A response from the emailbox to an earlier post:

I currently live in Oklahoma City and am a native of the state. Personally, I would have loved for a WNBA team to relocate here, but am glad that the Storm are staying in Seattle because I don't think that they would have the same support here in OKC as they do in Seattle. But not because we don't want "those kind of women". . .

I also completely agree with your personal assessment that Mr. McClendon is a small-minded, ignorant shit. I am embarrassed that he made that statement because I live in OKC and am therefore associated with the prick, but also because by making that statement, he, in the minds of the ignorant, has just made a blanket statement about OKC that is completely untrue.

In a state full of embarrassing people (Sally Kern, Jim Inhofe . . .really, we could both go on and on), I just want to let you know that there are, indeed, a ton of us who LOVE women's basketball, a lot of us who happen to be gay, and some, like me, who happen to be members of both camps. Again, thank you for reminding people that not everyone... okay, really no one... agrees with ol' Aubrey and his homophobic ways.

I might argue with the "okay, really no one" sentiment (simply check out the comments section on most any women's basketball article. And let's not even discuss the kind of small-minded, ignorant drek that can appear on message boards.), but it does remind me that, whether you're aware of it or not, simply by participating in women's basketball -- either as a player, coach, fan, writer etc. -- you are making a social and political statement.

And it will remain so as long as people are threatened by strong, powerful women.

Now if only I could find that quote - was it Billie Jean? Was it Gloria? -- that says something to the effect of, "Sports is politics," I could end this post on a high note.