> someone could just go all out for and not worry about it.
except if you are black and want to be a coach [0]. Then you should worry, because you're probably not going to be able to!
80 of the NFL's current 85 offensive coordinators, quarterbacks coaches and offensive quality control coaches are white, including all 37 with the word "quarterback" in their titles.
How is that relevant to the parent comment? The fact that the percentage of black coaches in the NFL is somewhat less than the percentage of blacks in the overall American population could be the worst injustice ever in the history of the world. That doesn't change the fact that people don't turn on a football game to have someone's politics rammed down their throat, and if you keep insisting on doing that, they'll go watch something else and leave you hanging.
I interpreted the parent comment as saying "Football was the last refuge where black/whites/etc can all harmoniously enjoy a common activity." I'm saying you can't call it that when there's racial bias baked into the very sport. You can't pretend its politically neutral.
Maybe it is and maybe it isn't. That still doesn't change the fact that if you keep aggressively lecturing people about it, they'll stop watching your network.
except if you are black and want to be a coach [0]. Then you should worry, because you're probably not going to be able to!
80 of the NFL's current 85 offensive coordinators, quarterbacks coaches and offensive quality control coaches are white, including all 37 with the word "quarterback" in their titles.
[0] http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/17101097/staggering-numbe...