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ProudToBeBlueInRhody

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28. And I doubt you will find a Food section in your local newspaper....

Sat Oct 5, 2013, 09:41 PM

Oct 2013

....that regularly addresses health code violations at local restaurants, genetic engineering in the farming industry, the mistreatment of animals by the meat industry....instead it's a lot of yummy recipe porn.

The average sports writer's job is to report scores and game story. Not be a sociologist. And if they tried to be, I'm sure they'd be dismissed as being over their head.

We're going to have to agree to disagree here about what constitutes the actual definition of "bias" in the news media. The sports pages job is to report scores and game stories, not make daily social statements. But as I've pointed out to you, if you don't look in the sports section on a daily basis because you are so repulsed at what's in there, you will never see them when they do. There are numerous fantastic sports writers, like Mike Lupica, Christine Brennan, and William Rhoden who have addressed the dark side of sports plenty.

Otherwise, we're just going to have to agree to disagree on this.

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If you don't like sports, you're gay! [View all] radicalliberal Sep 2013 OP

I dunno, most of the people in that thread you posted seem to say.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2013 #1

You may be right. radicalliberal Sep 2013 #3

people who actually give a shit about anyone being gay or not Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #2

Perhaps I'm a bit thin-skinned. radicalliberal Sep 2013 #4

don't get me wrong- I get it. I caught a lot of that crap when I was younger, no question. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #5

Remaining true to one's own convictions and not being distressed by what others think . . . radicalliberal Sep 2013 #7

As a runner AND a gay man, I'll just say this... LeftofObama Sep 2013 #6

Please forgive me for not writing a longer post. I'm all pooped out from writing the last one. radicalliberal Sep 2013 #13

It works both ways.. Upton Sep 2013 #8

I'm not big on being a spectator vis a vis professional sports, I admit it. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #9

I hate to break it to you.. Upton Sep 2013 #10

Honestly, that particular period with the Bulls was something else. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #11

I'm in basic agreement with you. radicalliberal Sep 2013 #12

I actually considered deleting this post of mine (the one above) in its entirety. radicalliberal Sep 2013 #15

Thank you for leaving the post Broken_Hero Sep 2013 #16

Thank you very much for posting and sharing your background with us! radicalliberal Sep 2013 #18

"Like I said, the sports media does not present the human side of athletes" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2013 #19

There is some truth to what you say. radicalliberal Sep 2013 #21

Real Sports and Outside the Lines absolutely address the "dark side" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2013 #23

Thank you for the two references. radicalliberal Sep 2013 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author radicalliberal Oct 2013 #26

And I doubt you will find a Food section in your local newspaper.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2013 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author radicalliberal Oct 2013 #29

All I'm going to say to you is this.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2013 #30

You hit some very strong points. Broken_Hero Sep 2013 #20

Please don't worry about your response not being as in-depth as you'd like it to be. radicalliberal Sep 2013 #22

Female and love sports. RiffRandell Sep 2013 #14

I know a lot of women who get super-irritated by those commercials. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #17

I despise mainsteam sports. I'm straight. Katashi_itto Sep 2013 #25

Gay? We should all be so lucky. EOM. Levon Oct 2013 #27

I'm indifferent to sports lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #31

In a sense, I'm indifferent to HS sports as long as players are held accountable . . . radicalliberal Oct 2013 #32

I guess I'm not gay then because I watch sports every week... Revanchist Oct 2013 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author radicalliberal Oct 2013 #34

Just so there won't be any misunderstanding, Proud, I haven't read any of your replies -- radicalliberal Jan 2014 #35

WTF??? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2014 #36

I like football and loosely follow baseball. One of the things I like most about them... JVS Jan 2014 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author radicalliberal Jul 2014 #38