@tylereifert used the NFL’s helmet decal provision to list David Dorn’s name which has been used by white nationalists online as anti-Black whataboutism to dismiss police brutality protests and victims. https://twitter.com/tylereifert/status/1305300918762647557
NFL exec Anna Isaacson said the decals “amplify its social justice initiatives” and players can “select a *victim of systematic racism* who is not represented” on an NFL provided list.

@tylereifert & @AIfromBK, please explain how David Dorn is a victim of systemic racism.
While David Dorn’s name has been co-opted by Trump and white nationalists to dismiss victims and protesters of police brutality, his daughters say Dorn wouldn’t want to be politicized, and disagreed with Trump’s attacks on Colin Kaepernick.

Tyler and the NFL need to explain.
“David Dorn” has sadly become a meme to dismiss peaceful protesters as “looters.” Here’s a fan of Tyler Eifert’s helmet decal in his own words... https://twitter.com/bgsjagswings/status/1305914259457613824
Tyler Eifert is big Trump supporter.
The helmet decal wasn’t Tyler Eifert’s first stint of whataboutism. In 2017, he used Pat Tillman’s name to counter Black athletes kneeling during the anthem to protest systemic racism.

Later, the Tillman family stated they didn’t want Pat’s name used in anti-Kaepernick stunts.
Tyler felt the need to write, “I respect my fellow players right to kneel during the national anthem.”

Tyler’s explanation posted to Medium shows he link standing with respect for the flag.

📲: https://medium.com/@tylereifert/whyistand-95bbe57a2436
Yesterday, in a conversation about Tyler Eifert’s David Dorn helmet decal, Eifert liked a tweet calling other NFL players “activists for criminals.” So Eifert believes the other names the NFL supplied for helmets are criminals?
Jaguars TE Tyler Eifert also liked tweets showing people with disabilities standing for the national anthem. These kind of anti-Black tweets are meant as a rebuke of Black athletes kneeling to protest systemic racism.
Tyler Eifert liked Eric Trump’s tweet praising NHL players for standing.
Tyler Eifert liked Ted Cruz’s tweet praising Sam Coonrod’s “bravery” for speaking out against Black Lives Matter and standing during the national anthem.
On Instagram, Tyler Eifert follows an account that frequently posts anti-kneeling and anti-Kaepernick content.
Tyler Eifert follows an account which claims Black people are not oppressed and “white privilege is a racist lie.”

Tyler Eifert’s football helmet decal is is a gimmick rooted in anti-Blackness.
Where did Tyler Eifert get the idea that the name David Dorn was now anti-Black Lives Matter rhetoric?

Perhaps from a private Instagram account he follows which showed Dorn’s dead body with the caption “does this Black Life Matter?”
Tyler Eifert follows accounts that post anti-Black Lives Matter memes like this which are rooted in anti-Blackness.
Tyler Eifert’s was praised on Fox and Friends as a foil to those NFL athletes honoring police brutality victims. (1/2)
Fox and Friends host: Tyler Eifert “is a very brave voice, because he is speaking out against the majority.” (2/2)
Far Right Red State phrased it like this:
On Twitter, reaction to Tyler Eifert’s helmet decal was seen as support for #AllLivesMatter, #BlueLivesMatter and a denouncement of kneeling and the “felons” honored by other NFL players on their helmets.
Tyler Eifert has been this way for a long time. In 2013, Eifert posted he believes teachers should force kids to say the pledge of allegiance.
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