From Maggie’s Farm:
“I
spent some time on Thanksgiving doing what I haven't done for in a long time,
that is, watching an NFL game. In this case, it was the Raiders-Cowboys game,
played in Dallas. Notably absent were the usual audience shots I was used to
seeing, cheering crowds, fans decked out in goofy attire, faces painted with
their team's colors, and holding up signs and props (like that 'D' fence thing),
etc. I knew the stadium was full, because sometimes I'd see the crowd in the
background, like when the camera would have to follow the ball kicked on a punt
return, but I thought the lack of close-up crowd shots was just odd.
“The
game was in Dallas, in the free state of Texas, and by 'free', I mean no mask
mandates, and people generally don't wear masks. So the stadium was filled with
happy, unmasked people enjoying themselves, living normal life. Somebody at the
network made the deliberate, considered decision that close-up shots of happy,
unmasked people enjoying themselves would not be shown to a nationwide
audience. Why his decision was made I leave as an exercise for the reader.”
**If
you said “No,” you haven’t been paying attention. You know, like “Is the NBA a
front for Chinese Communist Party propaganda?” Duh.
Afraid of showing any "Let's Go Brandon" signs/banners.
ReplyDeleteIn Dallas, there might have been at least a couple.
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