Captain F Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 So they posted this. And they are getting torn to shreds in the comments. What a effing joke. What has this organization come to? 2 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggles25 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Idolizing violent criminals is trendy these days. No surprise here. 15 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDawk_ASamuel Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 He obviously didn't deserve to die, but his "legacy" isn't a good one. Probably could have been worded differently or recognize this day as a greater cause. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utebird Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 11 minutes ago, What The F said: So they posted this. And they are getting torn to shreds in the comments. What a effing joke. What has this organization come to? I think who ever wrote this needs to maybe find a new job, I'm all about social justice and the BLM movement and holding corruption accountable And using the word legacy to describe George floyd is a mischaracterization that I think will invite alot of rhetoric on the subject that will take away from the attempted cause at hand 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
we_gotta_believe Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 I wonder if they replaced the word "legacy" with "loss", would fans still take issue with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain F Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 1 minute ago, we_gotta_believe said: I wonder if they replaced the word "legacy" with "loss", would fans still take issue with it? Not nearly as many would in my opinion. A lot of the comments on the post suggest that very thing. Labeling his life as Legacy is really rubbing people the wrong way though. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike030270 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 This should be a fun thread 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazletonEagle Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Maybe he drove a Subaru Legacy? 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain F Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 Anyone looking at the eagles FB post? It's absolutely on fire. 3k comments in 15 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturm Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 No one deserves to die like this man. He was a petty criminal not a murder. But Legacy? Wrong word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike030270 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 43 minutes ago, What The F said: Anyone looking at the eagles FB post? It's absolutely on fire. 3k comments in 15 minutes. Yea it's getting pretty hostile Wonder if they'll delete the post or disable comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 10 minutes ago, Mike030270 said: Yea it's getting pretty hostile Wonder if they'll delete the post or disable comments They are gonna have to, it is getting out of hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_hunt Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 look up the definition of legacy before you get all bent. Quote 1 : something (such as property or money) that is received from someone who has died She left us a legacy of a million dollars. a substantial legacy 2 : something that happened in the past or that comes from someone in the past He left his children a legacy of love and respect. The war left a legacy of pain and suffering. We discussed the country's legacy of slavery. [=the ways in which the country is still affected by slavery] Her artistic legacy lives on through her children. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike030270 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 6 minutes ago, mr_hunt said: look up the definition of legacy before you get all bent. Post that in the comments and report back lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 4 minutes ago, Mike030270 said: Post that in the comments and report back lol Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utebird Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 6 minutes ago, mr_hunt said: look up the definition of legacy before you get all bent. All those definitions are things or things that happened to people,they are not individual people If one wanted to express that George floyd left a legacy of awareness of police brutality then one could have said, we commemorate the legacy of awareness that the tragic death of Floyd left behind, or something to that affect Words have power and meaning and in this case the way the author of this social media account worded this message obviously has created more division than unity over a moment that people are already divisive over Like I said one would think someone or something with as large a platform as the eagles would choose their words a little more carefully. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain F Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 2hrs in and it's up to 5.5k comments and climbing quickly. 99% are negative reactions to the post. Im surprised they haven't edited,deleted or disabled comments. It's a complete dumpster fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_hunt Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 4 minutes ago, Utebird said: All those definitions are things or things that happened to people,they are not individual people If one wanted to express that George floyd left a legacy of awareness of police brutality then one could have said, we commemorate the legacy of awareness that the tragic death of Floyd left behind, or something to that affect Words have power and meaning and in this case the way the author of this social media account worded this message obviously has created more division than unity over a moment that people are already divisive over Like I said one would think someone or something with as large a platform as the eagles would choose their words a little more carefully. okay...you can be mad if you want. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utebird Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 1 minute ago, mr_hunt said: okay...you can be mad if you want. 😄 Lol, no reason to mad, I'm mad that my kids don't wipe their asses, I'm mad that the jazz training staff didn't let Donovan Mitchell play and they lost. That some idiot doesn't have the forthought to compose a message that doesn't start a firestorm, meh...then again maybe they wanted the traffic, bad publicity is better than no publicity as Jerruh Jones says 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator6 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 29 minutes ago, Utebird said: then again maybe they wanted the traffic Then they should not have shut down the best pro sports message board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCTANK Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Mike030270 said: This should be a fun thread getcha popcorn ready 🍿 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheesesteakNBeer Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 260 Philadelphia Police Officers have died while working for the city but we light up the stadium for one person who didn't deserve to die but broke the law and resisted arrest. 🤷🏻♂️ I just don't know anymore.. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RememberTheKoy Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 4 minutes ago, CheesesteakNBeer said: 260 Philadelphia Police Officers have died while working for the city but we light up the stadium for one person who didn't deserve to die but broke the law and resisted arrest. 🤷🏻♂️ I just don't know anymore.. And swallowed a lot of fentanyl. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20dawk4life Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Post the comments. Make this thread good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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