andthebeatgoeson
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16 million for the finger? How much for driving drunk?
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NFL demands $16.6 million from M.I.A. for flipping the bird in 2012
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If they're that concerned about it they should have had her sign a contract for the appearance and paid her to perform in a wholesome fashion.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Most expensive middle finger ever?
The NFL is going to get laughed out of court on this one.
The "family" environment they're promoting within the NFL currently consists of vulgarity, raughtyness , and even discrimination (against gays and possibly others) from their own players and staff, but a middle finger shown in a one-off performance (no one remembers), by a preformer that isn't even affiliated with the NFL? Give me a fucking break.
I don't even like M.I.A. and I can tell this is absolute bullshit.
The "family" environment they're promoting within the NFL currently consists of vulgarity, raughtyness , and even discrimination (against gays and possibly others) from their own players and staff, but a middle finger shown in a one-off performance (no one remembers), by a preformer that isn't even affiliated with the NFL? Give me a fucking break.
I don't even like M.I.A. and I can tell this is absolute bullshit.
EraldoCoil
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16 mil for a middle finger.....That means Janet's nipple had to be around the 32 mil range.
Amentallica
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Seems like everyone is coming out in the NFL.
entremet
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Goddell's NFL basically. Super petty and obsessed with being this ultra paragon of morality. Meanwhile, the Colts owner got a DUI recently, but nothing is going to happen since he's a one of Goddell's bosses.
After the CTE stuff, it's hard to like this league.
I think the better point is that you can't have a form of entertainment who's core is violence and anger be a TV-Y situation. Are brawls acceptable? Is swearing on the field acceptable? Is violent behavior in the stands acceptable? Because all of those things happen and is televised every year and generally goes unpunished. So why is MIA being sued for 16 million dollars?
The NFL should be TV-14. If it was, this wouldn't be an issue. But the NFL spends more time treating the symptoms than the disease because, in the end, they still like those controversial moments because it brings in the ratings. MIA will probably lose this lawsuit, but she's totally right.
kittoo
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Hahaha. Where is this from?
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Deleted member 325805
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OMG, an erect finger.
/faints
/faints
GhettoGamer
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I think all the murderers, drunk driving, drug using, sexual assault, and a plethora of other things already did that. But the finger? Crime against god
Walter Matthau
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The restitution they are seeking is obviously way too high, but she did breach the contract and tried to be edgy to grab headlines. I doubt many people find "the finger" to be offensive in this age, but she knows she wasn't allowed to and still did it. I'm sure she's also aware of Jackson stunt and the grief the NFL took for that. The whole thing struck me as really immature.
perfectchaos007
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I had no idea Superbowl halftime acts weren't paid
It's a privilege for the performer to dance around for millions of drunks to silly pop music for an organization full of degenerates, drunks, addicts, abusers and criminals.
perfectchaos007
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I guess they're paid in viewership. Over 100 million people in the US watch their performance, and even more across the world.
Mattlikewhoa
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I actually came in here to ask this as well...
Mercury Fred
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Dear NFL, start paying fucking taxes now. Meanwhile fuck off.
The talent of the many lip-syncing acts at the Super Bowl.
bobawesome
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If Google is to be believed, a movie called Penelope.
Christoff Yurievich
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To be honest, after the first time I saw someone do it - the movie Starman, since you didn't ask - I was eager to try it out. I didn't know what it meant, just that it was bad.
Because it's television and who cares? Cartoon Network is allowed to say Shit after 10pm. Family Guy makes rape jokes in the same prime time block.
Depictions of brutal violence and alarming gore is okay, as long as there isn't any dirty language.
Barkley's Justice
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Grow up.
Her whole image is basically "fuck the establishment". A middle finger's a shallow gesture, but it's the kind of thing MIA does.
Walter Matthau
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The programs with rape jokes and profanity have a warning beforehand. The superbowl is marketed as a family friendly program despite the inherent violence of the sport. The same time Sesame Street airs during the day, I'm sure I can catch a program on a premium network with adult languange, extreme violence, and sexual situations. If Big Bird started giving the finger and someone came on the screen and flashed the audience, I'm sure plenty of parents would be upset instead of rationalizing that other programs exist with even worse content.
Psychological Intellect
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i think she's married to a billionaire
Barbacoatl
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I'm all for fining MIA for her horrible, horrible singing, but the NFL are the Westboro Church of the sports leagues world. Bleeptards.
HomerSimpson-Man
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What the hell? How?!
Oppo
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pretty much. although I wouldn't go that far. but yes they suck as an organization.
when I saw the MS-NFL deal for X1 I thought, well, those two bedfellows deserve each other... like a double punch of monopolistic, greedy behaviour
I don't give a fuck about MIA but this is absurd
I believe the teams pay taxes.
secondspace
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I don't think they want the money, they want to convince anyone who does a half time show to stick to the contract. The fallout from Janet Jackson was incredible, the money the NFL is paying lawyers to do this probably seems worth it.
Because the profits the NFL makes are divided among the individual teams and then the teams pay the taxes.
have you heard about america
Ingueferroque
Banned
Hahahahahahah, she wasn't paid? What the fuck. A non-profit organization? Are you fucking kidding me? How do they get away with this?
vas_a_morir
Banned
Yeah... the NFL is like a private regulatory organization overseeing trades, spending, revenue sharing, media contracts, rules, etc between owners. NFL is funded and controlled by the owners. The commissioner is seen as the chief advocate on behalf of the owners, usually when negotiating with media and the NFLPA union.
So, basically, the govt gets their tax money from the owners. Taxing the NFL might be seen as taxing owner revenue twice, but I don't know much about such adult matters despite my age.
This. Isn't this one of the things she normally does. Also as far as things on live tv go this is pretty damn tame. I don't remember people making a big deal out of it when it happen. Especially nothing like the thing with Janet Jackson. That's like having the Red Hot Chili Peppers play and get upset one of them is shirtless when he's always shirtless when he plays. That's his thing. 16 million is insane though.
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