It's easy to see sports today as nothing more than an escapist distraction, an uncomfortable marriage of commercialism and entertainment. But progressive journalist and rabid sports fan Dave Zirin has a different take. Sports, he shows us, can be, and always have been a stage [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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“Sports can become an arena where the ideas of our society are not just presented but also challenged.”
Sports occasionally let gay people advance, but in general the thesis above can’t be taken seriously. No matter how you slice it, no matter your natural inclination to love sports…. sports just do not matter.
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