Texans releasing J.J. Watt offers peek into racially coded language — what’s 'classy' & who gets to be the 'face of a franchise'?
by Jesse Spector from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#5E4T3)
When the Texans decided to release J.J. Watt on Friday, it marked the end of an era in Houston - and the continuation of an era in media's use of coded language.