Jemele Hill Suspended 2 Weeks
ESPN has announced they have suspended Jemele Hill for two weeks over her tweets about Dallas Cowboys owner, Jerry Jones, who recently said he would bench players who “disrespected the flag” by kneeling during the National Anthem.
The network claims Jemele violated their social media guidelines for a second time when she encouraged football fans to boycott advertisers who support the Cowboys.
Jerry Jones also has created a problem for his players, specifically the black ones. If they don't kneel, some will see them as sellouts.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 9, 2017
Don't ask Dak, Dez & other Cowboys players to protest. A more powerful statement is if you stop watching and buying their merchandise.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 9, 2017
Or, how about not patronizing the advertisers who support the Cowboys? You can watch and do that, right? https://t.co/duPNqxFta7
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 9, 2017
This play always work. Change happens when advertisers are impacted. If you feel strongly about JJ's statement, boycott his advertisers. https://t.co/LFXJ9YQe74
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 9, 2017
ESPN released the following statement:
ESPN's Statement on Jemele Hill: pic.twitter.com/JkVoBVz7lv
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) October 9, 2017
It was just last month that Jemele was at the center of controversy over her [truthful] tweets about Donald Trump.
[Read Also: ESPN Releases Statement After Jemele Hill Calls Trump A White Supremacist]
Rev. Al Sharpton is outraged (like many of us) over Jemele’s suspension.
ESPN's suspension of Jemele Hill is an outrage and should NOT go unanswered. ESPN and advertisers will hear from us!
— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) October 9, 2017
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