Do you mean to tell me Cindy Brunson getting on a Twitter space demanding a personal apology from Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on behalf of internet trolls (and I guess Stephen A. Smith?) is not the best way to uphold the legacies of WNBA legends?? Totally agree with everything said about WNBA storytelling. I thought Ticha Penicheiro's record specifically is such a good example, because she released that video congratulating Clark for breaking the record - it was like the link between the past and present was served to them on a silver platter and they did nothing with it! I also agree that I hope the Angel and Caitlin's legacies are not reduced to the culture war stuff, seeing as nobody seems to know how to talk about it in a productive way (looking at you, The Athletic and other such folks paid to write about the sport).
Also I gotta say, I'm fully a Liberty fan and even I enjoy your Liberty takedowns. Ethical hating really is where it's at! I really can't be mad when you hate from a well-informed place!
I watch “right wing media” all the time and agree the way they handle stories on sports is pretty pathetic. On the other side of the coin, Swoops saying “black people can’t be racist” says all you need to know about her perspective. She has embarrassed herself in so many ways. The WNBA promotes her podcast hurts their credibility. I’ve been a follower of the WNBA since 2014 and this year has held my interest almost the whole year which is unusual
That's kind of the crux of the issue is that all of this stuff has devolved into culture war side-taking as opposed to actual basketball. Chauny's argument is well taken in the sense that the W could've been the antidote to that but has instead leaned in and made it worse, compounded by Swoopes doing this on a league-promoted podcast.
Do you mean to tell me Cindy Brunson getting on a Twitter space demanding a personal apology from Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on behalf of internet trolls (and I guess Stephen A. Smith?) is not the best way to uphold the legacies of WNBA legends?? Totally agree with everything said about WNBA storytelling. I thought Ticha Penicheiro's record specifically is such a good example, because she released that video congratulating Clark for breaking the record - it was like the link between the past and present was served to them on a silver platter and they did nothing with it! I also agree that I hope the Angel and Caitlin's legacies are not reduced to the culture war stuff, seeing as nobody seems to know how to talk about it in a productive way (looking at you, The Athletic and other such folks paid to write about the sport).
Also I gotta say, I'm fully a Liberty fan and even I enjoy your Liberty takedowns. Ethical hating really is where it's at! I really can't be mad when you hate from a well-informed place!
Ethical hate always wins out!
I watch “right wing media” all the time and agree the way they handle stories on sports is pretty pathetic. On the other side of the coin, Swoops saying “black people can’t be racist” says all you need to know about her perspective. She has embarrassed herself in so many ways. The WNBA promotes her podcast hurts their credibility. I’ve been a follower of the WNBA since 2014 and this year has held my interest almost the whole year which is unusual
That's kind of the crux of the issue is that all of this stuff has devolved into culture war side-taking as opposed to actual basketball. Chauny's argument is well taken in the sense that the W could've been the antidote to that but has instead leaned in and made it worse, compounded by Swoopes doing this on a league-promoted podcast.