tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19133799.post6104110134073237708..comments2023-11-25T05:18:00.968-05:00Comments on Sports, Media & Society: Redirecting the gaze<a href="http://comm.psu.edu/about/centers/john-curley-center-for-sports-journalism">The John Curley Center for Sports Journalism</a>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02939720788476724001noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19133799.post-15277606101713254992010-11-19T19:18:41.072-05:002010-11-19T19:18:41.072-05:00I'm sure that men like Manute Bol and Shaq wer...I'm sure that men like Manute Bol and Shaq were referenced in countless game stories for their size over their play. Bringing this up seems like nit-picking.<br />I find the quote illustrates the difficulty Samarie Walker had in executing that double-team in the post when she's never faced an opponent like that, let alone seen one. It's germaine to the game story and that has to be the author and editor's primary motive -- inform the reader -- and not advance a secondary agenda.<br />Perhaps the seasoned women's sports fan has had enough with Griner's size, but I wonder how well the casual fan knows her. Griner will probably always be a curiosity because of her size, much like Bol was and Shaq still is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com