so brave of the Post to publish the courageous "girls be dumb" take, wherein Babs concludes that societal factors can't explain the lack of women grandmasters because The Queen's Gambit "shows, authentically, that any kid is welcome at any chess club."https://nationalpost.com/opinion/barbara-kay-the-glaring-flaw-of-the-queens-gambit-that-no-one-wants-to-mention …
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It's worth asking why they picked that specific marker of being damaged and out-of-balance to be something we could find relatable I dunno, I'm not saying it's sexist, just spitballing
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i mean on the whole i liked the show but it's worth noting that it's a Choice to make beth's climactic bad decision be to sleep with a girl she likes
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There *was* a world champion who was drinking heavily during a title defence (Alekhine in 1935). It didn't go well for him.
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Yeah if she were addicted to *uppers* then it would make a bit more sense Although the way speed makes you erratic and affects your executive function would probably outweigh the benefits in terms of staying awake
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tbf, that particular example exists DOZENS of times through the history of major team sport at the highest levels. The first Super Bowl MVP was drunk and hung over, just to grab one obvious example
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I don't recall the drinking before the game except the one game where she clearly blew it. But the thing about the tranquilizers holding self doubt at bay so she can focus on the game does seem a bit far fetched. ...
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... but I haven't read the books, so I don't know how much was in the books and how much the adapter/director channeling a sports anime.
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Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter while on LSD.
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One of Japanese MMA's biggest early stars, Sakuraba, infamously wasnt in shape, drank and smoked heavily before fights, and fought guys with 60-70lb weight advantages and still won most of the time, it owned.
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