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This comment stuck with me yesterday—"well known?"

A few things were shared when my friends and I were talking about this yesterday. I asked the group (five) how many WNBA teams they could name: no one had more than a couple.

I wonder if I knew who she was before she was arrested. I'm sure I had heard her name, but she definitely wasn't well known. Four of the six didn't know who she was before the arrest.

I saw mention that the number of people who attended WNBA games last season—every team, every game—and there was only a few thousand fans differential between their entire season and the number of fans who attended football games at UA.

Looking back I have to disagree. She wasn't well known. It's a league that's not popular—the Vanderbilt of professional leagues.

On the other hand she became well known after the arrest. It leaves us with the question, "why did she become well known after the arrest?"

The charge?
Her sexual orientation?
Her race?

I believe all three apply with the charge resonating the least among the public.

<blockquote data-quote="TerryP" data-source="post: 1456120" data-attributes="member: 12209">This comment stuck with me yesterday—&quot;well known?&quot;&nbsp; A few things were shared when my friends and I were talking about this yesterday.&nbsp; I asked the group (five) how many WNBA teams they could name: no one had more than a couple.&nbsp; I wonder if I knew who she was before she was arrested.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure I had heard her name, but she definitely wasn&#039;t well known.&nbsp; Four of the six didn&#039;t know who she was before the arrest.&nbsp; I saw mention that the number of people who attended WNBA games last season—every team, every game—and there was only a few thousand fans differential between their entire season and the number of fans who attended football games at UA.&nbsp; Looking back I have to disagree.&nbsp; She wasn&#039;t well known.&nbsp; It&#039;s a league that&#039;s not popular—the Vanderbilt of professional leagues.&nbsp; On the other hand she became well known after the arrest.&nbsp; It leaves us with the question, &quot;why did she become well known after the arrest?&quot;The charge?&nbsp; Her sexual orientation?Her race?&nbsp; I believe all three apply with the charge resonating the least among the public.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TerryP, post: 1456120, member: 12209"] This comment stuck with me yesterday—"well known?" A few things were shared when my friends and I were talking about this yesterday. I asked the group (five) how many WNBA teams they could name: no one had more than a couple. I wonder if I knew who she was before she was arrested. I'm sure I had heard her name, but she definitely wasn't well known. Four of the six didn't know who she was before the arrest. I saw mention that the number of people who attended WNBA games last season—every team, every game—and there was only a few thousand fans differential between their entire season and the number of fans who attended football games [B]at[/B] UA. Looking back I have to disagree. She wasn't well known. It's a league that's not popular—the Vanderbilt of professional leagues. On the other hand she became well known [I][U]after[/U][/I] the arrest. It leaves us with the question, "why did she become well known after the arrest?" The charge? Her sexual orientation? Her race? I believe all three apply with the charge resonating the least among the public. [/QUOTE]