Power Plays

Power Plays

Share this post

Power Plays
Power Plays
The junk science that fueled Brazil's ban on women's football

The junk science that fueled Brazil's ban on women's football

Men were extremely concerned about women's genitals.

Lindsay Gibbs's avatar
Lindsay Gibbs
May 22, 2020
∙ Paid
12

Share this post

Power Plays
Power Plays
The junk science that fueled Brazil's ban on women's football
3
Share

Hello, friends. How are you all today? Truthfully, I’m in A. Mood. Yesterday was one of those days where it truly felt like sexism in sports was closing in on me.

Over on Twitter, we had got The Athletic doubling down on using “basketball” to solely mean “men’s basketball,” and female golfers are being forced to take twitter breaks because they are rece…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Power Plays to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Lindsay Gibbs
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share