The Commodification of the Body in Sports via Social Media

2026 Summer: The Body

The Commodification of the Body in Sports via Social Media

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Have you ever opened your Instagram or TikTok feed looking for sports-related content just to be bombarded with undisclosed ads trying to sell you something you never even thought you needed? We certainly have– this is what we call the commodification of the body in sports. Ultimately, we are asking ourselves– how much of this stuff do we actually need? Has social media become a consumerist hellscape? Join us on our podcasting journey as we explore the darker side of sports content.