The NFL and Paramount Share Game Plan for TV Sports Future

  Rassegna Stampa, Social
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Ohanian, who was “so happy you did not introduce me as the creator of Reddit,” bought into Angel City FC of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) after watching the Seattle Reign—which had U.S. National Team star Megan Rapinoe on its roster at the time—sell for just $3.5 million 2019. Citing the influence of internet communities, stars like Alex Morgan and successful franchises like Ryan Reynolds’ and Rob McIlhenney’s Welcome to Wrexham, Ohanian invested in the women’s sports future he wanted to see.

That extends to his daughter, who is almost seven and isn’t allowed on social media. Instead, she golfs each Sunday with her instructor and goes to golf camp during the summer. Since her instructor is a woman and her camp is for girls, Ohanian said she’s grown to believe that golf is a women’s sport and “her dad on his driving range” and “a bunch of other old white dudes” are just waiting to pick up their daughters from golf.

While Ohanian loves that idea—and that she could go pro or hit balls better than her group and work or whoever asks her out on a date—he’s aware that golf is not quite as she envisions. While he doesn’t want to shatter a six-year-old’s worldview, he knows he’ll have to navigate the sport’s reality.

“I know though I still need to help build that resilience and for now I’m enjoying it because hand-to-god she thinks all of us old white dudes are just waiting for our daughters,” Ohanian said. “And I want her to think of that sport that way, and I want her to think of the world that way, but the reality is it’s not like that and we’ve got to do our job to get her ready for it.”

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