To be a female football fan is an uneasy bargain. Often women can participate in the camaraderie with little thought to gender, politics or power. Other times the National Football League makes a controversial decision that forces women to question their loyalty. The latest example? It punished Ray Rice, a Baltimore Ravens player accused of domestic violence, with a two-day game suspension.
Last February, police arrested the talented and well-liked Baltimore Ravens running back for assaulting his then-fiancee in an Atlantic City casino elevator. Rice, 27, allegedly punched and knocked out Janay Palmer during an altercation; she was also arrested. Rice pleaded not-guilty and his wife did not want to pursue the case. But a surveillance camera recorded the aftermath — Rice trying to move her limp body into the hallway, standing over her as she lay facedown on the floor Read more...
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from MashableRebecca Ruiz
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