the OP suggested "You don't want too many meek wine tasting types who don't know when to get loud, you want to appeal to the blue collar fans too which make up the most rabid portion of the fan base." my point is that such a characterization is completely offensive and marginalizes anybody who doesnt fit a generic stereotype of a "blue collar fan" as well as an nfl fan more broadly.
In terms of your facts...you ignore the headline of your own article: "NFL Fans Come From All Backgrounds" In fact the statistics almost exactly mimic the demographics of the US. For instance, about a quarter of households in the US make more than $100,000 and magically about a quarter of NFL fans make more than $100,000. White people represent 77% of the population and...presto...77% of nfl fans are white. What these findings actually tell you is that fans of the nfl are representative of the us population.
Nevertheless, for the sake of argument, lets just accept your premise. The article also notes that the NFL fan base is growing because more women are getting involved with the sport. Does it sound like good practice then to ignore women who represent half the population because "55% of percent of NFL fans are male? Further, it seems shortsighted to me to focus on those 35+. If you ignore younger fans, where will the next generation of fans come from? The tobacco industry understood this quite well. They successfully marketed smoking as cool to a younger population in order to have a lifelong customer. And I barely, even want to touch the race argument, but following the same line of reasoning, is it really your suggestion that the NFL should focus on what white people like over what black people like because white represent 77% of NFL fans? Ill give you the benefit of the doubt and accept that you dont believe this but if were only going to focus on the wants of the majority then that is where it leads us.
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I guess your suggesting that "blue collar workers" earn less than "white collar" workers. I guess theres probably a correlation but electricians plumbers etc do quite well. In contrast there are quite a few office jobs that dont. In any event let's say your right, are the majority of electricians and plumbers etc violent beer swilling men who yell alot? Do electricians and plumbers know more about football in general than doctors and lawyers and since were talking la actors and musicians?
I'm not sure what you're even talking about. You seem to think that "blue collar" is some sort of derogatory statement and are interjecting descriptions that I never offered.
The facts are, 75% of the NFL's fans are not rich and more men like football than women. Most of those men are late middle aged and white. That is the base upon which everything else should be built. Bring in as many different groups as possible but only in addition to what's already there. This reminds me of how Las Vegas tried to turn itself into a family fun town.
I'm not saying the NFL has forgotten who their fans are but it does seem like they are pushing the envelope. The Rams logo is a microcosm of that. Rams fans care about the horns. They don't care about metaphors about waves or spirals.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/07/2020 05:35AM by PHDram.