Dubs In The Chat

the way pwhl fans have made Britta Curl the scapegoat for the league will never not piss me off, not because I agree with her beliefs, but because by scapegoating one player and directing all your attention to loudly hating her you don't actually do anything real.

Also, aside from the fact that Britta Curl is not the only player with her beliefs in the league, I actually don't think yelling at the league to fire her is productive! I actually don't think a business should be allowed to discriminate against employees based on their political beliefs! I think that's a dangerous precedent to set, personally!

Like you don't have to spend your money in support of a franchise with players who are loud about politics you don't agree with. But saying they don't deserve to pay their bills and feed themselves is not exactly the most progressive take either.

The sport full of white women from largely wealthy families has transphobes all up in the league. They just have a better grasp of pr.

Yes even Boston and Montreal. There is a self-righteousness in the PWHL fandom that I don’t really dig, and I don’t believe I’m shy about it.

But it’s pretty annoying. Curl could have gone to any team and if you think any of the players you hold on a pedestal would quit in protest, you have a very naive view on Hockey culture.

I always want more people to watch women’s basketball, because as a league that is dominantly made up of black women, they are often the pioneers of inclusivity that people on here tout the PWHL as being.

But many of you won’t watch the WNBA or Unrivaled. I do not know why.

With all of the actions of the Management of the Indiana Fever, and now the Portland Fire, it is clear the league is making it known to what type of audience it wants to bring in.

I used to want more people to actually watch women’s sportS (pluralization for emphasis) but with some of the energy I’ve seen from PWHL fans, I don’t feel that enthused.