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WNBA pulling jersey honoring female empowerment, for lack of diversity
Posted on 4/17/21 at 9:59 am
Posted on 4/17/21 at 9:59 am
Not the Bee
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Yahoo Sports-WNBA: Wings' new Nike Rebel jersey pulled for not aligning with shared diversity values
Dallas Wings, Nike, the WNBA and the Dallas Wings are pulling the franchise's new Rebel edition jersey after having "recently learned" the real history of the design meant to honor female empowerment.
The league released three new uniforms for each of its 12 teams on April 8 under the name "H.E.R." for its Heroine Edition, Explorer Edition and Rebel Edition. The Rebel jerseys "applaud the irreverent voices who define each team's home city and state."
The Wings honored the P-40 Warhawk plane and Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) corps from World War II. But the decision faced scrutiny in the days after the announcement because WASP excluded Black women.
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Posted on 4/17/21 at 10:01 am to TigerintheNO
McGreggboi’s Wings 
Posted on 4/17/21 at 10:04 am to TigerintheNO
This is gonna really piss off all the WNBA fans. Oh wait.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 10:06 am to TigerintheNO
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WASP excluded Black women.
Can you blame them? There is no way that those long fingernails wouldn’t interfere with the flight controls.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 10:10 am to TigerintheNO
I like how we blasted right past women finally getting their shine for dudes who want to cut off their penis.
Somewhere, shel is beaming with joy.
ETA: Oh is this a race thing? I can’t keep up anymore.
Somewhere, shel is beaming with joy.
ETA: Oh is this a race thing? I can’t keep up anymore.
This post was edited on 4/17/21 at 10:12 am
Posted on 4/17/21 at 10:15 am to TigerintheNO
How many black female pilots did this actually affect?
Posted on 4/17/21 at 10:17 am to TigerintheNO
This whole thing has just become a dog incessantly chasing its tail.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 10:21 am to TigerintheNO
quote:
WASP excluded Black women.
well duh
and all this overwrought thought put into something nobody gives a shite about anyway
Posted on 4/17/21 at 10:26 am to TigerintheNO
CLOWN
frickING
WORLD
frickING
WORLD
Posted on 4/17/21 at 10:34 am to TigerintheNO
Can the WNBA go a week without being “outraged” by some stupid bullshite? If you’re that desperate for attention maybe play decent basketball?
This post was edited on 4/19/21 at 11:35 am
Posted on 4/17/21 at 11:16 am to TigerintheNO
I had never heard of that program. It would be pretty cool to read up more on them.
In any case, it would've been better if they could still honor the WASP corps, while still acknowledging their faults at the time. That's better instead of just ignoring all together.
In any case, it would've been better if they could still honor the WASP corps, while still acknowledging their faults at the time. That's better instead of just ignoring all together.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 11:25 am to TigerintheNO
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Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
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excluded Black women.
How exactly did this exclude black women?
Posted on 4/17/21 at 11:28 am to TigerintheNO
Susan B Anthony was a noted racist, and it's hilarious watching white women skip around that.
If you really, really want to piss people off, bring up Margaret Sanger and her passion for Eugenics, while also pointing out the placement of her original clinics and demographics targeted.
If you really, really want to piss people off, bring up Margaret Sanger and her passion for Eugenics, while also pointing out the placement of her original clinics and demographics targeted.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 2:33 pm to TigerintheNO
"Let's honor those women pilots"
The program rejected black women.
"Nah let's not honor those women pilots even though they had no say how the program was conducted".
The program rejected black women.
"Nah let's not honor those women pilots even though they had no say how the program was conducted".
Posted on 4/17/21 at 2:53 pm to TigerintheNO
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Wings' new Nike Rebel jersey
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Rebel
This post was edited on 4/17/21 at 2:54 pm
Posted on 4/17/21 at 2:55 pm to TigerintheNO
And the other WASPS, those White Anglo-Saxon Protestants hatefully exclude Women of Color, as well.
Honk, Honk
Honk, Honk
Posted on 4/17/21 at 2:55 pm to TigerintheNO
The WNBA should tone down the political statements or they might alienate the fan
Posted on 4/17/21 at 3:19 pm to TigerintheNO
They could send all that P-40 gear to ULM
Posted on 4/19/21 at 11:32 am to TigerintheNO
I'll be honest - this seems exactly like something the WNBA would do. ever heard the saying, "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?"
this is a good example.
this is a good example.
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