Slow White Quarterbacks
from Plausibly Live - The Dave Bowman Show Podcast Hosted by Dave Bowman
What happens when something sounds so absurd that we stop checking whether it’s actually true? On today’s Plausibly Live, a viral headline claims a Columbia professor won an award for a book arguing that white paint is racist. There really is a book called A Dead White: An Argument Against White Paint, but the headline leaves out some rather important details. That opens a larger question about selective outrage, viral memes, and why bad arguments deserve better arguments rather than distorted ones. Then we turn to football. Trevor Lawrence stops at the one-yard line, jokes about helping fantasy owners, and suddenly the conversation isn’t about Jacksonville winning 35–6. It’s about fantasy points, prop bets and who made or lost money. Fantasy football changed the way fans root for players; legalized sports gambling has gone further, putting a financial interest on almost every play. When something strange happens on the field, have we reached the point where our first thought is, “How much money was riding on that?” White paint, viral outrage, slow white quarterbacks, fantasy football, gambling and the increasingly complicated business of simply rooting for your team. Plausibly Live – The Dave Bowman Show #PlausiblyLive #DaveBowmanShow #FantasyFootball #SportsBetting #NFL #TrevorLawrence #FreeSpeech #MediaLiteracy
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