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I hate to see violence in the home, but thereās some sort of subtext here about equality here that I can also appreciate.
Why is this a āvery 21st Century Story?ā Itās not like domestic abuse doesnāt happen same sex relationships. People are peopleāgay, straight, white, black, brown, man, woman, and everything in between. In any group there are those that have anger issuesā¦and are just generally assholes. Did same sex domestic violence just pop into TPM collective brain? Or was it because they are sports stars? OMG OMG OMG lesbian domestic violence!
Checking the day of the weekā¦ Of course, itās Friday.
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This couple was featured on the TLC Series āSay Yes to the Dressā. Itās a daytime show that focuses on the search for the perfect wedding gown for that perfect romantic day. Romance does fade, doesnāt it.
Exactly, they got the longest suspensions in league history because what they did was pretty pathetic andā¦illegal. They got 7 games, then they can play and get paid again. Seems fair. Who cares about their sexual orientation, it certainly had nothing to do with the suspension.
If anything, the NFL should take notice.
Wow. My ex wife jumped me from behind. Called the cops. I lost my right to ever own a gun for the rest of my life. I come from a family that hunts. That stops with my son.
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Agreed, it shows you how messed up the NFL is. Brady gets 4 games, and deserved it. But a guy punches out his wife and gets only two games? Thatās messed up.
Whatās 21st Century about it is that they were treated as a couple from the beginning of the incident. In the 20th and all previous centuries the cops would never have seen it as domestic violence requiring intervention for that kind of incident. It put their treatment, arrest, sentencing, consequences, everything, in the right context.
I wish them all the best and I wish they didnāt hold the record for the longest suspension in the WNBA. But Iām glad that all the people who support the WNBA see that it takes domestic violence seriously and other pro sports should too.
And yes, thereās sub-text here about sure, when something like adequate reprisals finally get doled out for domestic violence by pro athletes itās to the black lesbians.
Geese and ganders.
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Took long enough of people complaining for the league to act.
The WNBA was pushed into it like all the rest, donāt heap praise so quickly.
I donāt see the equality. I see inequality.
The women get a 7 game suspension for a violent fight, and the guy who knocks his GF out in an elevator, on video, and drags her limp body gets a slap on the wrist. The only thing equal about these stories is that both couples quickly married so that they cannot testify against their spouses. Doubt either marriage will survive.
Thrill is gone ā¦
The thrill is gone
Big time sports is all the same, gay or straight, men or women. They arenāt hired by virtue of being enlightened. They are hired for physical skills, which are often gained in lieu of everything else.
No, fighting and going crazy occasionally sustains it