http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2009/09/15/wps-and-social-activism/ Exploring football culture around the world Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:41:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2009/09/15/wps-and-social-activism/comment-page-1/#comment-21106 The Role Model Thing: Perspectives from the Women’s Game | Pitch Invasion Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:25:03 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=2940#comment-21106 [...] sports is worth debating—and interesting versions are available elsewhere (see, for example, Wendy Parker’s piece here on Pitch Invasion and Fake Sigi’s response).  But since I don’t have any particular insight into the business [...] [...] sports is worth debating—and interesting versions are available elsewhere (see, for example, Wendy Parker’s piece here on Pitch Invasion and Fake Sigi’s response).  But since I don’t have any particular insight into the business [...]

]]> http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2009/09/15/wps-and-social-activism/comment-page-1/#comment-9134 Social Activism? - - The Offside - Women's Professional Soccer blog Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:31:17 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=2940#comment-9134 [...] itself as mostly genderless. This idea is apparently the topic of a little e-fight going on between Wendy Parker and someone who refers to themself as the Fake Sigi Schmid (I suppose someone’s gotta be [...] [...] itself as mostly genderless. This idea is apparently the topic of a little e-fight going on between Wendy Parker and someone who refers to themself as the Fake Sigi Schmid (I suppose someone’s gotta be [...]

]]> http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2009/09/15/wps-and-social-activism/comment-page-1/#comment-9074 Women’s sports and social causes « Beyond The Touchline Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:26:31 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=2940#comment-9074 [...] on the fledgling Women’s Professional Soccer League to openly embrace feminist issues is deplorable ideological twaddle and oblivious to the reality that all women’s pro sports entities are struggling with their [...] [...] on the fledgling Women’s Professional Soccer League to openly embrace feminist issues is deplorable ideological twaddle and oblivious to the reality that all women’s pro sports entities are struggling with their [...]

]]> http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2009/09/15/wps-and-social-activism/comment-page-1/#comment-9073 Beat gets defensive in WPS expansion draft | Atlanta Soccer News Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:48:09 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=2940#comment-9073 [...] Over at Pitch Invasion, I cannot emphasize enough how vigorously I deplore this ideological twaddle. [...] [...] Over at Pitch Invasion, I cannot emphasize enough how vigorously I deplore this ideological twaddle. [...]

]]> http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2009/09/15/wps-and-social-activism/comment-page-1/#comment-9071 Espihir Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:50:30 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=2940#comment-9071 Excellent article. Kudos! I am glad to see more men and boy's at the WPS games than there were at the WUSA games. I'm not sure how WPS can make more people come out to the games, just having amazing, world class talent obviously isn't enough... Excellent article. Kudos! I am glad to see more men and boy’s at the WPS games than there were at the WUSA games. I’m not sure how WPS can make more people come out to the games, just having amazing, world class talent obviously isn’t enough…

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