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Can we forget about gender for a moment and concentrate on stopping the ongoing genocide? I doubt anyone here has…
Normally I'd be up for a little debate on gender and its implications, but in this case all I can…
"So from my viewpoint this just got a lot more interesting" Well as long as it's interesting to you. We…
Amp: ... the disproportionate number of men being deported, .... How disproportionate is it? What proportion do males make up…
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Category Archives: Sports
No More Rabbits
The United States women’s national soccer team spent most of the past year with their backs against the wall. After losing to Mexico in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the Stars and Stripes had to beat Costa Rica in … Continue reading
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But Soccer is Booooring! Women’s Sports are Booooring!
If you’ve ever expressed either of those opinions, I’d like to introduce you to Ms. Abby Wambach. This goal — down a woman, with less than a minute to go before elimination, against one of the best teams in the … Continue reading
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World Cup: Don’t Panic!
It’s tempting for American soccer fans to view the women’s squad’s 2-0 victory over North Korea as a mediocre start to the World Cup. The problems that showed up are the ones that have concerned fans of U.S. Women’s Soccer throughout … Continue reading
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Like a Kid Out There
Brett Favre sexually harassed a co-worker when he played for the New York Jets. Oh, you can sugarcoat it all you want; the woman he harassed — Jenn Sterger — wasn’t the one to bring these allegations forward. Because we … Continue reading
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How's That Working Out For You?
Hey, Sun, do you still stand by this analysis? All right, to be fair, the Three Lions are tied for second in Group C with the USA. Like the Yanks, England has drawn both their matches. But the two sides … Continue reading
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Hating on the WNBA is Sexist
I actually think the WNBA is doing pretty good for a relatively new product. The NBA wasn’t drawing tens of thousands of fans in its early years, players weren’t making a bazillion dollars a year. The WNBA is doing things … Continue reading
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How disproportionate is it? https://www.statista.com/statistics/257783/estimated-number-of-illegal-immigrants-in-the-us-by-age-and-sex/ There are estimated to be slightly more men than women, but not ten times as…