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Hav

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106. Nope,

Mon Feb 14, 2022, 02:32 PM

Feb 2022

those who are sceptic about the OP are asking a simple question: What is any source at all for the claim that the NFL prohibited it and is pissed about it?
Why are people so damn gullible and believe everything some random dude on Twitter says? It's pure confirmation bias.

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NFL pissed-Eminem took knee for Kaepernick [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 OP

I barely even noticed it. Xolodno Feb 2022 #1

Same here, I loved the halftime show. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #75

Dang I missed it!! Mary in S. Carolina Feb 2022 #2

Ever so subtle but profound malaise Feb 2022 #80

Here ya go! ancianita Feb 2022 #115

Wow - this was great! Mary in S. Carolina Feb 2022 #121

In yo face mothafuckers! Blue Owl Feb 2022 #3

This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #4

Yes!!! So much yes!!! vercetti2021 Feb 2022 #5

Awesome JustAnotherGen Feb 2022 #8

oh I love this.... bahboo Feb 2022 #18

They're probably too dumb to remember he campaigned for Biden/Harris IronLionZion Feb 2022 #39

Not an Eminem fan, but I'm glad he did it Master_Monstruwacan Feb 2022 #114

Good JustAnotherGen Feb 2022 #6

✊ Deuxcents Feb 2022 #7

The SB Halftime show was probably the last thing left in his career that he hadn't done. Ace Rothstein Feb 2022 #9

I would not be surprised if Em took this job just to kneel as a statement SmittyWerben Feb 2022 #26

You very well may be right. Ace Rothstein Feb 2022 #37

I'm just gonna put this here cannabis_flower Feb 2022 #61

I am old. Delphinus Feb 2022 #62

Here's my favorite, though I love a lot of his stuff. ancianita Feb 2022 #116

I missed it MN2theMax Feb 2022 #10

I thought it was part of the act in moving to the next performer. badhair77 Feb 2022 #11

Which is what everyone watching thought. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #63

How disrespectful... lame54 Feb 2022 #12

He could have Traildogbob Feb 2022 #14

Would have loved to see him use his 1st Amendment rights of free speech KS Toronado Feb 2022 #48

True that! Traildogbob Feb 2022 #55

Good point Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #77

+10 nt reACTIONary Feb 2022 #20

Good for him! Article from Sports Illustrated's The Spun: highplainsdem Feb 2022 #13

Ain't that a shame. Cha Feb 2022 #15

They don't really care. Loki Liesmith Feb 2022 #16

Correct Cosmocat Feb 2022 #22

Right? CrackityJones75 Feb 2022 #58

my first thought too stopdiggin Feb 2022 #17

"And you thought - maybe".... Exactally... And if the NFL "warned" him not to do it... mitch96 Feb 2022 #30

little suspicious on that point too. stopdiggin Feb 2022 #41

I think the whole thing is made up. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #64

NFL CYA LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #19

Or - could be that they never said any such thing stopdiggin Feb 2022 #49

NFL isn't "pissed" Cosmocat Feb 2022 #21

I'm with Kaep lambchopp59 Feb 2022 #23

I don't think he cares xmas74 Feb 2022 #24

Tough shit, NFL. GoCubsGo Feb 2022 #25

So how will the NFL penalize Eminem? DBoon Feb 2022 #27

They've done the best thing by getting into this discussion Deuxcents Feb 2022 #28

No TheProle Feb 2022 #33

Not a damn thing. ancianita Feb 2022 #117

Fake news. TheProle Feb 2022 #29

That's not correct, they knew he was doing it..... USALiberal Feb 2022 #31

Taking a new is bad. Getting felonies and beating your partner however. . . AZLD4Candidate Feb 2022 #32

Here's Eminem's #BidenHarris ad, just to complete the meltdown: LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #34

That's a good ad Unwind Your Mind Feb 2022 #45

good and beautiful lookyhereyou Feb 2022 #72

K & R Great Ad. Budi Feb 2022 #100

Gen X leighbythesea2 Feb 2022 #35

Fuck em Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2022 #36

That makes me happy. Fuck um. Ferrets are Cool Feb 2022 #38

Spreading misinformation Sympthsical Feb 2022 #40

Do you ever tire of being WRONG? LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #42

Maybe check a news source before twitter? Sympthsical Feb 2022 #46

You trust the NYT? That is amusing LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #52

LOL, that subject change, tho Sympthsical Feb 2022 #53

Lol! Lighten the hell up! Nt USALiberal Feb 2022 #66

No. calling out misinformatin stopdiggin Feb 2022 #69

ESPN? Dr. Strange Feb 2022 #79

Exactly! NYT is NOT to be Cha Feb 2022 #103

I think I trust the NYTimes over some rando on Twitter. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #73

ROFL. NYTIMES!!! That bastien of truth 😅 also has a Twitter acct Budi Feb 2022 #101

Oh, and glad to see this post is just fine..... Nixie Feb 2022 #71

thanks. stopdiggin Feb 2022 #43

I think there's a vested interest in the account Sympthsical Feb 2022 #47

Isn't that Twitter not on the BS bandwagon? Nixie Feb 2022 #68

"NFL denies objections to Eminem" equals "Putin denies plans to invade Ukraine" bullwinkle428 Feb 2022 #78

So what would you need to change your mind Hav Feb 2022 #81

The fact that they knew he was going to do it doesn't mean they didn't tell him not to... George II Feb 2022 #85

Source for this? Sympthsical Feb 2022 #87

Source for what? This is what I said: George II Feb 2022 #88

There is no source for the original claim Sympthsical Feb 2022 #89

There are a number of reports on the original claim. Of course if the NFL denies it... George II Feb 2022 #97

LOL about Twitter not being a source. One Congressperson Nixie Feb 2022 #90

Verified direct statements by a person aren't anonymous Sympthsical Feb 2022 #91

Aren't there opinions in those "direct statements"? Nixie Feb 2022 #92

Wow, I haven't seen that GIF since it was used in a signature! Suddenly my feet are hurting.... George II Feb 2022 #104

Yes, it is quite a crutch and catchall. Posting little dancing gifs and old old internet cartoons Nixie Feb 2022 #110

Deleted - system double posted George II Feb 2022 #105

You seriously follow this twitter acct to accuse such a thing? Budi Feb 2022 #98

DUer Celerity made a detailed post about them rictofen Feb 2022 #118

It's on ignore for a good reason. Budi Feb 2022 #120

Had I known... TheRealNorth Feb 2022 #44

Ummm entainers BOW when they are done.... Smackdown2019 Feb 2022 #50

I'm sure the NFL would have preferred he didn't, but I doubt they tried to tell him he couldn't, RockRaven Feb 2022 #51

Thank you Eminem! Initech Feb 2022 #54

Any Trump supporters still a fan of Eminem Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2022 #86

Just like Reagan mistaking "Born in the USA" for a patriotic song SouthBayDem Feb 2022 #119

thak you Eminem Skittles Feb 2022 #56

The Karens are furious I can tell you that much durablend Feb 2022 #57

Better than a knee on the neck; at least to me and other DU folks. twodogsbarking Feb 2022 #59

Not saying Eminem is flawless (lol, far from it) but he's straightforward Withywindle Feb 2022 #60

The NFL denies this amuse bouche Feb 2022 #65

I do.. whathehell Feb 2022 #67

I don't get my news from memes brooklynite Feb 2022 #70

It cracks me up how people believe everything on Twitter. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #74

Kick this for Trump's secret buddies. Kingofalldems Feb 2022 #76

I didn't watch and... hippywife Feb 2022 #82

The people he was looking to piss off Jimbo S Feb 2022 #83

Does this not resemble the time Stephen Colbert was booked... BobTheSubgenius Feb 2022 #84

NFL not pissed-Eminem took knee left-of-center2012 Feb 2022 #93

Who thinks and knows Colin Kaepernick is awesome? LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #94

Exactly. Now everyone is forgetting about Kaepernick Nixie Feb 2022 #96

Nope, Hav Feb 2022 #106

Seriously? Who in the NFL would be dumb enough to do that. Can you imagine the Nixie Feb 2022 #111

Ok, so the NFL would never come out and say it Hav Feb 2022 #112

This is an old established debate and it's about Nixie Feb 2022 #113

In addition to the NFL's denial, I have a hard time believing tishaLA Feb 2022 #95

Where is Colin Kaepernick today ? left-of-center2012 Feb 2022 #99

FAKE NEWS robleb Feb 2022 #102

Republican hypocrisy at its finest! LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #107

Pretty sure the NFL is just relieved it wasn't a nipple slip Mr. Ected Feb 2022 #108

Respect! Martin68 Feb 2022 #109

From Bette Midler LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #122