USA soccer is literally arguing right now that women deserve less pay than men because oestrogen. The NHL has no out players, barely any POC and just went through multiple scandals re abuse and racism. All leagues suck at CTE. Politics are always there; they just privilege *you*.https://twitter.com/JoshYohe_PGH/status/1238487775743270914 …
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@JoshYohe_PGH Kaepernick was blacklisted, JT Brown got death threats for supporting him, college athletes don’t get paid, women are underpaid and underrepresented everywhere, you can’t be a gay athlete in Russia, Caster Semenya gets targeted by an entire institution for existing-1 reply 2 retweets 29 likesShow this thread -
- Deadspin writers just lost their jobs over politics, billionaire owners aren’t paying arena staff during a pandemic, domestic abusers and rapists are still given contracts in pro leagues globally, there’s almost zero female coaches in any pro men’s league -
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- the Penn State scandal with Joe Paterno happened because football was deemed more important than pedophilia, Larry Nivens was allowed to abuse hundreds of young women, and the NHL does regular military and cop nights while mostly baulking at Pride, but sure. No politics. Right.
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Listen,
@JoshYohe_PGH, I hate to break this to you but Willie O’Ree breaking the colour bar? Politics. Marion Rheaume playing in an NHL game only once? Politics. The rising cost of hockey equipment etc for youth at a grass roots level, pricing out all but the rich? POL. IT. ICS.1 reply 1 retweet 21 likesShow this thread -
Remember how Mario Lemieux sat in a hotel room and watched a teammate rape a teenage girl, but he’s still beloved in the league as both player and owner? I wonder why that is, and if it’s maybe, say, related to the logic that let Brock Turner off the hooo because swimming.
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The Bruins ownership contractually agreed to provide outreach events & help the (poor, mostly POC) communities closest to their arena and then just... didn’t do that. Still aren’t doing it, even after it made the news. Wonder if it’s the same reason the Hawks logo won’t change?
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It’s almost like equality is a political issue! It’s almost like modern sports culture is fundamentally unequal across multiple axes, and is having to be dragged kicking & screaming into the era of Not Being A Total Asshole To Minorities And Women!
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What a fucking take, honestly. SCORCHING hot. Put that baby in the fireplace and let it heat your home through the Pittsburgh winter. Christ on a fucking bicycle.
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Corrections: that’s meant to be “hook” not “hooo”, and I meant Larry Nassar, not Larry Nivens.
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