I haven’t been following the Olympics closely, but i’m astounded at how much time our female athletes have had to put into defending themselves against sexism. Totally not fair. I also found it so embarrassing as an Australian that our media wrote those horrible articles about Leisel Jones.
I have lost count of how many times I have been told, when discussing this issue, that ‘women perv at male athletes too’. As if there’s no difference between finding an athlete attractive and treating them as if it’s their primary skill. As if male athletes are treated with anywhere near the same level of disrespect even when the focus is on their ‘hotness’. As if equal opportunity sexism would something to be proud of anyway.
One in five struggle with eating disorders because the majority of Olympic sports have a large power to weight ratio component. Carrying fat is a disadvantage.
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I haven’t been following the Olympics closely, but i’m astounded at how much time our female athletes have had to put into defending themselves against sexism. Totally not fair. I also found it so embarrassing as an Australian that our media wrote those horrible articles about Leisel Jones.
Lol because why else would anyone care about womens sports?!!! They should just make everything mixed, and may the best person win.
David, you are a fool.
I have lost count of how many times I have been told, when discussing this issue, that ‘women perv at male athletes too’. As if there’s no difference between finding an athlete attractive and treating them as if it’s their primary skill. As if male athletes are treated with anywhere near the same level of disrespect even when the focus is on their ‘hotness’. As if equal opportunity sexism would something to be proud of anyway.
One in five struggle with eating disorders because the majority of Olympic sports have a large power to weight ratio component. Carrying fat is a disadvantage.