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This came up on ES and this is my stand on this situation what is yours?
Situation of ES member:
We ran into an interesting situation up in the owner's suite where one of the STH's brought up his wife/girlfriend who was wearing a Cowboys jersey.
Now, I'm all for razzing fans who wear opposing team gear, especially the Cowboys, but I do make an extra effort not to curse or say anything personal. I keep it clean and focused. That said, Redskins staff asked me to hush. It was a very odd interaction and I thought I'd share it here. I don't feel any opposing team fans should gain reprieve, even (especially?) if in the owner's suite.
Thoughts? I won't stop, by the way If you wear a Cowboys jersey into FedEx. You can expect a friendly, competitive ribbing. It's a part of the game and a big reason why I enjoy football rivalries.
My Stand:
As most of you know Pez and I welcome opposing fans to our tailgate (no matter what team) and we are friends with a lot of opposing fans throughout the NFL because of PFUFA. That said there is a difference between light hearted rivalry fun and some of the things I have seen happen. Our rule at the tailgate is as long as they are respectful they are more than welcome to join. Where I have issues is when I see a family with child or even just a child and there is cursing derogatory comments etc. Even if no child is involved I do not like to see adults act like this either.
Now that said, you might not have said anything derogatory one of two things could have happened. Someone before you could have caused a scene or the security guard was a Dallas fan. Part of football is having (as my mom would say) “Good Clean Fun” ribbing between teams etc. PFUFA motto is Hate the Team Love the Fan as they are just a fan like you or me!
Situation of ES member:
We ran into an interesting situation up in the owner's suite where one of the STH's brought up his wife/girlfriend who was wearing a Cowboys jersey.
Now, I'm all for razzing fans who wear opposing team gear, especially the Cowboys, but I do make an extra effort not to curse or say anything personal. I keep it clean and focused. That said, Redskins staff asked me to hush. It was a very odd interaction and I thought I'd share it here. I don't feel any opposing team fans should gain reprieve, even (especially?) if in the owner's suite.
Thoughts? I won't stop, by the way If you wear a Cowboys jersey into FedEx. You can expect a friendly, competitive ribbing. It's a part of the game and a big reason why I enjoy football rivalries.
My Stand:
As most of you know Pez and I welcome opposing fans to our tailgate (no matter what team) and we are friends with a lot of opposing fans throughout the NFL because of PFUFA. That said there is a difference between light hearted rivalry fun and some of the things I have seen happen. Our rule at the tailgate is as long as they are respectful they are more than welcome to join. Where I have issues is when I see a family with child or even just a child and there is cursing derogatory comments etc. Even if no child is involved I do not like to see adults act like this either.
Now that said, you might not have said anything derogatory one of two things could have happened. Someone before you could have caused a scene or the security guard was a Dallas fan. Part of football is having (as my mom would say) “Good Clean Fun” ribbing between teams etc. PFUFA motto is Hate the Team Love the Fan as they are just a fan like you or me!