OJ Simpson, Celebrity, Fame, Fortune and the Inescapable Intersection of Race, Sex, Class and Gender!

Elwood Watson, Ph.D.
The Polis
Published in
9 min readApr 15, 2024

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It did not take long after his death on April 11th that Orenthal James Simpson (better known as OJ Simpson to the public), became the immediate subject of intense commentary by people from all walks of life. For many people, this was not that much of a surprise. After all, the once former Heisman trophy winner, NFL…

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Elwood Watson, Ph.D.
The Polis

Historian, Syndicated Columnist, Public Speaker, Social-Cultural Critic. Professor of Black Studies and Gender Studies, at East Tennessee State University.