sexism and sports
In a world where the most popular womens tennis player is someone better known for her backside than for her backhand, there is no question that sexism exists. ... It would seem that this is everything Sports Illustrated values, considering she is one of the very few women ever pictured on its cover. ... So how did Anna land the once in a decade opportunity of the cover of Sports Illustrated, with the exception of the swimsuit issue smut? ... Sexism is as common to sports as liposuction is to Cher. ... The fact is that sports are dominated by men. ... Women now have a professional basketball association, national softball team, national soccer league and professional soccer league, and even their own version of Sports Illustrated. ... " Since the addition of female athletics on the collegiate and professional scene, womens sports are not womens sports. They are more simply viewed as just sports womens play. ... Men view womens athletics as simply a poor substitute for mens sports. Women in sports are not about competing with men. ... Womens basketball, soccer, tennis, squash have been developing just as mens sports have been developed over the many years. ... Characteristically, women approach sports with more finesse and strategy, the difference is often so striking it looks as though women are playing completely different sports then their male counterparts. ... Women’s sports may be becoming more and more marketable, but the women who are becoming famous are doing so because they are women, in some cases only because they are gorgeous women, not because they are amazing athletes.