Exploitation, Continued

Recap of this week

1. Theories about what exploitation is and under what conditions it's occurring (Wertheimer article).  
2. Focused on 5 (gaining while not protecting the vulnerable), 8 (gaining as a result of using and harming), 7 (gaining by taking unfair advantage)
3. Application of theories to four non-sport cases: Hand Sanitizer, Prisoner Email, Free Law Professors, Jeffrey Epstein
4. Application of theories to cases of four athletes: are some/all exploited? Many thought these two were (especially):

• Silas Nacita (Baylor walk-on FB player who accepted housing from family friend and lost place on team)
• Nick Richards (high school student who has to wear Nike sneakers because coach has profitable sponsorship deal--all profits are his)

Today's Agenda

1. New NCAA rules about profiting from image and likeness--do they solve some of the exploitation problem?
2. Coach behavior--when is it exploitative?
3. A question about exploitation and the pandemic
4. Presentation break-out sessions

The Case for Exploitation, using definition 12

1. Athletes are rewarded far less than schools and coaches. [True? Is the picture fair?]
2. This results from social relations of unequal power.
3. People do become student athletes voluntarily and it can be advantageous to them.
4. But because of 1 and 2, it's still true that they are exploited.

Will the NCAA's new rules reduce the exploitation?

• How will the new rules work?
• Is there any downside?  Topics covered in RRs: revenue-negative college sports, team dynamics

Verbally abusive coaches  

1. Verbal abuse is a form of exploitation
2. Verbal abuse is wrong, but not a form of exploitation
3. Verbal abuse is just talk, and not wrong

A question about the pandemic and exploitation  

A lot of us are stuck in our homes, feeling bored.  One way to alleviate the boredom is to order things from restaurants, grocery stores, Amazon, etc. When we do this, we remain safe in our homes, while those doing the work and making the delivery take the risk of being infected.  Of course, they are paid, and they could quit.  What can I order without being guilty of exploitation?

1. Nothing--we should leave the house if we need something and assume the risks ourselves.
2. Just necessities--drugs, necessary food, and the like.
3. Anything--food from our favorite restaurants, clothes from Amazon, whatever.

Give it some thought over the weekend, as you find yourself (a) ordering things or perhaps (b) delivering things. 

Presentation break-out

1. Teams 1 and 2 need to get ready for presentations Monday and Wednesday.
2. Teams 3 and 4 should finalize readings and come up with a time to meet me early next week.  Do all of this in your google doc. I have added some comments in your doc. 
3. Teams 5 and 6 should be planning ahead!
4. If anybody needs to talk to me, I'll be here during the break-out sessions and can be added to the session. Use chat to ask me to join.
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