mariofontana.bsky.social
@mariofontana.bsky.social
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Funny how all that protect women’s sports energy went out the window as soon as WNBA players showed up with T-shirts bringing awareness to the lack of financial equity they have in their league.
July 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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I cannot stress enough how ridiculous it is that 1 in 9 parents think their kid is going pro, especially since my daughter (just turned 1) will be taking one of the spots they think is available on the national women’s soccer team
Parents are making increasing emotional and financial investments in youth sports. (One in 9 think their kids are going pro.) It’s a compounding factor in the push to make trans athletes a wedge issue. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Why youth sports is such a potent political target
The emotional and financial investment parents make in young athletes is strong wedge-issue fodder.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Would you guys watch this
Starting a SCARED STRAIGHT style program where pro athletes visit high schools across America to make parents realize their kids have no chance
June 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Penalty shot with 20 seconds left in the championship game is unreal
Wisconsin's Kirsten Simms scores on the ensuing penalty shot to tie the game
March 23, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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In my years of covering internet culture I’ve always tried to impress upon people that social media algorithms + audiences actively incentivize and reward behavior and people that are almost comically evil and stupid. Anyways now that culture is running the country
February 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM