Institutional Betrayal: Jessica Luther on Josh Brown, College Football and the Politics of Rape

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

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4.8 • 619 Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2016

⏱️ 53 minutes

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In a week dominated by stories about former New York Giants place kicker Josh Brown and the NFL's continual coverup of domestic violence, we speak to Jessica Luther, author of the book “Unsportsmanlike Conduct: College Football and the Politics of Rape.” This week I also have some choice words of my own about the Giants’ shameful handling of the Josh Brown incident and why Roger Goodell should, in my opinion, no longer be employed. Lastly, the ‘Just Stand Up’ award goes to Denasia Lawrence, a National Anthem singer with a purpose.Jessica Luther: http://jessicawluther.com | https://twitter.com/scATX Unsportsmanlike Conduct: College Football and the Politics of Rape http://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/unsportsmanlike-conduct/Zirin column, ‘Another Shocking Domestic Violence Case Is Rocking the NFL’ https://www.thenation.com/article/another-shocking-domestic-violence-case-is-rocking-the-nfl—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com | http://twitter.com/edgeofsports | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@slate.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-428-3343 (EDGE)—music: “Safe From Harm” - Massive Attack http://massiveattack.co.uk | “U.N.I.T.Y.” - Queen Latifah http://queenlatifah.com (Kay Gee & Mufi production) | “FML” - Kanye West http://www.kanyewest.com (Erik Giovani remake https://soundcloud.com/erikgiovani) | “Warning” - Notorious B.I.G. (Easy Mo Bee production) | “All the Way Up” - Fat Joe & Remy Ma (Edsclusive Cool & Dre production) | “Basketball” - Kurtis Blow (J.B. Moore & Robert Ford Jr. production) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:57.2	Here's a quick edge of sports editor's note before we get started. In this episode, there's a lot
1:02.0	of discussion about New York Giants kicker Josh Brown. As of recording, he was on the commissioner
1:07.3	exempt list, but he has since been cut from the team.
1:13.8	In a statement, team president John Mara said, quote, we believed we did the right thing at every juncture in our relationship with Josh.
1:18.9	Our beliefs, our judgments, and our decisions were misguided.
1:22.9	We accept that responsibility.
1:25.4	Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast. I'm Dave Ziron. This week we talk to author
1:33.5	Jessica Luther about her bestselling book on sportsman-like conduct, college football, and the
1:39.4	politics of rape. It is a book about the intersection of sports, sexual assault, and particularly the way that
1:47.0	football locker rooms can shield abusers and then be complicit in the abuse of women.
1:53.5	I mean, what happened with Brown is just horrible. What we now know that they knew and didn't care
1:58.6	about. With survivors, there is this phenomenon called institutional betrayal.
2:03.6	And it's the moment when someone goes to an institution
2:06.6	they think is going to help them and protect them,
2:09.6	and the institution doesn't care.
2:11.6	But when we talk about college football, it's money.
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