CS 097: Fake Woke NBA feat. Nathaniel Friedman (@freedarko) (06/05/2018) (Patreon)

Today we have on Nathaniel Friedman to discuss the topic of NBA’s poor track record on social issues including race in the area of state violence and class in the form of the labor movement. Nathaniel Friedman is a columnist at GQ and a co-founder of the long-defunct blog FreeDarko.

Mentioned in this episode:

• “Superstar Power” by Nathaniel Friedman https://thebaffler.com/latest/superstar-power-friedman-einhorn
• The Mainstreaming of Colin Kaepernick’s Protest Was Its Destruction by Trevor Beaulieu https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/apr/20/craig-hodges-michael-jordan-nba-chicago-bulls
• “Craig Hodges: ‘Jordan didn’t speak out because he didn’t know what to say'” https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/apr/20/craig-hodges-michael-jordan-nba-chicago-bulls
• Michael Jordan bad fashion blog http://wtfismikewearing.tumblr.com/

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