An Open Letter to the People Who Make Sexist Comments on WNBA Box Scores

Yeah, I'm a little annoyed here.

Look, I'm used to trolls, okay? I've been using the Internet since Yahoo was a only a web index and not a search engine. I've even read Encyclopedia Dramatica on occasion. But I still don't understand this:

they call these s.lut.s professionals
-- boredwithnba

welcome to the PMS league..the WNBA is CRAP PY
-- saylaka2000

Now, I do understand, say, stupid tasteless comments on youtube - there are 'related video' links and 'featured videos' there to tempt you. Plus, it's an obvious enough target that you might just search for things just to be an asshole. But to make rude comments on an espn.com box score, you have to:

  • A: Know that the game is going on.
  • B: Be interested enough to check for box scores.

And you very likely care enough to actually watch the game. Which, in fact, the various "slut" commentators did, because many of them mentioned specific events from the game.
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