Redemption.
it’s pretty incredible how much we allow talent to mask. as long as you can dribble, throw a ball, or kick one, there isn’t a personal mistake too big that will render you irredeemable. professional sports have perpetuated & aided in the violence against women for far too long. there are too many instances to name where an athlete’s cruel & violent actions towards women were merely a speed bump on his road to stardom. why do violent men continue to receive the grace the victims don’t? by allowing these men second, third, & fourth chances, we show victims that their suffering is not only expendable, but completely obsolete when their abusers are talented & have monetizable gifts. we remind them that their harm isn’t even a footnote on their abuser’s resume. it’s an addendum on a completely separate page that no one takes the time to read. what good does it make to hire a female coach if you show her that the veracity of her victimhood is contingent upon the relative skil