Rhetorics of Fairness and the Politics of Trans Exclusion

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

In this rhetorical examination, Dakota Park-Ozee and Jason Jordan delve into the contemporary panic surrounding transgender women in sport and reveal that fairness is not a rhetorical value that promotes equality or justice, but one that further subjugates the most vulnerable in service of privilege.Rhetorics of Fairness and the Politics of Trans Exclusion addresses how the rhetorical subjugation and repression enacted by weaponizing fairness against trans women athletes contributes to material, psychological, and physical violence against not only trans people, but against anyone that must conform to the narrow grids of competition and gender proscribed by advocates for fairness. Park-Ozee and Jordan trace the uses, influences, and implications of the rhetorical weaponization of the value of fairness across discursive arenas. The authors argue those wishing to promote trans rights or other inclusive efforts should leave fairness as a key value behind, instead favoring access, opportunity, and justice. Such a reorientation serves as a reminder that the value of sport has very little to do with competitive outcomes and far more to do with community, public health, and the thrill of the game.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-04-16
Mått:150 x 232 x 18 mm
Vikt:440 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781666981056

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Dakota Park-Ozee is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Denver.Jason Jordan is Lecturer in the Department of Communication Studies at the Metropolitan State University of Denver.

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Park-Ozee and Jordan deftly distill today’s fervent legal, political, and media debates surrounding the status of trans athletes to the essential core issue: fairness. The authors expose how the transphobic playbook effectively weaponizes rhetorics of fairness to marginalize trans athletes under the guise of defending women’s sports. This timely book is a critical and necessary reminder in an era fraught with doublespeak, that which is deemed fair can be unfair, and that we must remain vigilant against protectionist rhetoric that undermines genuine gender equity in sport.

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsList of Tables1. Foul is Fair and Fair is Flawed2. Our Locker Room or How Exclusion Limits Women’s Expression 3. The Fake News of Fixed Femininity or How Legacy Media Frames Out Trans People4. TikToking About Gender or the Viral Discourses of Trans Panic5. Playing the Part of Transphobe or Stories for Exclusion, Politics of Extermination6. It Was Never About Fair PlayReferencesAppendix A: Topic Model Metrics & AssessmentAppendix B: Chapter 4 CodebookAbout the Authors