I think this is a false analogy. Racism is both a systemic and endemic problem in this country - it needs talking about because it is an ongoing problem that affects countless people every single day. Serena yelling at an official and wrecking Osaka’s moment was a one-off occurrence for which Williams eventually…

Definitely not accusing you of believing the narrative that Serena’s terrible and Naomi’s a princess (or similar) ... just feels like if we’re really trying to move past that incident—and I’d like to, as I think would you—it might be best to just not bring it up. I don’t doubt that others are doing so, of course, but…

I feel like you could’ve helped progress the process of not tying everything Osaka does back to that moment by not using the entire final paragraph of this article to tie Osaka’s actions in this unrelated match that didn’t even feature Williams back to that moment.

I googled David Morse, went “Oh yeah ... well ... all right.” and closed the tab.

I’m weirdly torn because I’m a strong advocate for age limits on presidential elections while also acknowledging that the best available candidate by a fairly wide margin this year (imo), Warren, wouldn’t be eligible to run.

I guess I come off as a beer snob (or at least one of those people who seems to like talking about beer more than drinking it), but I was just honestly confused. I thought he was talking about how strong the alcohol was, not the flavor.

Ah, gotcha. Uh ... carry on then!

extremely weak fruit-beer

Headlines like this are the reason I’ve been returning to this site for nearly fourteen years.

And I’m not here to force you! But I am here to be like, “well, bummer, I think more people should boycott it.”

This is the second time you’ve responded to one of my non-NBA comments with this. If it’s a joke, it’s going over my head, sorry.

I’m more than happy to see more small-stakes plots. I even think Rogue One’s plot is good—though mildly pointless since we already know it succeeds—and I did like the movie, just not as much as a lot of people, because I didn’t find the characters compelling and don’t feel most of them have even basic arcs, let alone…

Your moral obligation stops wherever you feel it should stop. The question for me was, “do I want to continue supporting a sport that is inherently dangerous to those who play it AND which has done its absolute level best at every single possible turn to avoid any responsibility for that fact and, to make matters…

“I loved that movie. You know, the Matt Damon one? Identity, Bourne?”

This is true up to a point, which is to say that if enough people stopped watching, their ratings would drop to a level where sponsors would be like “well this isn’t worth it” and pull their support.

The NFL will continue to do the bare minimum possible until enough people stop consuming its product—explicitly because of this issue—to affect its bottom line.

This is a really thoughtful, well-articulated response and I appreciate it!

It should be noted, however, that while the NBA did indeed embrace Jordan, that’s partly because it had already long-since gone through its “superior black athlete is beating up on all the white guys” moment, with Wilt, in the 60s, when it reacted exactly the way a lot of these other organizations have: by changing or…

It’s an immensely stupid response that keeps showing up, which is why I was wondering what others thought might happen this time. White people get very threatened when an athlete of color is just dominating the living shit out of their sport, but I don’t know any gymnastics fans (of any color) who have anything but…