
LIST OF DEMANDS
We demand starting a dialogue about athletes’ activism and the demeaning portrayal of their efforts by the news media. We also demand for a deeper look into the incentives of large corporations that latch onto athletes’ movements, often times for their own benefit. We demand visibility for the different reactions to athletes’ activism in order to show that the narrative is changing and athletes will not “shut up and dribble.”
We demand a shift in the narrative to focus the blame NOT on athletes who protest but to critique corporations that fund groups and use the platform for either economic gain as NIKE has or for leverage as the players coalition that is now funded by the NFL.
We demand people be more skeptical of the news they are fed and urge them do dive deeper in conversations about the criticism activists face as they are called unpatriotic or overly sensitive. We want to change the focus from the athletes themselves to instead the media outlets and corporations that take advantage of them for the political or economic profit.
We demand starting a dialogue about athletes’ activism and the demeaning portrayal of their efforts by the news media. We also demand for a deeper look into the incentives of large corporations that latch onto athletes’ movements, often times for their own benefit. We demand visibility for the different reactions to athletes’ activism in order to show that the narrative is changing and athletes will not “shut up and dribble.”
We demand a shift in the narrative to focus the blame NOT on athletes who protest but to critique corporations that fund groups and use the platform for either economic gain as NIKE has or for leverage as the players coalition that is now funded by the NFL.
We demand people be more skeptical of the news they are fed and urge them do dive deeper in conversations about the criticism activists face as they are called unpatriotic or overly sensitive. We want to change the focus from the athletes themselves to instead the media outlets and corporations that take advantage of them for the political or economic profit.
WHO WE HOPE TO REACH |
We plan to reach not only those involved in the sports world, but also those who are interested in activism and corporate realities. With the power of social media today, athletes have the ability to reach outside of their respective fan bases and influence anyone who is scrolling through their feed. That being said, we intend to create a project that reaches beyond sports fans and can impact everyone who sees it. Athletics are a universal entity, and we hope to draw an audience with different perspectives and backgrounds.
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