‘This is insane’: Analyst outraged after NFL game starts with a ‘land acknowledgement’
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The NFL held its first-ever game in Melbourne, Australia, on Thursday night, when the San Francisco 49ers faced the Los Angeles Rams. If playing in Australia weren’t crazy enough, the game was also broadcast on teh streamer Netflix.
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However, both of those things paled in comparison to the land acknowledgment made before the game by Joy Murphy Wandin, for conservative sports pundit Clay Travis.
“Kulin Nation and neighboring islands… We pay our respects to your culture and heritage and those watching at home, Wandin said before the crowd. “And we also thank the National Football League for bringing the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams to ‘Nam to celebrate their first-ever flag session for this season. And we hope that everyone enjoys themselves. We also hope that you have enjoyed our celebration of honoring 60,000 years of our culture, and we thank all of our community who have been involved.
The first NFL game ever played in Australia started off with, you guessed it, a land acknowledgement… pic.twitter.com/vsEBsgwUra
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“We are known as the Manangan people, and I’ll take this leaf on our behalf, on behalf of our community, the Wurundjeri Woiwurrung, and our neighboring islands. Accepting this gift means that you are welcome to everything from the tops of the trees to the roots of the earth. Wominjeka, Wurundjeri Baluk, and on my father’s land, we sincerely hope you have a wonderful time here at the MCG. Wominjeka, welcome. Welcome.”
Travis took to X to voice his displeasure with the speech.
“Australia’s first ever NFL game began with a land acknowledgment. This is insane. Australia also has a national sorry day where the country apologizes to the aborigines every year. If you think the US can’t get crazier, it can,” Travis posted.
Considering how little he had to say about the actual issues Americans are facing in a recent appearance on Fox News, Travis may want to worry less about what goes on in Australia for the time being.
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