Actually, there is--it's the same principle. And it arguably violates your civil rights--to an extent. Do you think actors should be blackballed if they vote for a conservative?
Civil rights laws tend to disagree.
Well, I think we aren't too far off then. They show may have had the right to do so, but that doesn't make it right, and the logic behind it is very dangerous and will lead to stifling of free speech.
The religion or race of the maker is not relevant. Try showing Blazing Saddles in a college, and they will try to ban it. Mel Brooks also made a LOT of racial jokes as well. Watch the first few minutes of Blazing Saddles. Actually, don't--I can tell you have seen it and know exactly why it's funny. Hollywood is using presentism to change history and it's not good.
From a football player in the middle of a game, yes. Sawyer didn't do anything like that.
In your job where it isn't appropriate? Yes. Sawyer didn't do anything like that.
No--what I see is the difference. HERE is where your argument makes more sense. I see a distinction between what the appropriate action is. If Kaepernick held a rally on his own time, that's one thing. But when you're on the clock, you need to do your job, not make a statement. That's why it is appropriate for an employer to discipline him. He embarrassed the league and angered millions of fans. His gesture overwhelmed his statement.
The only thing Sawyer and Kaepernick have in common is that they embarrassed their employers. The level of discipline is different because Kaepernick did it while employed.
You're completely misreading everything, and making it about race when it isn't. And get real. Kaepernick was a failed QB trying to use race to stay in a league that he simply isn't good enough to play in. That's why he publicly announced he would end his protest when his contract was up. I'm not saying he didn't have a right to express himself--but do it on your own time, not your employer's.
You're right that some forms of speech have consequences. I think no NFL team wanting such a toxic element on their roster is a reasonable consequence to what Kaepernick does. He's not Tom Brady. If Tom Brady kneeled, he'd still have a job because he's talented. But Kaepernick is toxic and not serious about playing football. If he was, he would have shown up when he was offered a workout in front of a bunch of NFL teams.
Sawyer did not act while employed. That's not racial. That's fact. If Candace Patton made similar jokes years ago, she shouldn't be fired either. Completely different examples.
The NFL is bowing to pressure. They were not wrong at all. It's football, not a political rally. And again, the man is not good enough to play in the NFL.
It's a little different. She did what she did off the clock, but it was current and made national news. It's not like she did it 8 years ago. Plus, honestly, I think it was a lot worse than what Sawyer did.
There are right to privacy laws.
I'm glad Cooper was filmed. It would have been terrible if the man faced charges for things he didn't do. But that goes in the other direction too. It would be naive to think that there aren't false claims of racism too. See Jussie Smollett or Tawana Brawley.
Privacy laws are very important, but so is justice. I don't think Amy Cooper's right to privacy was violated though. She was in a public place and recorded in a confrontation outside and in public. That's different than say, cheating on your spouse, in a hotel, where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy.
There are already laws dealing with that. I don't believe Amy Cooper was wronged in her case.
Adding a brief message about changing cultural and social mores from a respected scholar is hardly "moronic".
