Flag on the Play

So let's talk about the NFL today. I've said what I had to say about the NBA for a little while so let's get to football.

I got an issue with something. There seems to be more of hypocrisy in the NFL about what's right and what's wrong than with other sports. They sponsored games such as NFL Blitz which was extremely violent and advertised self-expression while at the same time outlawing "team" celebrations after touchdowns. They market players who have either been accused or convicted of felonies, but "Got in their Feelings" when ESPN produced the show Playmakers (Playmakers was a show that displayed the "other" side of Pro Football). They freaked out when Janet pulled a partially covered breast out on Super Bowl Sunday, but allow teams to have cheerleaders wearing little more.

Now, I noticed something else yesterday. After the first week of the season the NFL asked all networks to not show previews of Two for the Money, a movie about sports gambling. Now, personally, I can see why they would not want to be apart of a film advocating gambling. However, I did find it a little troubling that they'd allow previews of Get Rich or Die Tryin, a movie that clearly is going to involve guns, violence and the drug trafficing business. Please tell me which one is worst.

Where's your rationale on one and not the other. Even if football's a sport and gambling on football is pretty legal in many places, tell me how that's worst than drug trade and it's consequences/benefits (Which is NOT legal). Maybe I'm crazy...Maybe I'm not, but will somebody please let me know why gambling is worst than the drug trade.