Stars were born, a fun SUNday in Uncasville and how do the Aces extend A'ja Wilson's championship window? Andrew’s thoughts on women’s hoops for October 7, 2024.
"However, validation of emotion and hurt doesn’t equate to agreement. What’s been unfortunate is the lack of validation for those viewpoints this week. We seem to be under the impression that validating hurt means capitulating a point and declaring subservience to it. When the reality is, it’s just what the word is: validating the emotion."
Just want to say that I appreciate this. I have a feeling you are alluding, at least in part, to what I wrote about my experience at that Sun/Fever game. The response has been horrific and probably would have been quasi-crippling if I didn't have such good filters on all my accounts. I think this is a really generous way to talk about the situation, so thank you.
Yeah it was about your story and the subsequent messages you got from folks. I didn’t want to specify within the article because I was worried about exposing you all more to unneeded pain in the assery. But I am sorry that you had that experience out there and the response that followed. Truly, genuinely sucks.
You know, I've experienced worse. I've been in this field nearly a decade, I've taken on Barstool, I've taken on Boston sports talk radio hosts. It's part of the job, though it obviously shouldn't been. Anyway, I appreciate your nuance on the subject. Thanks for writing it.
"However, validation of emotion and hurt doesn’t equate to agreement. What’s been unfortunate is the lack of validation for those viewpoints this week. We seem to be under the impression that validating hurt means capitulating a point and declaring subservience to it. When the reality is, it’s just what the word is: validating the emotion."
Just want to say that I appreciate this. I have a feeling you are alluding, at least in part, to what I wrote about my experience at that Sun/Fever game. The response has been horrific and probably would have been quasi-crippling if I didn't have such good filters on all my accounts. I think this is a really generous way to talk about the situation, so thank you.
Yeah it was about your story and the subsequent messages you got from folks. I didn’t want to specify within the article because I was worried about exposing you all more to unneeded pain in the assery. But I am sorry that you had that experience out there and the response that followed. Truly, genuinely sucks.
You know, I've experienced worse. I've been in this field nearly a decade, I've taken on Barstool, I've taken on Boston sports talk radio hosts. It's part of the job, though it obviously shouldn't been. Anyway, I appreciate your nuance on the subject. Thanks for writing it.
Great column, Andrew!