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“I’ve been listening to Gymcastic since 2015ish. I was never a gymnast but consider myself to be a gymnastics fan. I was even a paid Gymcastic subscriber. Now, I would consider myself to be a resigned Gymcastic listener. I give Gymcastic credit for helping to elevate gymnastics as a mainstream sport and move away from a quadrennial phenomenon. To be honest, the only reason why I still listen to the podcast is because of Spencer. His thoughtful analysis and snark keep me informed and entertained. If Spencer decided to start his own podcast or partner with a different cohost, I would gladly subscribe to that podcast. Despite the growing number of gym-related podcasts out now, most of them are pretty niche (focus on college, regions, etc) and/or lack the ability to synthesize such minutiae into accessible sound bites that Spencer does so well. I’m not a fan of Jessica as cohost. And it’s not really about her left-leaning politics. I identify as a female person of color with progressive political leanings. That being said, over the years I feel that Jessica has mastered the art of performative allyship. She says the “right things” and gets mad at the “right issues” but if you listen to the podcast long enough, her slip of the tongue happens often enough that her biases come through loud and clear. Of course, Spencer notices and plays the PR/crisis manager in the moment - which, yes, leads to laughs- but I’m at the point where I’m just over that whole routine. I cancelled my paid membership after the whole Miss Val debacle years ago. I cringe every time Jessica rants against someone infantilizing or sexualizing the gymnasts, and then turns around the next episode and continually harps on just how hot Laurent is. And I mean, I get it - who doesn’t have a crush on him? - but no need to claim his hotness every single time you talk about him. The covert racism towards Asian gymnasts is infuriating. She isn’t afraid to be harsh on gymnasts and gym professionals she doesn’t seem to have a close relationship with, yet seems to take a lighter hand on the criticisms for people she’s close with. And I don’t understand the whole “we’re not criticizing the gymnasts, we’re criticizing the judging” stance. When you point out flaws in a gymnast’s routine, you’re criticizing the gymnast (not the judges) which is fair game, but at least own what you’re doing. TL; DR - I’m over Jessica’s hypocrisy and performative allyship, Spencer’s great, need an alternative gym news podcast to listen to.”
Dani9685 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/12/23
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