there are some P R E S S ED ass white people in these comments. jesus christ.

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This is an intelligent, nuanced look at this continuing problem. As a Charlottesville resident, what I hate MOST (lots to choose from) is the continuing exclusion of students of color from this conversation, and from serious media attention. I wish I found those parts of this harder to believe — it's horrible, and…

Good article. That is all I have to say. Actual interviews, actual people, actual examples with fact checking and a deliberate rejection of sensationalism. This is an excellent counterexample to Erderly's article, which was a pretty good example of terrible journalism.

People who didn't read the piece but have very strong opinions in support of frats and exclaim "not-all-men!" please write it in an e-mail draft and then delete it no one cares, thanks.

GTFO with this "bad apples" nonsense. If it really was just a few bad apples then when rapes did occur the frats/universities/authorities would do everything in their power to do right by both victims and the rule of law. Instead the entire machinery of the aforementioned institutions goes into full-on CYA mode.

You can, if all it breeds is racist, classist, mysoginist leaders to go on and carry on institutionalised racism, classism and mysoginy. Not all traditions are good, ya know? Look at slavery.

I mean, how can we as fans of the NFL live without knowing whether every starter thinks this is a big game and whether the opposing team is going to be a tough opponent?

Well, hope you don't ever complain about your job and do everything to the letter, because you are rich compared to the 2.7 billion people who survive on less than $2 per day.

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Also, consider their general profile: These largely are very young men whose talent has afforded them shelter and structure most of their lives. They are people for whom "hard work" equates to lifting weights and running sprints; for whom "commitment" means adhering to a loose daily schedule that tells them when to…

The five white guys? No, I don't remember an uproar at all. If anything, they were "professional for not letting themselves be a distraction."

Schlereth was part of that group and blasted Lynch for his behavior. Fuckin hot taek world we live in.

Why do people give a shit? It's amazing how many sportswriters and even Deadspin commenters think that by sidestepping this ridiculous expectation, Marshawn Lynch has personally insulted them. There's no need to get bent out of shape over it, Philly newspaper guy or burner account below. For one thing, Lynch is a…

And he's more liked than ever because of it. Weird how his being an arsehole is interpreted by some as a rejection of the inanity and incompetence of the modern media. As long as the Peter Kings of the world get paid to write absolute shit, I want Marshawn Lynch to piss those people off.

Does anyone remember the deal with the Elway-era Broncos offensive line, which spent years not talking to reporters (IIRC, they even refused to tape their parts in the starting-lineup thing NBC does for Sunday Night Football) and no one cared ever?

Kanye has always been outspoken about racism & classism - both in his music & his so-called 'rants'

Uh he appealed as was his right and it was proven that the test was inaccurate but hey why let facts or a collective bargaining agreement get in the way of your opinion.

Deflation deflection.

There's a difference between cheating and a rules infraction like holding during the course of the game. And architecture? You're way off base here. Stop sucking the air out of footballs pal.