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    ESPY Award confusion

    I don't get it:

    1) First they'll give "Caitlyn" Jenner the Arthur Ashe Courage award ?
    2) Now the ESPY's is on ABC ?

    My apologies for alienating non-US viewers

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bwana View Post
    1) First they'll give "Caitlyn" Jenner the Arthur Ashe Courage award ?
    2) Now the ESPY's is on ABC ?
    My apologies for alienating non-US viewers


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    Aren't ESPY awards reserved for professional athletes?

    My apologies if I'm way off base: I despise award shows of any kind and do not follow or watch them, even for segments I like.
    It is now my duty to completely drain you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CanadianStraps View Post
    Aren't ESPY awards reserved for professional athletes?

    My apologies if I'm way off base: I despise award shows of any kind and do not follow or watch them, even for segments I like.
    Caitlyn was a professional athlete(Olympic),,,formerly Bruce Jenner

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    Arthur just rolled in his grave. Poor bastard.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bwana View Post
    Caitlyn was a professional athlete(Olympic),,,formerly Bruce Jenner
    Ok, I knew that, but wasn't her last athletic achievement in like 1975. Is she still considered an athlete?
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    Her last real achievement was a Wheaties box
    Last edited by Jeannie; Jul 20, 2015 at 11:48 AM.

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    Disney owns ABC and ESPN.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shemp View Post
    Disney owns ABC and ESPN.
    I understand that, but for 20 years it's been ESPN's flagship show of achievement and charity...to move it to network TV, certainly appears to be a ploy for media circus attention.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CanadianStraps View Post
    Ok, I knew that, but wasn't her last athletic achievement in like 1975. Is she still considered an athlete?
    It was a dumb social statement.


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