How much are we to blame? Isn't it mostly our fault?
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Of course it stays. As does racist comments, conspiracy’s, far right commentary and occasional sports talk
Yeah, welcome to WazzuWatch. I don't like how every thread turns into this but they do.
Imagine being such a pathetic snowflake that you are upset about an analysis of why TV content viewing is declining just because it has one small comment about race, and what appears to be PC affirmative action in the casting.
Now if the original Jake had been cast as a black or brown person, that's all fine, who cares. It is making the change that is stupid and obvious pandering.
BTW, just because someone has a comment on race, or has a discussion about race, does NOT equate to them being a racist. Just FYI....
This is tone deaf. If you don’t understand that A) noticing that Jake from a State Farm commercial is now black (for who knows what reason fyi) and then B) using this as an argument that it is brown-washing (wtf) in a sports forum dedicated to Washington state football I’m not sure what to tell you.
it took 5 seconds to find out why the recast happened at which point they cast the best actor for the role.
Not everything is a nefarious liberal conspiracy, you dip shit
I was not the one that talked about brown-washing, which actually is a term I have never heard before. My comment about Jake/State Farm was simply one of 5 comments about the quality and quantity of commercials in TV content, and how that content was driving away viewers.
Jeez, the bit over the top reaction to this seems like the inverse of how the left reacted to the Florida slavery/black history curriculum. In that case, there was something like 200 listed goals/subjects to cover and a single one of them referenced how sometimes there were skills learned during their time as a slave that served to benefit them when they became free. The left seized on that, twisted and squirmed, and suddenly claimed that the entire Florida curriculum was about slavery being good for blacks. It's all a bit ridiculous IMO.
Is the guys name still Jake? I forget. Would it be more or less of a conspiracy if they changed his name. Cuz I gotta be honest I’ve never met a black guy named “Jake”. I can however name about 20 UW QBs named Jake.
Crimoug,
Welcome, officially to our board. Here's a short backstory:
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Unless we have a coach that gets canned mid season for not taking a vaccine of course…
^^^^^ bitches about post content - proceeds to engage in said objectionable content. Heaven forbid you lose an internet post battle, but you sure told him! Congrats, you win jack shit!
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Good feedback. I haven’t really checked the boards much at all and like many of you wanted to go to a forum to read (in my case) thoughts, conjectures, possibilities for what could be ahead for the cougs. It’s worrisome for them and the pac 12 and while I found some thoughtful in-site and news I mostly found nonsensical political talk and weirdo right wing garage (this is coming from a republic by the way).
Come on now. Larry went to Harvard. He can't be a measly athletic conference commissioner.
Fun fact, Wikipedia says his singles record is 1-18 as a professional tennis player.
Larry Scott (sports administrator) - Wikipedia
I understand the concept- basically DIY and keep the profit. However, there are at least three really huge reasons that literally no other conference chose the same model: (i) cable and satellite subscriptions; (ii) startup costs; and (iii) tackling (i) and (ii) without the help of a broadcast partner. Partnering with Fox or ESPN gets you on every cable and satellite system in the country, and avoids a big chunk of the start up costs. And recovering the start up costs rely quite a bit on getting onto to every cable and satellite system. The horizon for the cost recovery was way too long when you have 10 year TV deals.
The only way it "outperforms" is when you want to sell it to Fox or ESPN.
Yer just jealous. Although my last GF is now 69 and was probably the best I ever had. Gawd I loved her.
Have you ever posted anything that wasn't an insult or personal attack? WTF is wrong with you?
I'd kind of like to run into you at a bar or on the street.
Remember- once she's in the will get rid of all the pillows. That way she won't be able to suffocate you.
Devil emoji.
If you don't think that brownwashing is a thing...you aren't paying attention.
FWIW, I don't give one sh!t about a state farm commercial, but I find it pathetic to see the ham-handed way that Hollywood has tried to flip the script on whitewashing to appease the PC oriented folks of the world. Shows that could have been great getting ruined by terrible casting just for the sake of DEI and changing show storylines in order to be "inclusive" is just not good in the long run.
If you read what I post, I'm generally a very moderate conservative and I proudly wear the RINO tag because I think the modern day GOP is a joke. That doesn't meant that I have to pray at the liberal altar on every item.
Are you new, Flat?
That dude only flames. He'll never get into an actual discussion about anything with anyone. Why waste your time typing a reply?
Hard to argue your logic Biggsy. Although I think Spongie should get an assist.
There's a lot of stuff on here that can most charitably be called off-topic, pervading almost every thread, but this place also has the best actual discussion of football and related issues of any Coug board.
What's funny is that people keep on saying, "the park is empty" and "nobody is there" but when you read the article that you linked, the average wait time for a ride in the park is still 33 minutes. That's pretty freakin' far from empty. Is attendance down? Sure. Is it related to Disney being too woke? Maybe. Is it just as likely that attendance is down because Disney restructured their pricing at the same time that the Fed has been jacking up our economy by raising interest rates? Absolutely. This desire to make it seem that Disney is going bankrupt because of wokeness is stupid.
Do I dislike some of the things that Disney is doing? Sure. Do I think that the Mouse is leaning a little too far to the left? Yes. Do I think that people on the right are more wrong than Disney? Yes. It's a freakin' complicated dilemma that people want to polarize because it's easier for simple minds to process.
I didnt know spokes people had life long contracts . Maybe the first jake put on weight . Maybe they wanted to appeal to a broader audience. Maybe the old jake was an actual agent who quit in 2014 to concentrate on an acting career.
But who notices this can be considered the “snowflake”. And your comment on the small adjustment to the curriculum in Florida as an overreaction . Not sure it would be all that different to than the few survivors of the Arizona at Pearl learned some life skills like how to swim .
Or the Jews in Auschwitz gained a life skill how to diet .
Good grief .
Pitch folks, actors, pimps, promotors typically stay around as long as they are believed to be helpful to the brand.
You have a lot of maybes in there, where you could have just looked it up and known what they actually said about. Of course, then you have to decide whether you actually believe what is being shoveled out at us.
And somewhere up about it was posted that new new guy is actually named Jake also. That is just not true. His name is KevinMimms or Miles, he seems to use them both. And I don't think they use him as Jake in the commercials now anyway.
As for Pearl Harbor and Auschwitz, those analogies are complete bullshit. Those are NOT skills learned, those are simply responding to life threatening situation that are out of their control.
If you want something better, here ya go. Some guy goes in the military and hates it, is yelled at a lot and not given much respect. His freedom is limited. His food isn't great and he is constantly told when to get up and what to do. However, during this time he is learning about electronics, or logistical support, or major construction, vehicle service and repair, etc. See, there are some ways in which he can benefit after leaving the service by utilizing the skills learned while enlisted. And that is the same thing that happened with some of the slaves. And before anyone jumps on that, I do realize that slavery was much worse than being in the military, they are not totally equivalent. But as I pointed out, they both could be benefited from skills learned and used while in slavery or the military.
And as far as the Florida situation, I see that our useless VP is refusing to debate DeSantis about the curriculum down there after lying to us all about what it is. What a chickenshit she is!!!
First, anyone joining the military is doing it by choice and can leave anytime (even if they get a black mark for life). Not really a good analogy. The Pearl Harbor and Auschwitz analogies are far more applicable. Those people did not choose to be in the situations that they were in.
Seriously? You are going to argue that they were learning a skill? PH they were simply swimming for their lives, being the Navy it is pretty darn sure that the vast majority of them already knew how to swim.
As for the Jews, what skills were they learning, how not to die? Were they learning to be farriers, or mechanics, or anything else? Hell no.
The whole point is about some folks in a situation that learn a skill that will be helpful later in life.
Jesus Christ. Your reading comprehension sucks. I was saying that your military comparison was stupid. People may hate being in the military, but if they don't like the drills and other bullshit you listed...they can quit. It's a ****ing choice to be there. Slavery, concentration camps and being a victim of a bombing were not choices.
Anyone who suggests that slavery, concentration camps or the Pearl Harbor attack had upsides because they taught life skills is a moron. Don't be a moron.
Stretch...I am not gonna lie. Simply jaw dropping.
First, they weren't really "maybe's. The original Jake was an actual agent. The first jake actually left in 2014 from State Farm to pursue an acting career including commercials.
Second, They went to the second guy for a couple of reasons. He is younger, and he will attract an even more broad audience.
Third, Pearl Harbor, Auschwitz, and slavery are tragedies. Why try to change history or simply tone it down to placate some "snowflakes" (is that the correct use of the term) is ridiculous. In is our history.
Ever occur to you that the slaves had skills in their homeland and didn't need to be educated how to pick cotton with a chain around their legs?
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