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[badboy78660]

http://freebeacon.com/culture/lingerie-football-league-responds-to-nfl-we-stand/

The all-woman league formerly known as the Lingerie Football League announced this week its belief that America's flag and national anthem are "far too sacred" to protest.

The league, recently rebranded as the Legends Football League, said in a Tuesday statement that its players would not be taking a knee during the national anthem as many of their male counterparts in the NFL have done.

"The LFL recognizes everyone's First Amendment right to protest, but our nation's flag and anthem are far too sacred," the league said. "Too many fellow Americans have made the ultimate sacrifice, so that our flag and anthem continue in all its majesty."

In a video announcing the league's continued support for the national anthem, the LFL pledged to "stand in salute" of the flag.

"It symbolizes all the blood, sweat, and tears that have been shed so that we as Americans can raise our flag across our nation," the organization says during the video. "The LFL salutes all those who make this the greatest country in the world."

"We stand in salute of our flag."

This year's Legends Cup Champions were the Seattle Mist, which defeated the Atlanta Steam 38 to 28 in the finals. The Mist finished the season undefeated.

LFL | NATIONAL ANTHEM RESPONSE

 

[aGuyInaBearSuit]

Flag is too sacred to desecrate, says league full of women saluting it in their underwear.

 

[maruchan]

Attention seekers ignore this shit...

 

[Captain Zyrain]

Man, the Mist vs Steam sounds like a wet hot championship.

 

[Ploid 3.0]

LFL? What the heck, is this real life? Bikini armor is real?

 

[FUME5]

'merica.

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

I feel like if they did kneel the comments aimed at them would probably be far more vitriolic than those aimed at their male counterparts.

 

[Nabs]

"The all-woman league formerly known as the Lingerie Football League announced this week its belief that America's flag and national anthem are "far too sacred" to protest."

 

[Earthbound64]

Next up: What does the Puppy Bowl think?

 

[FrankCanada97]

That doesn't look like lingerie at all.

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

Flag is too sacred to desecrate, says league full of women saluting it in their underwear.

LMAO

 

[HiiiLife]

Flag is too sacred to desecrate, says league full of women saluting it in their underwear.

lol.

 

[watership]

Of course women are in power in that league, not some group of white males or anything.

Hahahahahahaha ladies and gentlemen, current CEO, Mitch Mortaza.

 

[Perfect Blue]

They know their audience.

 

[Slayven]

Ha, didn't know this was still a thing

 

[Ploid 3.0]

This LFL looking for that Pentagon Military Tribute money.

 

[FinalStageBoss]

what a bunch of fucking clowns

 

[JordanN]

"The LFL recognizes everyone's First Amendment right to protest, but our nation's flag and anthem are far too sacred," the league said. "Too many fellow Americans have made the ultimate sacrifice, so that our flag and anthem continue in all its majesty."

So if the flag don't fly, America ceases to exist? Quick, someone remove the flag from the White House and see if the government shuts down.

 

[Dishwalla]

What channel is the LFL on?

 

[Poppy]

Next up: What does the Puppy Bowl think?

puppies are divided between standing for the national anthem, sleeping for the national anthem, or sniffing butts for the national anthem


but also real talk, nice try at grabbing attention by utilizing an actual protest that has meaning, you cynical, ignorant pieces of shit

 

[JCHandsom]

"The LFL recognizes everyone's First Amendment right to protest, but our nation's flag and anthem are far too sacred," the league said.

 

[HStallion]

Next up: What does the Puppy Bowl think?

They pissed all over the flag

 

[TheCochese]

Please notice us and take us seriously.

 

[louiedog]

I came in expecting The Onion.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

 

[SDBurton]

Please notice us and take us seriously.

Basically. Didn't even know this league existed. lol

 

[Verelios]

The what? There's a women's football league?

 

[Strike]

Okay. That's nice.

Of course women are in power in that league, not some group of white males or anything.

Hahahahahahaha ladies and gentlemen, current CEO, Mitch Mortaza.

Dude looks like a Jersey Shore reject.

 

[dankir]

Come on son!!! *facepalm*

 

[DJMicLuv]

I'm waiting for the Foxy Boxing Association of America to chime in.

 

[Hattori]

do the women have any work rights? Are they in a union? or is it an At-Will employment?

 

[Royce McCutcheon]

That picture in the OP is hilarious. Legit gut laughs. It's surreal seriousness, y'all in your bra and panties.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Next up: What does the Puppy Bowl think?

The only opinion that matters to me tbh

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

More like "far too scared".

 

[zeshakag]

Of course women are in power in that league, not some group of white males or anything.

Hahahahahahaha ladies and gentlemen, current CEO, Mitch Mortaza.

This is exactly the kind of person who I envisioned being the CEO, and the kind of person whom the league needs to appease in terms of viewers/attendees.

 

[LudicrousSpeed]

Every time the Lingerie Football League comes up, I'm just reminded of the sad story that the LFL is basically the only big women's football league, and the stories of women who just wanted to play serious football who came to the realization that they pretty much had to reduce themselves to being sex objects and expose themselves to serious risk without pay or insurance coverage through the team just to make that happen in any meaningful way.

EDIT: Found it. It's on Grantland, The Lingerie Football Trap: http://grantland.com/features/legen...ns-lingerie-football-league-mitchell-mortaza/

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

all these brain dead zombies with their opportunistic patriotism have and always will be a blight on humanity.

 

[Trouble]

I had no idea that was still a thing.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Of course women are in power in that league, not some group of white males or anything.

Hahahahahahaha ladies and gentlemen, current CEO, Mitch Mortaza.

LOL

 

[Slayven]

I had no idea that was still a thing.

Like finding out people are still planking

 

[John Rabbit]

I look forward to each of their tenures on Fox News.

 

[Data West]

whats ultimate surrenders stance

 

[Slayven]

whats ultimate surrenders stance

You nasty.......

I mean if i knew what you were referencing

 

[SliceSabre]

Yeah I'm going to take lessons about patriotism and respecting the flag from a bunch of people in their underwear.

 

[D i Z]

Sure. Can't take this seriously considering no one take them seriously. But sure. Paycheck and viewership still not guaranteed.

 

[Violence Jack]

Another choking Atlanta sports team...

Barely even knew they were a league.

 

[Seesaw15]

That's all well and good but at least we know the Puppy Bowl's stance on police brutality in America

Spoiler

/s

It's really fucked up how bastardized this protest has become.

 

[Dude Abides]

Of course women are in power in that league, not some group of white males or anything.

Hahahahahahaha ladies and gentlemen, current CEO, Mitch Mortaza.

To be fair, he is not white, more of a burnt orange.

 

[Nabs]

Of course women are in power in that league, not some group of white males or anything.

Hahahahahahaha ladies and gentlemen, current CEO, Mitch Mortaza.

Better pic

 

[MiddeSummer]

As if I needed another reason not to take this "league" seriously. What an utter travesty. I can't believe this is a thing.

Well I can.

But in 2017, I can't believe I can believe this is a thing.