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Jun 4, 2021Liked by Abdul El-Sayed

It’s always about control, either shut up and play or we only want you to talk about sports. When we address institutional and systemic racism, we need to address the holdover from slavery — controlling Black bodies, thoughts and words. We still call their employers “owners” and justify bad treatment from audiences (fans don’t spit on people) by saying they are well paid so should suck it up. There isn’t enough money to put up with dehumanization, yet when athletes protest, they are given that message. Good for Naomi and all athletes and entertainers who put their well-being first. We can help by supporting their right to control themselves.

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Yes - that point you made about still calling the team executives “owners”

says all we need to know

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