Raider Fans Work to Change 'Notorious' Image
It’s been a few months, so time to check in on the public relations campaign to change the image of the NFL’s Oakland Raiders fans, The Raider Nation. The Nation, tired of media stereotypes about them, launched an image revamp after a melee, beating, and shooting at a summer exhibition game.
Change the image of the Oakland Raiders fans, a group that prides itself on calling a section of its stadium “The Black Hole,” and calls said fans “notorious?” Yes.
Compare this rep to that of the wine-drinking, pastel sweater-wearing San Francisco 49ers fans just a few miles across the Bay.
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