Loving sports when they don't love you back : dilemmas of the modern fan / Jessica Luther and Kavitha A. Davidson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Luther, Jessica, author.

Davidson, Kavitha A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports spectators--United States--Attitudes.

Sports spectators.

Sports--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.

Sports.

Sports--Social aspects--United States.

Sports--Social aspects.

Sports--Moral and ethical aspects.

United States.

Sports--Economic aspects--United States.

Sports--Economic aspects.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back

Place of Publication:

University of Texas Press.

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2020.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

"Triumphant wins, gut-wrenching losses, last-second shots, underdogs, competition, and loyalty--it's fun to be a fan. But when a football player takes a hit to the head after yet another study has warned of the dangers of CTE, or when a team whose mascot was born in an era of racism and bigotry takes the field, or when a relief pitcher accused of domestic violence saves the game, how is one to cheer? Welcome to the club for sports fans who care too much. In Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back, acclaimed sports writers Jessica Luther and Kavitha A. Davidson tackle the most pressing issues in sports, why they matter, and how we can do better. For the authors, "sticking to sports" is not an option--not when our taxes are paying for the stadiums, and college athletes aren't getting paid at all. But simply quitting a favorite team won't change corrupt and deplorable practices, and the root causes of many of these problems are endemic in our wider society. An essential read for modern fans, Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back challenges the status quo and explores how we might begin to reconcile our conscience with our fandom"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Watching football when we know (even a little) about CTE

Forgiving a doper

Cheering for a team with a racist mascot

Caring about tennis when it's a racist, sexist, and classist sport

Standing it when sports are so homophobic and transphobic

Why you should watch the WNBA even if no one dunks

Consuming sports media when you don't look like the people who are creating it

Rooting for your team when the star is accused of domestic violence

Loving your team and hate your owner

How I l learned to stop worrying and love baseball's free market

Watching March Madness when you know the athletes aren't getting paid

Going to a game in that brand new stadium you didn't want to pay for (but did anyway)

Loving the Olympics while hating what they do to communities

Embracing that athletes

and sports

are political.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Luther, Jessica. Loving sports when they don't love you back

ISBN:

9781477322178

1477322175

9781477322161

1477322167

OCLC:

1152360093

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.