Nice!
Before there is any pushback, it is his money and he can do what he wants with it.
Agree, but how does this fight antisemitism?
The campaign will feature digital content showcasing each athlete’s unique story and illuminating how their Jewish identity has shaped both their academic and athletic careers.
Educating about the culture, fighting myths, and showing their humanity. Maybe someone who has never met a Jew in their life can find something to identify with the athlete and break the myths, tropes, and misconceptions they held about Jews. It opens dialogue.
While I wouldn’t have conceived of an NIL program to be a part of a campaign against antisemitism, I can see how it could be another tool in the tool box.
they have an interesting history to say the least but there are so many subsets of them that have different views
it’ll be interesting to see if ones that shortened their names in the past to mask their heritage and ride with the mainstream try to take advantage
No different than any other religious group or ethnicity. Showing that Jews aren’t a monolith can help combat antisemitism.
I don’t understand, these would be college athletes now or soon to be college athletes who most likely didn’t change their name for like a stage name. This isn’t Mel Brooks that is going to be getting the NIL. Is there some recent Jewish athlete you can think of that “Americanized” their name or something? Just seems like an odd comment.
Black people are largely over-represented in college football and basketball, and yet systemic racism prevails to this day along with a widening racial wealth gap.
I’m not upset with Kraft wanting to target Jewish students for NIL (though there would be outcry if he targeted white, Christians), but the idea that doing this is somehow going to help fight antisemitism doesn’t make much sense in my opinion
I mean which antisemites is he trying to get a message across, when most antisemites stereotypes Jews as wealthy. If this is about Israel-Palestine (which it probably is) then this is going to make it worse I think
In my opinion, you’re wrong.
I can see that it could reinforce the negative tropes of Jews but it reinforces it only to those who already have that belief. The idea is to tell the stories of these athletes and allow you to identify with them or humanize them. Besides, not every NIL contract is for millions, we don’t know what these deals will look like but it could be something modest.
That is your opinion, and no not everything is about Israel-Palestine. Antisemitism exists independent of the war and the political issues. I’m sure there are many who would agree with you that this is the wrong approach, but I disagree.
Also to add, Mr. Kraft has long been a champion of interfaith dialogues and Israel. He has for years brought NFL players or former players and such to visit Israel. There’s a great NFL films documentary on it
Visibility and telling positive Jewish stories is necessary, we should not just shrink into the background because then the negative stories will be the only narrative.
I mean you wouldn’t tell Kelvin Sampson to stop talking about his Lumbee heritage because it might bring hate to the Lumbee nation because someone is jealous of all the money he is making. So why would you tell a Jewish athlete not to use a platform available to them to tell Jewish stories just because some people might think of it negatively?
Don’t know of many honestly but some may not identify publicly - there was one at Maryland years ago who played with his kippah but outside of that haven’t seen any.
Will the real stories be told? Hardly,
let’s be honest - maybe this is a way for some to come forth and own their heritage
In america Jews have been treated fairly historically regardless of what people say - may have been some racism but nothing unlike some
You can identify publicly as a Jew without wearing a kippah. Those that don’t wear a kippah, aren’t hiding their Jewishness either.
I’m sorry, that’s utter b.s. Jews were excluded in many spaces historically in the U.S. including not being able to buy property in River Oaks, not able to get jobs at the top law and CPA firms (even when they were at the top of their class), and others. That is stuff that only changed in the last 50-60 years. It is still very recent…
Sure the stories will be filtered through a media lense, but that doesn’t mean the stories aren’t real, honest, or that anyone is hiding anything.
Just based on your posts here, it seems you are quite distrustful of Jewish people. That is just how your posts in this thread come off. Perhaps you need to engage with more Jewish people on here and learn more about us.
Singling out a group to give favor is nothing new folks. Why can some do it and others can’t is ridiculous
Most people do not trust those who don’t look like them
Breaking
Jews have faced persecution throughout the globe for most of human history
They happened to find themselves (not all) in lucrative industries that were once not deemed so (thus the all Jews are rich stereotype was created)
Again - they ain’t went through what African Americans have went through as a whole in this country - yes they couldn’t buy in river oaks but had capital to create riverside terrace that they abandoned overnight to create Meyerland so where did they get that mindset to leave from?
In segregation days they attended schools with whites like Hispanics in Texas
The Jews basically own the music history which is well documented, work in the nfl, etc. so I give them credit for persevering but they had access to do so for decades
So whatever story they’ll tell it can’t be from an exclusionary point - now whatever happens in Israel, etc. that’s different but in America they have had access to the dream for decades
No ethnic group other than indigenous tribes went though what the African Americans did. However, what you said was…
Which is not accurate at all. Did other minorities have it worse? Absolutely? Are Jews still subject to discrimination and antisemitism today? Absolutely, I have a whole thread about it in the Sattelite.
Though I think we’ve digressed away from discussion Mr. Kraft’s NIL program. We’ll have to wait and see how he implements it, the athletes selected and how they use the platform to fight anti-semitism.
Growing up I’ve seen little Jewish antisemitism in Houston - outside it may be worse but here they’ve blended in without many historical issues and control a sizable amount of real estate
Just because you haven’t seen it, doesn’t mean it’s not happening.
You should really educate yourself. You can start by reading the thread on the Satellite page or just do a Google search.
There used to be signs on some beaches that said “No Dogs. No Jews”.
Today, Jews weren’t allowed to walk down certain sidewalks on college campuses.
Tell me more about how the Jews “control a sizable amount of real estate”. When you use words like “control” or “own” certain industries you are propagating old and tired anti-Semitic tropes.
Yes I have sympathy to the cause as a whole, etc. but all I’m saying is as a whole the opportunities have been better for them as a whole in America - slavery, segregation is still embedded in the culture cause all the average person sees is skin color as of today