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Jennifer Doyle

@fromaleftwing.bsky.social

Sports crank, art writer, teacher. Author of Campus Sex/Campus Security, Sex Objects, Hold It Against Me. ACFC fan.

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Jennifer Doyle@fromaleftwing.bsky.social · 4d ago

The more I dig into the story of the categories of men's and women's skiing events, the more my mind is blown. Just so many elements in these sports challenge thinking about sex difference, and there's so much history of women fighting against the sexist common sense that's governed the sport.

Isabel Rogers@isabelrogers.bsky.social · 6d ago

Can't be the first to say this, but (and yay UEFA - brilliant) this works equally well if you swap out "football" for maybe "water" or "a stable climate". Look at me being the revolutionary socialist. "No one has the moral authority to sell what they merely hold in trust for the next generation."

The moment external investors acquire ownership interests in FIFA competitions, football changes forever. Commercial return becomes a permanent obligation. Investor expectations become a daily pressure. From that moment onwards, every decision on the international calendar, every decision on competition formats and every decision shaping the future of football is no longer driven by what best serves the game, but by what best serves shareholders. This model has no place in world football. Football's future cannot be dictated by the expectations of those whose first duty is to maximise financial return. Nor can the interests of national associations, leagues, clubs, players and supporters become subordinate to investor returns. Football cannot mortgage its future for financial gain. Europe's position is clear. We will never lend this model our legitimacy. No one has the moral authority to sell what they merely hold in trust for the next generation.
Jennifer Doyle@fromaleftwing.bsky.social · last wk.

As I explore organizing a collection of my writings, I find that I did some of my best work in the comments section for this 2011 piece, in which I make the surprisingly controversial argument that horses are not women. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

ESPN makes mare's nest of women in sport | Jennifer Doyle

Jennifer Doyle: A major US sports site has sparked controversy – by listing a horse at No 4 among a list of top women's sports stories

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Carolina A. Miranda@cmonstah.bsky.social · last wk.

“It’s like they abolished slavery, but they kept Black people in the kitchen as mammy jars,” Saar said. “I had this Aunt Jemima, and I wanted to put a rifle and a grenade under her skirts. I wanted to empower her. I wanted to make her a warrior.” www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Betye Saar, a Los Angeles artist who transformed collections of bigoted bric-a-brac, has died

Betye Saar, a Los Angeles artist who transformed collections of bigoted bric-a-brac — Sambo dolls, ceramic mammies, and crude renderings of pickaninnies — into potent works of assemblage that mined th...

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Sarah J. Jackson@sjjphd.bsky.social · 2w ago

Since A Second Sight came out I've received about 2-3 of these scam emails a week. They are not only profoundly annoying but obviously prey on author's passions and attachment to their work. In some cases they impersonate real people at legit organizations.

That Personalized Email About Loving and Marketing Your Book Is a Scam - Electric Literature

Taking advantage of aspiring authors is a rich tradition, and now published authors are being scammed too

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Moisés Jauregui-Sanchez@moisesjauregui.bsky.social · 2w ago

Tras la victoria de España en el Mundial 2026, Nico Williams le entregó su medalla de oro a su madre, María Arthuer, quien cruzó embarazada el desierto del Sáhara para salvar a su familia. Un gesto conmovedor que nos recuerda que la gloria deportiva siempre pertenece a quien hizo posible el camino.

Reo Eveleth@reveleth.com · 2w ago

I'm about to get myself banned from editing Wikipedia for continually updating the page for this WC to insist that Cabo Verde won the whole thing.

Budd@n7eoj.bsky.social · 4w ago

It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days.

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Jennifer Doyle@fromaleftwing.bsky.social · 4w ago

Been having conversations w/ friends/family new to the sport about Egypt's disallowed goal. For the record: I would be shocked to learn of an explicit conspiracy, match-fix BUT ideology is a powerful thing, and it absolutely works to protect certain teams and players. (As all sports fans know.)