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When Women Are Always the Heel: WWE’s Attitude Era Mistreated Women In Service of Ratings
The Attitude Era’s tidal wave of toxic masculinity still poisons the WWE.
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The Endorsement Gap: How the Olympics Shortchange Women Athletes of Color
Endorsements must prioritize an athlete’s performance over their looks.
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The Old Ball Game: 100 Years After Amanda Clement, Baseball Still Can’t Recruit Female Umpires
Who isn’t behind home plate? Women.
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6 Sports Podcasts to Add to Your Lineup
If you’re tired of having sports mansplained to you, fear not.
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Sporting Chance: How CTE Takes the Biggest Toll on Athletes of Color
The media narrative around CTE puts a white patina on an issue that doesn’t affect all races equally.
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Not Just Football: Abusers Rarely Strike Out in Baseball
Baseball hasn’t gotten the memo about the seriousness of domestic violence.
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Barstool Fight: ESPN Must Decide What It Wants To Be
ESPN loves Jemele Hill as long as she doesn’t upset conservative white men.
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Backtalk: Lone Wolf Myth & Kneeling for Justice
This week, Dahlia and Amy talk about how mainstream media upholds white supremacy by continually casting white, male, mass murderers as “lone wolves.” This week marked the deadliest mass shooting in recent US history, where Stephen Paddock gunned down 58 people and injured 500 more, yet there have... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Ben Roethlisberger, our second Douchebag Decree All-Star
Ben Roethlisberger is our second Douchebag Decree All-Star! (Applause.)
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