This Sunday the Jacksonville Jaguars mascot might have taken a joke overboard with the sign made during the
fourth quater in the against the Steelers. We all are aware of the Steelers infamous "Terrible Towel" and the updated case in Dallas with ebola and in west Africa. Yes ebola is a major crisis in the world today killing thousands. On the other hand Jaxson was making a competitive joke and using the current news to do so. Across the nation views on this incident were on both sides of the fence.
Against the sign:
Sorry,
@Jaguars and
@nfl but Ebola jokes aren't cool. You should be ashamed of yourselves.
@Jaguars classless. Ebola had killed thousands and still out of control and your organization thinks it's a joke
Defense of the sign was:
@Jaguars @JaxsonDeVille So Saturday Night Live can make fun of Ebola but Jaxson can't.. I don't get it..
The Jaguars did release a statement saying that they would handle the problem internally. The also stated how improve and humor has always been a key in Jaxson DeVille's success. The team was unaware of the sign made by the person who plays Jaxson for the past 20 years.
How do you feel? Was the joke a humorous and just using the ebola crisis and terrible towel a good idea or was it a idea that should not have happened?
I do think that the sign was taking it too far. It comes across as insensitive and kind of shocking actually. I heard about the mascot holding up an "ebola" sign, but I hadn't actually seen a picture of it until I read your blog. I just don't see how anyone thought that was a good idea. If they did (which someone obviously must have), they must've known it would've caused some kind of outrage from someone, and being sports organization which attracts attention you think they might have aired on the side of cautious. Also, you think someone from the Jaguars front office might have seen the sign and made the mascot get rid of it before this became an issue. Regardless, it was a rather stupid decision.
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