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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
The NFL has confirmed that it will remove the phrase “End Racism” from the end zones at Caesars Superdome ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl, replacing it with the neutral “Choose Love.
” The move comes as Donald Trump and his allies escalate attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, and major corporations—including the NFL—bend to right-wing pressure. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy defended the decision, claiming the change was tied to recent national tragedies, including wildfires in California, the terrorist attack in New Orleans, and fatal plane crashes in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia.
“‘Choose Love’ is appropriate to use as our country has endured in recent weeks wildfires in Southern California, the terrorist attack here in New Orleans, the plane and helicopter crash near our nation’s capital, and the plane crash in Philadelphia,” McCarthy said.
The shift comes as Trump prepares to attend the Super Bowl. Since returning to power in January, Trump has aggressively targeted DEI programs, signing an executive order on his first day in office to dismantle diversity initiatives in federal agencies. Last week, following the midair collision of an American Air
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Saranac Lake native is voice of the NFL
Feb 20, 2012 — by Chris Morris (Tri-Lakes Correspondent)
Brian McCarthy. Photo: Twitter profile
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Feb 20, 2012 — Brian McCarthy was a football fan first, but he's now on the inside of the game, as VP of communications for the National Football League. Chris Morris has a profile.
When pop star M.I.A. flipped the bird during the halftime show at Super Bowl XLVI, it was a Saranac Lake native who took the lead on the National Football League’s response.
“In this instance, we believed we were putting on a show that would be appropriate for a massive, diverse audience,” said Brian McCarthy, the NFL’s vice president of communications.
The M.I.A. controversy paled in comparison to the notorious Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction of Super Bowl XXXVIII, but it was McCarthy’s job to respond nonetheless.
“We’d been to the rehearsals where they ran through the shows multiple times,” he said. “There was no indication something like this was going to happen. When we concluded the halftime show on Super Bowl Sunday, many of us had no idea that there was a small incident that took place. It was the third quarter when we realized we had an issue on our hands. We got with