In the first, mega-sized edition: Do owners have any idea what they're doing? Does the sports media? Also: an homage to Lester Rodney, notes on the the NBA's wildcat strike, and some drooling over Defector.
We need more women FOR WOMEN! Help is needed to stop men from becoming predators and holding all the cards! More women needed to COACH WOMEN BY WOMEN! And our sported competitions deserve more TV and media audiences to promote WOMEN IN ⚽️ SPORTS! Softball et Al!
All these years I've been saying "I'm tired of these nonsectarian, bullshit reporters. give me the real shit!" and out of the disconcerting, indissoluble ashes of typo-laden ESPN reports, Southpaw's inceptive newsletter has blasted into the scene to evolve sports journalism. I laughed (4 times!) and learned new words. Sports world, watch out.
For all that humankind has constructed while creating society (name any -ism you'd like), it is to my frequent shock that harmful dynamics perpetuated by sports owners---and more broadly, sports organizations' and institutions' highest powers---escapes analysis. These last months of overt sports politicization, with BLM at the prominent forefront, are part of such a larger picture that gets swept under a massive, shit-stained rug.
Two damningly unexplored consequences by mainstream media: domestically, the deep implications of Thom Brennaman's anti-gay slurs for the Reds' franchise, and for the MLB more holistically. What does it mean for a prejudiced individual to (preeminently have) represent(ed) a sports club, and to have bias nationally exposed? Looking abroad, there's even more to name within the world of soccer (football). Recently, French football president Noel Le Grant claims that racism does not exist in the sport (interesting even within this instance to compare ESPN, CNN, and Goal.com reports). How does that ignorance fit into the narrative of player experiences and PR campaigns, pertinent to both domestic leagues and national bodies such as UEFA and FIFA?
There is so much to dissect, and it's about time politics became ingrained in the discussion.
We need more women FOR WOMEN! Help is needed to stop men from becoming predators and holding all the cards! More women needed to COACH WOMEN BY WOMEN! And our sported competitions deserve more TV and media audiences to promote WOMEN IN ⚽️ SPORTS! Softball et Al!
All these years I've been saying "I'm tired of these nonsectarian, bullshit reporters. give me the real shit!" and out of the disconcerting, indissoluble ashes of typo-laden ESPN reports, Southpaw's inceptive newsletter has blasted into the scene to evolve sports journalism. I laughed (4 times!) and learned new words. Sports world, watch out.
For all that humankind has constructed while creating society (name any -ism you'd like), it is to my frequent shock that harmful dynamics perpetuated by sports owners---and more broadly, sports organizations' and institutions' highest powers---escapes analysis. These last months of overt sports politicization, with BLM at the prominent forefront, are part of such a larger picture that gets swept under a massive, shit-stained rug.
Two damningly unexplored consequences by mainstream media: domestically, the deep implications of Thom Brennaman's anti-gay slurs for the Reds' franchise, and for the MLB more holistically. What does it mean for a prejudiced individual to (preeminently have) represent(ed) a sports club, and to have bias nationally exposed? Looking abroad, there's even more to name within the world of soccer (football). Recently, French football president Noel Le Grant claims that racism does not exist in the sport (interesting even within this instance to compare ESPN, CNN, and Goal.com reports). How does that ignorance fit into the narrative of player experiences and PR campaigns, pertinent to both domestic leagues and national bodies such as UEFA and FIFA?
There is so much to dissect, and it's about time politics became ingrained in the discussion.
Noel Le Graet* - my bad