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Thread: When will it end?
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09-03-2021, 08:47 AM #13Veteran Poster
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Re: When will it end?
Regardless of what we define intertwined as, the point is that social issues being brought to the forefront in sports has happened since basically the beginning of time. It's always been a thing, it'll always be a thing. Everybody has always said that team sports are a microcosm of society. It's basically a cliche at this point. Idk why it surprises people when activism takes place in sports. It happened in Ancient Rome all the way down the line to now. Activism will never ever leave sports.
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09-03-2021, 08:59 AM #14Hall Of Fame Poster
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09-03-2021, 09:41 AM #15
Re: When will it end?
The thing is the people have a platform for these issues to be seen. It just makes people uncomfortable because they only want them to shut up and play. But them doing these things brings light to subjects that normally would not be talked about
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09-03-2021, 09:51 AM #16Veteran Poster
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Yup, that's exactly the point I'm making. Since we know that team sports mirror society, we also know that society isn't all roses and daisies. While we fully appreciate when team sports showcase the best traits in us, wanting to turn an blind eye when sports has to showcase some of the terrible underbellies in society is doing a disservice to yourself. We all love and appreciate the moments when a LeBron James can build a school, or a J.J. Watt can raise millions for disaster, or a Bills mafia comes together for a great cause, but on the other side of that, it must be acknowledged that sports and society has always come out better on the other side of uncomfortable conversations that sports brings to the forefront.
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09-03-2021, 09:59 AM #18Veteran Poster
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