Sep 13, 2026 · 39 min · 13 segments
In this messy episode Tiff sits down (again) with the indomitable Marion Remiers, award winning sports journalist, UN Goodwill ambassador, author and all round awesome being to continue chatting about…
Tiffany Kagure MugoHost
Marion ReimersGuest
I think that we need to understand that there are like two broad concepts that are obviously like they have an intersection with politics.
And the other is sports for development, grassroots sports, youth sports, LGBTQ community, etc.
Obviously, they both have a political side, or not a political side, because that looks like you can desegregate it, but there is an intersection with politics.
Firstly, look at how much racism and sexism flies around in the world of sports.
If you ever wanted a real battleground for the body, look no further than sports.
In the red corner, you have what a body should look like, function like, be like according to gender essentialists.
One obviously happens in the bigger scale of public life, and the other maybe at a less seen part of public life, but they both have to do with public life.
Yes, it is a way of policing bodies because there is a study, for example, with athletes, college athletes in the US.
76% of them, and we're talking about top notch women, top notch athletes doing women's sports.
And they mentioned in certain parts of the questionnaire that, of course, they are also affected by this Hollywood narrative and the way we police women's bodies.
You had a volleyball player, for example, who said, I am happy now that I am this tall because if I wasn't this tall, I wouldn't be able to play volleyball the way I play volleyball.
The other said, you know, I love my back because I need a strong back for me to be a good swimmer.
I think that we need to understand that there are like two broad concepts that are obviously like they have an intersection with politics.
And the other is sports for development, grassroots sports, youth sports, LGBTQ community, etc.
Obviously, they both have a political side, or not a political side, because that looks like you can desegregate it, but there is an intersection with politics.
Firstly, look at how much racism and sexism flies around in the world of sports.
If you ever wanted a real battleground for the body, look no further than sports.
In the red corner, you have what a body should look like, function like, be like according to gender essentialists.
One obviously happens in the bigger scale of public life, and the other maybe at a less seen part of public life, but they both have to do with public life.
Yes, it is a way of policing bodies because there is a study, for example, with athletes, college athletes in the US.
76% of them, and we're talking about top notch women, top notch athletes doing women's sports.
And they mentioned in certain parts of the questionnaire that, of course, they are also affected by this Hollywood narrative and the way we police women's bodies.
You had a volleyball player, for example, who said, I am happy now that I am this tall because if I wasn't this tall, I wouldn't be able to play volleyball the way I play volleyball.
The other said, you know, I love my back because I need a strong back for me to be a good swimmer.
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