Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

"The fallacy inherent to the 'stick to sports' directive from G/O management is that sports don't occur in a vacuum. When fans go to a sporting event, do they sit there and only talk about the game in front of them? When you're watching a game on TV with your friends, is the conversation centered on what's happening on the screen? Hardly.

[...]

"My father is the quintessential 'stick to sports' guy. He was a physical education teacher and coach for 30 years. When we talk on the phone, our conversation is generally limited to sports, hunting, fishing, and my mom. But when we go to games together, it's different. The last time we went to a sporting event together, the only time we've done so since my gender transition, we had our deepest conversation yet about how I've experienced my gender throughout my life. Attending a game allows my dad and I to get into life's deep cuts.

"You see, sports fans are deeper than just their enthusiasm for sports, they're also going through complex life situations, like… well their child going through a gender transition. What made Deadspin unique, and ultimately successful is that they understood the balance between sports, humanity, humor, and the culture at large."

-- Katelyn Burns (transscribe), "Stress eating an entire frozen pizza for Deadspin", 2019-11-02

[A good Guy Fawkes' Day to folks celebrating that!]