re: Men read abusive comments made to women sports writers to their face

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While ESPN’s Sarah Spain and I have received most of the kudos for the video, the credit really should go to the fantastic men at Just Not Sports. They are responsible for coming up with the idea, setting it in motion, and pushing it out to the world. All I had to do was sit in a chair and try to keep my eye makeup in one place.

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Scoot over and give us a seat at the table. We’re smart and capable and are perfectly willing to speak for ourselves. We don’t need rescuing. Speaking on our behalf is just another way of silencing us.

Instead, support women’s sports. Read and share women sportswriters.

Teach your sons and daughters that women have a place in sports equal to men.

In the end, this conversation needs to be about the need for us — ALL OF US — to be kind to one another. There is nothing more fundamental to peace than the words we use. If you doubt the power of words, watch the #MoreThanMean video again and look in the eyes of the men struggling to say words that contradict everything they believe in. Words matter. The person on the other side of the keyboard matters. Remember: And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make.

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