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 of social conflict, too. Zirin “tackles” the notion shared by many left-wingers like author Noam Chomsky,… return to article
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Reader Comments (1)Page 1 of 1 pages“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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