Dallas College Professor Receives Backlash After Claiming Madden Video Game “Dehumanized Black Athletes”
Andrew McGregor, a sports study influencer and history professor at Dallas College, chose to target John Madden and his legacy following his death at the age of 85.
McGregor wrote on Twitter, “I have lots of opinions on John Madden The creation of the Madden video game was not a great development for the U.S. It further glamorized violence and dehumanized Black athletes, helping to establish plantation cosplay that has grown worse in the era of fantasy football.”
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In a follow up tweet he added, “The video game distanced the reality of the violent sport from fans, and transformed human behaviors into artificial numbers and simulations. It glamorized athletes, using their name for profits while encouraging fans to disregard the humanity. Madden built a digital plantation,” he tweeted.
Continuing his string of tweets, McGregor wrote, “At every point in his career — coach, announcer, video game producer — Madden profited off of Black athletic labor and glamorized the violence inherent in the game.”
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“He became ubiquitous and grew the NFL into the most popular game, and hastened the development of esports,” he remarked.
A lot of twitter users seem to think that was a slap in the face to John Madden’s legacy. #Socialities do you agree?