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"Pass it to your girlfriend!": A collaborative autoethnography of a friendship through women's sports fandom
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"Pass it to your girlfriend!": A collaborative autoethnography of a friendship through women's sports fandom

This study is a collaborative autoethnography that explores how women's sports fandom—particularly in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)—shapes personal relationships, identity, and community. The authors, both passionate fans, discuss their experiences of joy and frustration within women's sports spaces, particularly regarding issues of race, gender, and commercialization.

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