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Before the Texans and Chiefs took the field on Thursday night, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced the league was going to put social justice messages on the backline of all end zones in an effort to show unity in combating racism.
“The NFL stands with the black community, the players, clubs, and fans confronting systemic racism. We will not relent in our work,”
Both end zones in Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday had two different messages in the back of the end zone. One end zone backline says “End Racism” and the other says “It Takes All Of Us.”
Here’s a picture of the “End Racism” sign.
End racism. #ItTakesAllOfUs pic.twitter.com/IU4G626FvQ
— NFL (@NFL) September 10, 2020
Despite the NFL’s best efforts, no one seemed happy with the endzone messages and fans went on to mock them on Twitter.
Problem solved! https://t.co/z0IfYzMvKh
— Karisa Maxwell McKee (@KarisaMaxwell) September 11, 2020
RIP racism(2018-2020) https://t.co/uZTsV5bNjY
— PFT Commenter (@PFTCommenter) September 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/realTylerZed/status/1304224017176559617
https://twitter.com/JATayler/status/1304188839406317568
https://twitter.com/Ruth_HHopkins/status/1304218581488537602
The End Racism End Zone, sponsored by Cheetos https://t.co/Z2146HaqoW
— Ryan Nanni (@celebrityhottub) September 10, 2020
Only @NFL could not realize the cruel irony of putting “END RACISM” behind an end zone of a franchise that dehumanizes Native Americans with their name, logo, theme and racist Tomahawk Chop. https://t.co/MpLbjEA9Ob
— Mike Wise (@MikeWiseguy) September 11, 2020
https://twitter.com/Kofie/status/1304215559236661249
the word CHIEFS here is 20 times larger than "end racism" https://t.co/dQyGLhzkve
— jeffrey cranor (@happierman) September 10, 2020
the nfl has 32 billionaires who could help enact real change if they wanted to, and they elected to write "end racism" in the endzone instead
— Harry Lyles Jr. (@harrylylesjr) September 10, 2020
All you have to do to end racism is kick the ball between those two yellow poles? Awesome! https://t.co/nS28JOIZq7
— J.A. Adande (@jadande) September 10, 2020
LOOK AT THE NAME OF THE TEAM IMMEDIATELY UNDER THAT MESSAGE OMFG HOW IS THIS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND WHSSKFJRVSJCBTHSKS https://t.co/anaMRWKz0g
— Dr. Twyla Baker is on Threads – @indigenia (@Indigenia) September 10, 2020
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