{"id":417238,"date":"2022-03-16T22:23:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T19:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mina-kimes-calls-defectors-laura-wagner-self-righteous-in-spat\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T22:23:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T19:23:29","slug":"mina-kimes-calls-defectors-laura-wagner-self-righteous-in-spat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mina-kimes-calls-defectors-laura-wagner-self-righteous-in-spat\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mina Kimes calls Defector&#8217;s Laura Wagner &#8216;self righteous&#8217; in spat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a412617d3b9d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a412617d3b9d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mina-kimes-calls-defectors-laura-wagner-self-righteous-in-spat\/#%E2%80%9CMina_Kimes_calls_Defectors_Laura_Wagner_%E2%80%98self_righteous_in_spat%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Mina Kimes calls Defector&#8217;s Laura Wagner &#8216;self righteous&#8217; in spat&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMina_Kimes_calls_Defectors_Laura_Wagner_%E2%80%98self_righteous_in_spat%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Mina Kimes calls Defector&#8217;s Laura Wagner &#8216;self righteous&#8217; in spat&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Mina Kimes jumped in response to a tweet from Defector writer Laura Wagner that she <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arently believed was an attack on Jessica Smetana, a Meadowlark <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> and DraftKings personality.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all a bit complicated, so let\u2019s back up and try to unpack things. <\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday morning, DraftKings officially announced a new podcast with Mike Golic and Smetana \u2014 as previously reported in February by The Post\u2019s Andrew Marchand \u2014 promising to cover the intersection of sports and pop culture. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"756\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mina-kimes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=756\" alt=\"Mina Kimes got into a Twitter spat Wednesday with Laura Wagner of Defector\" class=\"wp-image-21548445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mina-kimes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1512 1512w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mina-kimes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1134 1134w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mina-kimes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=756 756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mina-kimes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=378 378w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mina-kimes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\"\/><figcaption>Mina Kimes got into a Twitter spat Wednesday with Laura Wagner of Defector<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for SXSW<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Natalie Weiner, a former Bleacher Report writer, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natalieweiner\/status\/1504104311529295883\">poked fun<\/a> at DraftKings\u2019 sales pitch for the podcast, with Wagner <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurawags\/status\/1504104633131847688\">then chiming in<\/a>: \u201cNeed some stoplights at this intersection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurawags\/status\/1504104633131847688\">Wagner continued<\/a> in a separate tweet, \u201cOne day i really really will write about the women in sports media who look around and crunch the numbers and reach the accurate conclusion that their success hinges largely on their willingness to play the hot girl who is also one of the guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kimes, an NFL analyst at ESPN who has long ties to the \u201cDan Le Batard Show with Stugotz\u201d, where Smetana is a talent, appeared to take exception to this, presumably believing it was a shot at Smetana.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-16-at-12.42.58-PM.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Jessica Smetana\" class=\"wp-image-21547228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-16-at-12.42.58-PM.png 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-16-at-12.42.58-PM.png?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kimes apparently believed a tweet from Wagner to be an attack on Jessica Smetana<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram \/ Jessica Smetana<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHow about women in sports media who s\u2014t on other women over trivial things, for self righteous reasons?\u201d Kimes wrote, to which Wagner then replied, \u201cNot everything is about you but thanks for the epic own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kimes then fired back, \u201cI know it\u2019s not about me. I saw who it was about, and I think youre acting like a bully.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Wagner responded, \u201cI think you\u2019re a little confused about who has the power here,\u201d Kimes tweeted back: \u201cAh yes you\u2019re really punching up at her\u2026for doing absolutely nothing wrong. There are like 90000 things that are actually bad in sports media right now and this was the right battle to pick, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wagner then told Kimes that she \u201cdidn\u2019t say anyone\u2019s name or tweet at anyone,\u201d and \u201cWhat I\u2019m describing is a feature of the sports media system, which you well know.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"862\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kimes-wagner-twitter-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=862\" alt=\"Kimes and Wagner went back and forth Wednesday on Twitter\" class=\"wp-image-21548569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kimes-wagner-twitter-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=862 862w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kimes-wagner-twitter-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=431 431w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kimes-wagner-twitter-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\"\/><figcaption>Kimes and Wagner went back and forth Wednesday on Twitter<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI am sorry if talking about how women are incentivized to succeed in this field upset you,\u201d Wagner continued to Kimes, who said folks could likely connect the dots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLaura, I certainly understand the system you\u2019re describing. But just because you subtweet people doesn\u2019t mean anyone with a working brain and an ability to read your replies can\u2019t see who you\u2019re talking about,\u201d Kimes penned.<\/p>\n<p>Wagner then concluded to Kimes, \u201cI\u2019m talking about many people, and more importantly, a system. Hope this helps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kate Fagan, who works for Le Batard and John Skipper\u2019s Meadowlark Media, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katefagan3\/status\/1504121503012503552\">also tweeted at Wagner<\/a> during her back-and-forth with Kimes, writing: \u201cIn the long run, I think the more productive thought here would be: hmmm, let me do some self-examination about why I sent out these bulls\u2013t tweets to begin with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Christine Golic, the wife of Mike Golic, also jumped into the fray, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NDmom\/status\/1504119692142784514\">tweeting<\/a>, \u201cGo Mina go!\u201d with an accompanying gif of Elmo presiding over a bonfire.<\/p>\n<p>Where this all goes from here is anyone\u2019s guess.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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