Oh wow, I didn't see that. I'm sure some lawyers were involved. Not as bad as the whole Deadspin/Hulk Hogan fiasco, but they were definitely in that grey area.

Wont take too much effort to agree to whatever deal the feds put in front of them. They never lose in court.

The headline is technically accurate. It’s not like they referred to the bear as a “KKK Princess” or something.

Did he run out of crayons?

Exactly. Like any profession where you have a contract, you have the right to renegotiate better terms for yourself if you find yourself in a position of power.

If you approach it from the “consequence culture” angle, there’s really nothing here. I feel like if you’re going to write a cancel piece you should be required to also state what the appropriate consequence should be. If you can’t think of anything then you should probably not publish it.

Grifter is gonna grift. Plenty of time for idiots to send their diabeetus money to Trump.

At least for sports like Tennis where you’re playing against yourself as much as your opponent. Reporters should respect the fact that players can be in a pretty messed up headspace coming right off the court and give them a little more space. Honestly, so many have been media trained to only speak in platitudes that…

I’m sorry you have to work those kinds of jobs.

Dealing with your emotions and becoming a fully actualized person is one of the hardest things people can do. And that’s for people who aren’t playing a professional sport at the highest level and always in the spotlight.

You sound pretty miserable. 

The rational part of me gets this, but there’s a part of me that wishes the Biden administration would address this (other than stating the obvious that our democracy is threatened) and tell us what safeguards are in place.

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The whole thing is just plain irksome. Like, you have these grown men who obsess about sports trying to goad you into saying anything click-baity and reminding you that you have to talk to them because you signed a contract. It’s like some creep who demands that you let him come in your place because he bought you…

This started happening a lot after we had children. I quickly learned how to check the impeller for stuck objects and would always pull out a couple baby socks that got sucked in.

I read a couple of pieces on Deadspin this morning that I felt handled it better - i.e. alluding to the grossness of these fat old sports reporters whining “But you have to talk to me! It’s in the contract you agreed to.” and how that has to inevitably change with the times.

What’s with the Engrish headline?

They should be thanking Harris for giving them all something to virtue signal to their base about. 

That’s the one part of having these former pros doing color commentary and analysis I don’t like. I have yet to see one of them not turn into a huge a-hole when it comes to modern pros having the gall to question anything. Could you imagine someone like MacEnroe watching someone like himself or Connors nowadays? They…

Have you seen some of these interviews? Some small potatoes idiot reporter always has to ruin it by pushing buttons to get a rise out of someone who is likely emotionally disregulated - especially tennis players who literally have only themselves out on the court. We have a much better understanding of the effects of…