Northwestern's hazing scandal and sports culture w/Byron Hurt

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

News, Sports News, Sports, History, Politics

4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Officially, hazing is illegal and unwelcome just about everywhere you turn—but it continues as an open secret in far too many fraternities, sports teams, and other institutions. The latest revelations from Northwestern University's football team are a stark reminder that we have a long way to go to uproot the culture of hazing for good. Anti-gender violence activist and documentarian Byron Hurt joins Edge of Sports for a timely discussion on the harm hazing does and how we can stop it. Dr. Neftalie Williams joins us in our Ask A Sports Scholar segment to discuss the uniqueness and global influence of skateboarding.

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0:17.2	Hazing in sports, what it is and what needs to be done.
0:20.3	A sports scholar whose skateboarding study and activism has made waves around the world,
0:25.0	and I have some choice words about the reexamination of the movie The Blind Side
0:29.7	in the wake of some really disturbing allegations.
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0:56.0	Get it right for the whole thing gone dead.
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