Monica Crawford
@mlcrawford.bsky.social
phd student | hubbard school of journalism & mass comm | feminist media studies + sports media
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Eddy has a new teammate who is Black and from Zambia, who is open about being intersex (assigned female at birth/not trans) and people thinking she's male because of what she wears.
Between that and them sharing the bench/competing for minutes, hard not to see this as a very mean personal attack.
Between that and them sharing the bench/competing for minutes, hard not to see this as a very mean personal attack.
Deeply disappointed in Liz Eddy here, who I've always liked and respected. A reminder that we have a lot of work to do when it comes to educating the public about why trans inclusion isn't just morally correct, but competitively sound share.google/Gjf9a1Sl01eL...
National Women’s Soccer League must adopt gender standards to keep growing
Recent controversies across women’s sports — from swimming to track and field — have highlighted professional soccer lacks clear eligibility policies, unlike a growing number of other competitions.…
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October 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Eddy has a new teammate who is Black and from Zambia, who is open about being intersex (assigned female at birth/not trans) and people thinking she's male because of what she wears.
Between that and them sharing the bench/competing for minutes, hard not to see this as a very mean personal attack.
Between that and them sharing the bench/competing for minutes, hard not to see this as a very mean personal attack.
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Also, protect Barbra Banda, and Temwa Chawinga, and anyone else who doesn’t fit white femininity or white feminism at all costs. Even their own literal colleagues in the league apparently.
October 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Also, protect Barbra Banda, and Temwa Chawinga, and anyone else who doesn’t fit white femininity or white feminism at all costs. Even their own literal colleagues in the league apparently.
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Funny how all that protect women’s sports energy went out the window as soon as WNBA players showed up with T-shirts bringing awareness to the lack of financial equity they have in their league.
July 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Funny how all that protect women’s sports energy went out the window as soon as WNBA players showed up with T-shirts bringing awareness to the lack of financial equity they have in their league.
🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Barstool is also likely to have its own pregame show before “Big Noon Kickoff” at select Big 10 games, sources told The Athletic.
Details:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...
Details:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...
Saturday is for the buzz? Fox Sports finalizing TV deal with Barstool Sports, Dave Portnoy
Fox deal with Barstool would set up Dave Portnoy-Pat McAfee college football Saturday morning slugfests.
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July 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Christine Brennan has faced criticism for her coverage of Caitlin Clark.
Instead of standing up to that scrutiny, she’s decided to take her business to outlets like Outkick and Newsmax as she begins selling her new book.
The road to the right-wing grift has many, many paths.
Instead of standing up to that scrutiny, she’s decided to take her business to outlets like Outkick and Newsmax as she begins selling her new book.
The road to the right-wing grift has many, many paths.
July 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Christine Brennan has faced criticism for her coverage of Caitlin Clark.
Instead of standing up to that scrutiny, she’s decided to take her business to outlets like Outkick and Newsmax as she begins selling her new book.
The road to the right-wing grift has many, many paths.
Instead of standing up to that scrutiny, she’s decided to take her business to outlets like Outkick and Newsmax as she begins selling her new book.
The road to the right-wing grift has many, many paths.
What if we put it on real ESPN instead of a streaming service that primarily houses content aimed at children...???? 🤷♀️🤷♀️
Vibe ☑️
June 30, ESPN's new female-led sports studio show 'Vibe Check' begins streaming exclusively on Disney+
With new episodes dropping every Mon/Wed/Fri at 5p ET
Details: bit.ly/4lkfhbU | @espn.com
June 30, ESPN's new female-led sports studio show 'Vibe Check' begins streaming exclusively on Disney+
With new episodes dropping every Mon/Wed/Fri at 5p ET
Details: bit.ly/4lkfhbU | @espn.com
June 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
What if we put it on real ESPN instead of a streaming service that primarily houses content aimed at children...???? 🤷♀️🤷♀️
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There are fewer than five people making a living as women's soccer reporters in the US.
The entire industry runs on them, a dozen or so more people like me who have writing jobs that sometimes include woso, and everything else is done by freelancers or for free.
The entire industry runs on them, a dozen or so more people like me who have writing jobs that sometimes include woso, and everything else is done by freelancers or for free.
Common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
A whole lot of athletes are very boring to talk to.
A whole lot of athletes are very boring to talk to.
Common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
Just because you can’t pronounce a food ingredient doesn’t mean it is dangerous. If someone online talks about food “toxins” they are fear mongering and full of shit.
Just because you can’t pronounce a food ingredient doesn’t mean it is dangerous. If someone online talks about food “toxins” they are fear mongering and full of shit.
June 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
There are fewer than five people making a living as women's soccer reporters in the US.
The entire industry runs on them, a dozen or so more people like me who have writing jobs that sometimes include woso, and everything else is done by freelancers or for free.
The entire industry runs on them, a dozen or so more people like me who have writing jobs that sometimes include woso, and everything else is done by freelancers or for free.
#ICA25 taking place in Colorado means I had a week of two of my (very different) favorite things - walking through the mountains and talking media and women's sports!
Special thank you to the Sport Communication Interest Group for their recognition of my research as the SCIG Top Student Paper.
Special thank you to the Sport Communication Interest Group for their recognition of my research as the SCIG Top Student Paper.
June 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
#ICA25 taking place in Colorado means I had a week of two of my (very different) favorite things - walking through the mountains and talking media and women's sports!
Special thank you to the Sport Communication Interest Group for their recognition of my research as the SCIG Top Student Paper.
Special thank you to the Sport Communication Interest Group for their recognition of my research as the SCIG Top Student Paper.
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given that there are no trans women playing professional football this is essentially just banning a minority group from having fun and getting exercise
FA will ban transgender women from women's football from next season
FA will ban transgender women from women's football from next season
The Football Association will ban transgender women from women's football from next season, Sky News understands.
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May 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
given that there are no trans women playing professional football this is essentially just banning a minority group from having fun and getting exercise
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History tells me that the FA loves to bar women from soccer
Transgender women will be barred from playing for female soccer teams in England from June 1, the Football Association, the sport’s national governing body, said.
Trans Women Banned From Competing in Women’s Soccer in England
The Football Association, the national governing body, said it had changed its policy as a result of a ruling last month by the British Supreme Court.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
History tells me that the FA loves to bar women from soccer
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Deyna Castellanos #BAONPDX
"I don't know when I'll be safe to travel."
"The uncertainty of like, 'yeah, I can go home, but not knowing if I can come back' is something that is very scary, not just for me but players across the league."
"It was very sad I couldn't go with 🇻🇪 National Team."
"I don't know when I'll be safe to travel."
"The uncertainty of like, 'yeah, I can go home, but not knowing if I can come back' is something that is very scary, not just for me but players across the league."
"It was very sad I couldn't go with 🇻🇪 National Team."
April 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Deyna Castellanos #BAONPDX
"I don't know when I'll be safe to travel."
"The uncertainty of like, 'yeah, I can go home, but not knowing if I can come back' is something that is very scary, not just for me but players across the league."
"It was very sad I couldn't go with 🇻🇪 National Team."
"I don't know when I'll be safe to travel."
"The uncertainty of like, 'yeah, I can go home, but not knowing if I can come back' is something that is very scary, not just for me but players across the league."
"It was very sad I couldn't go with 🇻🇪 National Team."
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Welp, here it is. World Athletics is going back to mandatory sex testing for all women. This is something that was done for years, but abandoned in the 1990's because it was invasive, discriminatory, and also useless. news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
World Athletics to introduce mandatory sex testing for female competitions
Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics, says the governing body feels the mandatory tests for athletes are "a really important way of providing confidence".
news.sky.com
March 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Welp, here it is. World Athletics is going back to mandatory sex testing for all women. This is something that was done for years, but abandoned in the 1990's because it was invasive, discriminatory, and also useless. news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
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I’m an award-winning independent trans journalist who has been covering trans athletes & the anti-trans push towards exclusion for over five years now.
As the Trump administration continues its attack on our community, I’d appreciate if you supported my work by subscribing to my newsletter.
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February 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I’m an award-winning independent trans journalist who has been covering trans athletes & the anti-trans push towards exclusion for over five years now.
As the Trump administration continues its attack on our community, I’d appreciate if you supported my work by subscribing to my newsletter.
As the Trump administration continues its attack on our community, I’d appreciate if you supported my work by subscribing to my newsletter.
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NEW #JMCQReview 🚨 In this book, Michelle Manno offers a profound look into the experience of women athletes through ethnography and interviews. Read the @jmcquarterly.bsky.social review by Shannon Scovel
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January 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
NEW #JMCQReview 🚨 In this book, Michelle Manno offers a profound look into the experience of women athletes through ethnography and interviews. Read the @jmcquarterly.bsky.social review by Shannon Scovel
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Pretty big basketball game last night as Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo notched 29 points and 10 rebounds to upset the legendary UConn WBB program. Good thing when I went to ESPN this morning I could see that Bronny is doing well in the G League 🤦♀️
I thought women's college basketball was cool now...?
I thought women's college basketball was cool now...?
December 13, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Pretty big basketball game last night as Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo notched 29 points and 10 rebounds to upset the legendary UConn WBB program. Good thing when I went to ESPN this morning I could see that Bronny is doing well in the G League 🤦♀️
I thought women's college basketball was cool now...?
I thought women's college basketball was cool now...?
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Our special issue on trans/nonbinary inclusion in sports is LIVE! These articles are amazing, so something we pushed for was making the articles freely available: currently, 9 of the 11 are open access 🙏 Please share widely and cite generously ✨
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journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal...
journals.humankinetics.com
November 30, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Our special issue on trans/nonbinary inclusion in sports is LIVE! These articles are amazing, so something we pushed for was making the articles freely available: currently, 9 of the 11 are open access 🙏 Please share widely and cite generously ✨
journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal...
journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal...
Welp. The timing of this one feels a little dystopian - but all the same, I’m proud to share my latest article on popular misogyny and populism, published in Media, Culture, & Society.
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journals.sagepub.com/eprint/FBSYV...
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November 14, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Welp. The timing of this one feels a little dystopian - but all the same, I’m proud to share my latest article on popular misogyny and populism, published in Media, Culture, & Society.
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/FBSYV...
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/FBSYV...