Newton told: No tats or piercings

Originally posted by WillistheWall:

Originally posted by dj43:

Originally posted by aman49:
I know many lawyers with tattoos. I am one of them. It's 2011. 1/3 of people have tattoos now. It's not a big deal.

Lawyers do not display their tattoos in public in connection with their job.

If 1/3 of people now have tattoos (I don't accept that number. I don't think it is even half that.), it means that 2/3 DON'T have tats and many of them look at people with tattoos in a negative light. And, and, many of those people are the ones who are putting corporate dollars on the line for season tickets and luxury boxes. Jerry Richardson is one of those who doesn't like tattoos and feels it is in the best interest of his company/franchise, that he prefers players that do not have tats. Why is that wrong?

I respectfully submit you are living in a liberal world that is very different from the majority of America.

So now anybody who has any liberal beliefs is a fan of tats and is very different from the majority of America? Jeez there are a lot of stereotypes in this topic

That wasn't the point of his post.

Originally posted by Young2Rice:

Originally posted by LAFortyNinerfan:

Originally posted by aman49:
I know many lawyers with tattoos. I am one of them. It's 2011. 1/3 of people have tattoos now. It's not a big deal.

That's true and there are more coming. I'm in law school and there are plenty of guys and women with tats. No one thinks twice about it. As I've stated, I don't understand getting tats, but if that's what others wanna do, more power to them.

This is true but no attorney's are going to be in the public and scrutinized by the masses. Newton is the face of the franchise and a popular icon,

Johnnie Cochran?
No tats, but he was in public. He was scrutinized by the masses.

Curious to know whether he said the same thing to Claussen.

Cam's the face of the franchise I can understand why an owner would say hey man stay clean cut for us. It's a marketability thing. That being said if you're only suggesting those things to the black guy so he appears to be less thuggish then we got a problem.

Originally posted by tjd808185:
Curious to know whether he said the same thing to Claussen.

Cam's the face of the franchise I can understand why an owner would say hey man stay clean cut for us. It's a marketability thing. That being said if you're only suggesting those things to the black guy so he appears to be less thuggish then we got a problem.

Claussen doesn't have any tatoos or piercings. So he didn't need to tell him...

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
Claussen doesn't have any tatoos or piercings. So he didn't need to tell him...

I'm pretty sure Cam said no too when asked if he had tats or piercings.

Then again there's no pictures of Cam hanging out with a bunch of guys in speedos to verify it like there is with Claussen.

Originally posted by WillistheWall:

Originally posted by HessianDud:

Originally posted by WillistheWall:
he can make the rules for whichever players he wants bro.

he certainly can, but if I'm a Panthers fan, hoping that the team can rebuild from the worst in the league into something decent, this kind of news doesn't make me hopeful. This kind of stuff, coupled with the reputation he got during the lockout, is not going to attract quality free agents, or encourage players to re-sign with the team rather than test the market--and any that do come, or stay, or not going to do so cheaply. Rebuilding a terrible team is bad enough without the players thinking that the owner is a condescending a*****e on top of being incompetent.

just my .02.

so him wanting the face of his franchise to uphold the "clean cut and classy" image makes him an a*****e??? I know as someone who may or may not have tats and is fairly liberal it makes you feel like he's a judgemental person and probably offends you that he'd think that way, but isnt that a bit judgemental yourself?

i think he's an a*****e because of the way he opened negotiations during the lockout and condescended the players, and generally took the lead on a hard-line stance by the owners; he was basically the point-man for what I considered a position that was completely in the wrong. That's why he's an a*****e. The tattoo stuff is silliness in comparison, but it certainly lends more evidence to my belief that he's an incompetent prick.

Originally posted by dj43:
Lawyers do not display their tattoos in public in connection with their job.

If 1/3 of people now have tattoos (I don't accept that number. I don't think it is even half that.), it means that 2/3 DON'T have tats and many of them look at people with tattoos in a negative light. And, and, many of those people are the ones who are putting corporate dollars on the line for season tickets and luxury boxes. Jerry Richardson is one of those who doesn't like tattoos and feels it is in the best interest of his company/franchise, that he prefers players that do not have tats. Why is that wrong?

I respectfully submit you are living in a liberal world that is very different from the majority of America.

classic dj43 post!

Originally posted by HessianDud:
Richardson is such an a*****e

He just wanted to make sure the Negro didn't get too uppity.

Id get one right on my face for that one.......

Originally posted by DertyDonahue:

Originally posted by Young2Rice:

Originally posted by LAFortyNinerfan:

Originally posted by aman49:
I know many lawyers with tattoos. I am one of them. It's 2011. 1/3 of people have tattoos now. It's not a big deal.

That's true and there are more coming. I'm in law school and there are plenty of guys and women with tats. No one thinks twice about it. As I've stated, I don't understand getting tats, but if that's what others wanna do, more power to them.

This is true but no attorney's are going to be in the public and scrutinized by the masses. Newton is the face of the franchise and a popular icon,

Johnnie Cochran?
No tats, but he was in public. He was scrutinized by the masses.

there will be a mutiny
if i fall under scrutiny

This is stupid. Richardson can't prohibit Newton from getting a tat or piercing at this point and it doesn't seem like he was trying to prohibit him, but instead encourage Cam not too because Richardson is obviously not a fan of tats. All of that is perfectly ok. It's up to Newton whether he listens or not, and if he doesn't have any tats by now, he probably will listen.

And for those with the players to be clean cut shaved beard blah blah blah, scrubby faces are in right now. These guys are not diplomats or venture capitalist. They're football players, that's it.Their job is to play what some would consider a barbaric game where they put their bodies on the line for our entertainment. If he's throwing touchdowns, fans will love him if he has a full sleeve. If Alex Smith got a tattoo of a cobra on his arm and started throwing like Phillip Rivers, I would love him and buy his jersey, as would a lot more people. I may even get a cobra tattoo in his honor...maybe not, but someone will.