Don’t you think outrage is an odd emotion? I always thought of outrage, in the same vein as going berserk.

He became outraged and just went berserk. In movies, it might look something like a cowboy riding up and finding his wife and little boy murdered in the barn, and the outlaws in the house eating the dinner that was made for him by his loving wife. Them outlaws don’t know it but outrage is getting ready to kick that door in and hello berserk cowboy.

I’m not sure when outrage changed but now someone can become enraged by not getting ketchup in drive-thru. In real life, it might look something like… You better check the bag cause they never get my order right… DAMN, WHERE’S MY KETCHUP? ARRRRRRRR. Them minimum wage fast food workers don’t know it but outrage is going to burst through that door and raise holy hell about not getting his condiments.

So outrage is literally any time things don’t go your way. To be more specific, everything becomes a big deal, so outrage is almost always required.

Wayne, what’s bugging you buddy? Where you going with this?

Here it is.

Finally, the NFL, sportswriters, and sponsors, are ready to come down hard on a player for exercising his first amendment right to free speech and it’s about time.

• Is it for alienating a large portion of their fans?
• Is it for telling their fans to just stay home if they aren’t happy?
• It must be because they know fans are leaving by the thousands.
• Is it because black players are using the black power sign on the field?

Nope, nope, nope, and nope.

Please remove all children from the room because it’s bad this time. Real bad.

Somebody asked Cam Newton a question about one of his wide receivers running routes and something gets him all giggly. Cam Newton said that it was funny to hear a woman talk about routes like that, it’s funny. That is literally what he said. And please remember that this is the same guy who got pounded in a super bowl and pouted like a four year old spoiled brat in an interview after the game. but this is different because this time it’s gender. 

Remember Ben Stiller in Mystery Men?

Outrage… AAAAAAAAAH…Cam don’t know it but outrage is about to scream “GET THAT SON OF A BITCH OFF THE FIELD.” Hey, wait, didn’t the president…

The football gods will eventually be proven to be mere mortals, but until then, some folks are going to need an outrage playbook.

Not me though, because I traded my football addiction for roller derby. Fewer flags.

ws