I appreciate that she is allowing herself to be an outlet for other women’s trauma, but I heard an interview with Roxanne Gay on Pop Culture Happy Hour (podcast) this weekend where she shared that her friend has an opposite take. When she was on book tour after her best friend died, everyone was wanting to share their…

they are maintaining their neutrality.

Is this a joke? I’m going to go ahead and guess that, in fact, CNN does NOT make a habit of routinely giving air time to congressional candidates who have practically no chance of actually winning the election.

I’m not sure if it’s the distractions so much as that it’s harder to get away from things.

Thank you for this anecdote and thank you Jalopnik/Deadspin network of sites for posting it.

While doing penance in summer school 1969 I was constrained by the rule that only let you miss TWO days of summer session. Having already lost one with feeling crappy, I was up against losing two to attend the 1969 Watkins Glen Can-Am/six hour FIA race. I needed to pass the classes but, hey the GLEN!!! Solution? Use…

Did you read the article? It’s specifically about why Haywood found it to be important to come out.

“‘I have been bullied my entire life. Every morning when I wake up, I think about suicide. I have absolutely no respect for myself.’”

Yeah, I wonder why gay people make such a big deal out of controlling if/when other people know they are gay.....

Professional sports do a pretty good job at addressing a number of social issues, but have come up short representing gender and sexual identity equality (historically). Good starts recently in the NBA and elsewhere. Great to see professional racers take a stand.

Possibly. Then again, maybe the best teaching moment of his life when he learned to be assertive and up front about what he wants instead of saying one thing to please someone while wanting another?

She may have known better, but she didn’t act better and ruined this young man’s moment.

Is this a street fighter crossover? That looks like M. Bison!

The Karolyi’s and Geddert liked someone that kept their physical, verbal, and emotional abuse of their athletes a secret? I mean, what other D.O. Or M.D. would be ok with WITHOLDING WATER from gymnasts regularly? They starved their athletes as well.

Whether it’s Penn State or Harvey Weinstein, the predator is only part of the problem. The predator can only operate where there is an institutional cowardice.

I find this Deadspin list woefully lacking in “Getting hit by a bus.”

Btw, add Kristine Moore She headed up that sham of a Title IX hearing that illegally withheld evidence from the victim, and then allowed Nassar a say in selecting the “medical experts” to review the case, including one doctor who was later caught stealing files on Nassar’s behalf. Moore has since been promoted to…

Please Laura, didn’t you get the memo from Izzo and Dantonio? “Now is the time for healing.” So why are you bringing up the past?