast

[Gothmog]

trump's fast food event was boycotted by a number of Clemson football players https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/29/1830711/-Black-Clemson-players-wanted-nothing-to-do-with-Trump-s-cold-fast-food-feast

Yet another group of elite athletes has revealed that they refused to subject themselves to the disgusting disappointment promised by a visit to Donald Trump’s White House. One crucial fact seems to have been overlooked in favor of the well-deserved disgust over the president’s room-temperature value meal.

The Root has the exclusive:

The Root spoke with three black Clemson players who each separately confirmed that many players, both black and white, had no interest in making the trip. All three acknowledged that Donald Trump was the reason they chose not to attend. Even more telling, most of Clemson’s white players were in attendance while nearly three-fourths of the school’s black football players took a hard pass on the chance to eat cold fries with the president of people who eat salads from McDonald’s.

The players, speaking anonymously, reported that just 15 black players—out of at least 57 on the roster—opted to smash cold pizza with the popular-vote-loser on Jan. 14. That means roughly three out of four black players chose to stay home, which actually is better than the grifter in chief’s polling with African-Americans.

[Maru Kitteh]

1. Everytime I read about that food I get sick to my stomach. What a DISGRACE that loser is.

[virgogal]

3. My sons loved that kind of food

when they were college age--------they eventually outgrew it.

[tblue37]

4. Did they like it cold? nt

[virgogal]

5. Probably----they ate anything .

I thought these kids had warming lights there,or something.

[Igel]

16. If I recall correctly,

the fries and pizza were under warming lamps.

I'd guess that the other things were kept in warming bags or something.

[Phentex]

8. But that's really not the point now is it?

My kids love instant ramen noodles but I'm not going to serve them that for dinner when I can make perfectly good pasta. And a treat for an accomplishment would NOT be ramen noodles or a cheap hamburger.

The event was supposed to be special. The team dressed up for the occasion in order to have a meal with the (disgraceful) president of the United States. The least he could have done was provide a chef prepared dinner offering salmon, chicken, or steak. Lobster if he was feeling generous. Burgers would have been fine if they were invited to a barbecue (still prepared by a chef or local grillmaster).

Serving them fast food for this event was disgraceful.

[catbyte]

14. And he didn't even have the decency to stay. He just blathered at them for 5-10 minutes

about his stupid wall and dissed Democrats, then he left. He had his coat on the whole time. It was so disrespectful, so thoughtless, so utterly lacking in class. Just like trump himself.

[babylonsister]

10. That kind of food is possibly

what they eat most of the time. Would have been nice for the dimwit to show them some respect and make it a tad classier.

[Arazi]

17. Nope. Some of the players even commented that their team nutritionist would have a fit

If she saw them eating that crap

[Ms. Toad]

31. That would have been a good point to include in the article with the caption this one had -

But the author didn't even mention it, focusing instead on crafting her own colorful commentary about how disgusting she found it.

[LiberalFighter]

20. That might had been true 40 or more years ago.

Not now. Major colleges have nutritionists and cooks just for the players. They get better meals than most of us.

[babylonsister]

22. I forgot we were talking about star athletes.

I was thinking regular college kids; I stand corrected.

[tenderfoot]

12. Did they eat at the White House a lot?

eom

[rzemanfl]

13. Bookmarking. n/t

[ooky]

2. I'm glad to hear they weren't forced to go.

[Cha]

6. I love this.. thank You, Goth!

Black Players Smarter!

[maveric]

7. Did they take Michael Stahan's lobster dinner invite?

I hope so.

[catbyte]

11. They probably couldn't. NCAA rules are pretty strict regarding things like this.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

21. If they are graduating, it won't matter.

It would just affect their eligibility.

[Marcuse]

9. This is what the Clemson Director of Football Nutrition considers to be fast food

Forming a partnership with Aramark, the Clemson football nutrition program serves its players top-notch foods that are ideal for providing them with the appropriate and healthy nourishment required of performing at a high level on the gridiron. McCain and Foreman are passionate about their crafts, constantly tweaking the menu and making notice of each player’s dietary preferences and needs.[link:https://clemsontigers.com/fueling-the-tigers/|

[oberliner]

18. Gatorade is sugar water

[paleotn]

24. Yea, but they help pay Dabo's salary....

along with that Nike swoosh. Amateur athletics, indeed.

[murielm99]

25. Is there also something wrong with

the apples and oranges, and the other healthy food we see in that picture?

[oberliner]

28. No - but maybe take down the giant Gatorade sign?

And the various "Gatorade bars" being sold underneath.

[murielm99]

29. Given that this is their version of fast food,

I see nothing wrong with this. If it was their main source of nutrition, then maybe you would have a point.

I like an occasional unhealthy snack, but I don't have snacks for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Lighten up.

[oberliner]

32. There are fast food places all over campus

[George II]

15. trump has all the racist dog whistles down pat, doesn't he?

[47of74]

19. Reminds me of how when Kavadouche got rammed down our throats....

....I made it a point of telling my school's President flat out that if by some twist of fate said Kavadouche came to campus that I would not attend any talks or the like even if they made it mandatory. I'd take whatever lumps came my way for standing up for my principals then. Said President was on board with me in the extremely unlikely event that were to happen since we're just a little Podunk school that the Kavadouches of the world look down upon - that they would never make students attend then.

[paleotn]

23. Even more interesting...

It doesn't appear that the athletic administration pressured anyone to go. To those not familiar with South Carolina and Clemson, that may not seem a big deal, but it is. It's a huge deal.

[riversedge]

26. thanks

[Gothmog]

27. This was discussed on All In

Link to tweet

?s=20

[Ms. Toad]

30. That's a seriously misleading headline, and a fixation on the food that masks a serious point.

The article does not (at least on a quick read) contain a single player criticism of the "cold fast-food feast."

What is notable is the disparity in attendance (most of the white players attended; most of the black players did not). None of them cited the food as the issue - they just didn't want to chill with Trump. That's a big difference.

There are other buried facts, but I'm pretty disgusted that the focus was on the food served (almost exclusively provided by the author's running commentary) - not the significant issue that black players overwhelmingly chose not to attend and that some who did attend did so because they were worried about retaining scholarships.

[Gothmog]

33. Majority of Clemson's black players declined Trump's fast food reception, report says

Link to tweet

[SidDithers]

34. So much for team cohesion...

White players should be supporting the black players. Nobody should have gone.

Have none of these players seen Remember the Titans?

Sid