9 Comments
User's avatar
Richard House's avatar

Wonderful writing. The moral absence of the NCAA has always been its calling card. It’s no surprise that it can’t stand up for less than a dozen athletes. It’s never supported athletes at all in terms of their value to the institutions receiving the proceeds of their free endeavors. 90% of the NCAA’s revenues come from March madness. Yes, the NCAA will profit from the surge in popularity of women’s basketball even though it never supported women’s basketball players and consistently subordinates the women’s game to the men’s game. If we could find a way, legally or by popular demand, to undercut the NCAA’s receipt of these unearned benefits, then we could drive it out of business, which is where it belongs.

Expand full comment
Marney Winn's avatar

“The susurrous sound of piss running down his leg.” MAGNIFICENT! I had to look up ‘susurrous’ Katie. Thank you for giving me a new word. This piece is a work of art…. It captures the horror and essence of what is occurring in America. Sadly, those who most need to read it and question their behaviour, will never read it. Keep writing!

Expand full comment
Varsha Shah's avatar

This is a wonderful piece. Thank you. The prejudice that Trans people are facing is horrifying. We all have a duty to fight against it in any way we can. Thank you again for a beautiful piece.

Expand full comment
Eugene Lesser's avatar

Well done and thank you. I’ve been trying to get inside your stuff for awhile but usually it’s too, well, dense for my little brain. But You nail it here and I won’t give up on you. I do a blog, Lesser Charges, on Substack, if you’re interested. Good luck with Feelings. Eugene Lesser

Eugene.Lesser@gmail.com

Expand full comment
Nic Dimond's avatar

SAY THAT SHIT SAY THAT SHIT!!! 🙏

(And also, I think we can be pretty sure that they have indeed not taken their Cro-Magnon thought experiment all the way through.)

Expand full comment
Loren Curtis's avatar

Amen!!!🔥👏👍❤❤❤😎👌✌⭐⭐⭐👁👁👁👑👑👑👑👑

Expand full comment
Matt Cyr's avatar

Tremendous writing. I gave up on the NCAA providing any positive benefit to the world a decade ago. Since then, my expectations for the NCAA have consistently fallen to immeasurable depths, similar to my view on our federal government: there is no bottom.

Expand full comment
Kyle Liburd's avatar

More billionaire cabinet members than NCAA trans athletes. Propaganda for the latter drowns the former. The American people cannot grasp the number a million, yet alone a billion. Not just grade school students who are undereducated.

Expand full comment
Sister B's avatar

Thank you for speaking up.

Expand full comment