NFL fans lash out at professor for claiming Madden games 'dehumanized' black athletes
NFL fans have a ton of respect for the legendary John Madden. The coaching and broadcasting legend's death on Tuesday sent shockwaves throughout the NFL.
Apart from coaching and broadcasting, Madden was also the face of the Madden video game franchise. Unfortunately, an insensitive comment concerning the video game has surfaced and caught the eye of many.
Dr. Andrew McGregor, a professor of history at Dallas College in Texas, posted a since-deleted tweet claiming that the Madden franchise dehumanizes black athletes.
"I have lots of opinions on John Madden," McGregor wrote. "The creation of the Madden video game was not a great development for the U.S. It further glamorized violence and dehumanized Black athletes, helping to establish plantation cosplay that has grown worse in the era of fantasy football."
NFL fans didn't take kindy to McGregor's comments and vented on social media
https://t.co/H7t0dcTTLj
One fan noted McGregor's stupidity and said the Dallas professor's post called into question his own humanity
Madden was not a racist in any capability. When he coached the Oakland Raiders in the '60s and '70s, he had numerous African Americans on his team in prominent positions and roles. Madden was a person who respected his players, and loved them equally.
@admcgregor85 I have lots of opinions on Dr. Andrew McGregor. The creation of this tweet was not a great development for him. It further glamorized his stupidity and dehumanized him, helping to establish his idiocy that has grown worse as he’s continued to double down.
Another fan on Twitter said that having a doctorate doesn't make one intelligent.
Dr. Andrew McGregor’s Madden take is living proof that being a doctor shouldn’t imply you’re smart.
Unless you start developing your abilities to think for yourself, you’ll always be useless to society. Doesn’t matter what sheet of paper a college awards you.
One fan joked he's no longer a fan of McGregor. It's hard to find anything to disagree with there.
@___marz @admcgregor85 That’s it, I’m no longer a Dr. Andrew McGregor fan.
Another fan did not want to greet Dr. McGregor with a good morning.
Good morning to everybody except Dr Andrew McGregor.
McGregor's tweet may have been one of the most disliked tweets in the history of the app, as noted by this fan.
Got to hand it to Andrew McGregor, not only did he get is tweet in just in time for Worst tweet of the year, but damn he tweeted top 5 worst tweet in twitter history 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
At a time when people disagree more often than not, one fan noted how NFL fans came together to express their disgust at McGregor's comments.
It's beautiful how, in a moment resembling the x-mas truce of 1914, the whole internet united in their contempt for History Professor Andrew McGregor after he decided to become Twitter's character of the day.
One person asked what happened to Dr. McGregor's account. After receiving so much backlash almost immediately, he locked his account to protect himself from further comments.
What happened to Dr. Andrew McGregor? poor baby locked his acct now hahahaahhahaa
With less than a handful of days to go until the new year, one fan mentioned McGregor as a surprise late entry for the biggest villain of 2021.
Dr. Andrew McGregor comes out of NOWHERE to take the crown as the biggest villain of 2021. Truly astonishing.
Finally, in a meme NFL fans can laugh with, someone posted a live shot of McGregor after social media attacked him.
@hinojosa_david Live shot of Andrew McGregor: https://t.co/lVRZgobgbt
Madden's legacy has impacted numerous generations of NFL fans and players. McGregor's beliefs united social media against him. It shows how beloved Madden is across the NFL world.