MD
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@smores_hoops azzi and gecko need to redo this video
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@jaguarsmollett "they should have let her answer" and when her answer was I will not comment on my personal relationships then what? the entitlement to them will never end. the wings pr has drawn the line in the sand.
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So the real question is if someone tells you no, I don’t wanna talk about that. Why are all of you trying to force her to talk about it? That’s really what it boils down to. They were told they’re not going to comment and you guys lost your fucking minds.
No means no.
Kwaisi Tamaal France@FranceKwaisi
@jaguarsmollett Cason Wallace is asked about Kiki Rice. They are both in their early 20s. Why does he not feel the need to be "protected". Protected from what?
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@Calzonafan2013 I was going to respond to you in good faith but you seem very stupid so I am going to save my time.
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Sue Bird came out publicly at 37, she talks about her challenges, the marketing pressure that was put on her. She was sexualised and left on her own to fend for herself. Candace Parker had her own story. We need to do better for young female athletes, Azzi deserves better.
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@PapaDragon331 Have you seen the amount of corrective rape threats they get? Asking young women to talk about themselves their relationship and their sexuality does not come free of risk for them, if you are engaging with good intentions that is not the question you would ask nor the place.
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@mode_wrd I understand there are cases of discrimination or harassment due to sexuality and not trying to dismiss those. But this is not that. You are making prejudiced assumptions & reading into it based on the gender of the questioner that feels like projection
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@PapaDragon331 Yes, I do believe that the journalist who does not cover wnba and is not familiar with queer women or Black women has not engaged in the discourse with the level of understanding and sensibility that is required. So yes I do think we as a society need to do better.
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@PapaDragon331 Yes, I do think the team reacted correctly. I do think society needs to do better since the discourse that has ensued. What am I projecting? The question was not about performance or the team but the STATUS of the relationship. No one is entitled to that.
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@mode_wrd A) It sounds like you're saying there are boundaries and support to protect them now. So again, what exactly do we need to "Do better"?
B) Stop projecting motives/assumptions to one question. A relationship between star players on a team can def affect team chemistry/performance
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The sexualization of celebrities is a problem, and some people in the fan clubs are the worst offenders.
MD@mode_wrd
Sue Bird came out publicly at 37, she talks about her challenges, the marketing pressure that was put on her. She was sexualised and left on her own to fend for herself. Candace Parker had her own story. We need to do better for young female athletes, Azzi deserves better.
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@alltxnfingers shows you how rotten the system is. we refuse to pay women what they are worth, if they demand recognition and compensation we need to find another way to punish them. This is the same crowd that said to take the cba, because they don't know how to fight for what you believe in.
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men weaponizing this “if they want to be paid like men they should have to answer degrading and invasive questions from the media like men” argument feels like men saying they should get to hit women if women want to be treated like equals to men so badly
Speakeasy@speakeasytlkshw
"The WNBA players want to be treated like grown women, yet we're treating them like little girls.... STOP IT!" – @EmmanuelAcho GOES OFF about the Dallas Wings' PR team stopping Azzi Fudd from answering questions about her relationship with teammate Paige Bueckers
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@PapaDragon331 Sue as a young gay woman she had to face her own challenges and there was no one to protect her and create boundaries. The entitlement men feel about Azzi's personal life and voyeuristic curiosity about her sexuality and relationship is the new demand. Glad the pr team stepped in
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@mode_wrd How are any of the challenges Bird faced at the time equivalent to Fudd getting asked a question about a relationship and letting the PR team squash it?
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@Calzonafan2013 how does it relate to the game? why are questions about romantic relationships fair game? who gets to decide that?
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@mattkavanagh95 @richarddeitsch also let's not forget that she did not chose to go to Dallas. If they want to know if the relationship factored in the GM decision why not ask the gm? Why was that the time and place to ask that question? again the question was are you two dating.
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@mode_wrd @richarddeitsch They are absolutely entitled to not divulge that information but at the same time the journalist has every right to ask the question. Both things are true
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Just my opinion: This is a fair question given the uniqueness of the situation as well as they are two very important players in the league.
I also have no issue with Wings PR stepping in here. Management makes a decision how they want to handle this in an open presser and that's what they decided.
If Fudd or Bueckers want to address it, they have agency and will do so or not.
It's an interesting media dynamic.
The Sporting News@sportingnews
A reporter asked Azzi Fudd about her relationship with Paige Bueckers, but the Wings' media team said they won't be commenting on their players' personal lives.
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@mattkavanagh95 @richarddeitsch why does he have the right to ask who is she dating? how many other players or draftees have been asked that? how many couples in the w play together and how many of them have been asked the question first day on the job, second day?
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@beyastorm after what they did to Sue and DT. Disgusted is not enough, and the entitlement on her body (because this is what it is) is crazy. Now I get why G is so protective of her own life.
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It’s disgusting what the media is doing to Azzi in her rookie year in the W.
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@gostosany1 how do we make sure it happens? do we strategically vote to make it happen first (but then risk losing one of them straight away)? What are @/Phee @/Stewie @/MrPhee @/Curt plan to make it happen in like a semifinal?
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I keep being amazed by how savvy and cohesive Azzi's partnerships and marketing are and by how it all comes together so effortlessly: a mom that has fun with her kids and manages to advertise not 1, not 2 but 3 of her brands at the same time: Paula's choice, Jordan and coach.
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@thisisme4now aaaand we complete the circle from using her relationship to get her a spot on the team to hiding her relationship for marketing. Schrödinger's number one draft pick. Let's pack this shit up.
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the reason they don’t wanna answer the question is cuz the wings wanna market her as a pink girlie girl in the Dallas media & to certain type of audience to bring in a different type of fan. If you talk too much about her dating her teammate that messes up the plan
The Sporting News@sportingnews
A reporter asked Azzi Fudd about her relationship with Paige Bueckers, but the Wings' media team said they won't be commenting on their players' personal lives.
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@cellyfudd it's like seeing that little girl who would cry in the car on the way to school with big girls don't cry playing in the background
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