The NFL apparently still lives in 2020, as it recently introduced a new line of woke gear to promote social justice messaging.
According to the conservative Media Research Center, the National Football League last Tuesday dropped team gear that included messages such as “Economic Opportunities,” “Police Community Relations,” “Criminal Justice Reform,” and “Social Justice.”
The slogans are incorporated into the design of the team’s logo. And every team, including the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, offers either a baseball cap, a knit cap, or both to fans who want to promote “opportunity,” “equity,” freedom,” or justice.”
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The black-and-white hats retail for between $8 and $46 on NFL.com. In fact, the Bucs’ “Inspire Change” flex baseball cap was among the best bargains on the website, selling for just $8.54, with the savings code.
“All of the money that the league earns through selling these products will go towards the ‘Inspire Change’ initiative, which the league began back in 2020. While the name of that program sounds good on the surface (like most woke things), this fund frequently sends money to programs that want to achieve terrible goals,” the Media Research Center, or MRC, noted.
The NFL says on its website that the “Inspire Change” initiative began in 2017 with grants targeted toward four areas: Education, economic advancement, police and community relations, and criminal justice reform.
In 2020, less than two weeks after the death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police, the league announced a second round of grants, committing $250 million over a 10-year period to, as the NFL says, “help advance social justice.”
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The MRC reported that out of that pot, the NFL donated millions to groups like the Vera Institute of Justice, the Oregon Justice Resource Center, and the Community Justice Exchange — all of which staunchly advocate for defunding the police.
The outlet also noted the league does contribute to reputable agencies such as the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Yet, the MRC added of the current grants, “most of them strive to spread the progressive worldview. Now, the league is hijacking the holiday spirit to get a few extra dollars for wokeness.”
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