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steve19 on Dec 17, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Nerds and Male Privilege

Footballers, cheerleaders and hollywood are held up as a meritocracy.

Anechoic on Dec 17, 2011 [–]

I wrote "football fans and Baywatch viewers aren't generally holding up their communities," IOW I was referring to fan/viewers, not the players, cheerleaders & actors/actresses themselves.

(and I count myself as a rabid NFL fan)

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