Argumentative Essay: The Role Of Women In Sport
It’s inescapable, it’s everywhere, (click) the t.v, (click) magazines, (click) public transport, (click) music, (click) sports, (click) games and (click) most devastatingly it has penetrated the minds of our generation. (click) Behind every great man, there's a great woman. If you agree with this, think to yourself, why are we behind the men? Why does being a great woman have anything to do with having and supporting a male companion? This attitude is very popular, yet it is (click) the subtle lie of the era. My fellow friends, I stand here in front of as a young women, soon to be exposed to the real world. (click) I don’t want gen z, to be victims to the trend of undermining the value of us women and furthermore using us to be candy’s for
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68% of girls play sports, between the ages of 9-11 years, or the “finding your identity period”. (Click) So when mini netball skirts that fly up with every move, are their uniform, what messaging are they getting? (click) Young girls nowadays are bombarded with pictures that only highlight ‘sexiness’ of sports women. (click) Women’s beach volleyball is more popular than most mainstream sports such as cycling, hockey and basketball. In 1999 the International Volleyball Federation regulated uniforms standards, but they were accused of selling the player’s looks rather than their talents. Hence the FIVB, allowed anything as long as it looks clean and professional. Yet, still women's sports are covering nothing except their capabilities. The first image is from a 1980’s professional volleyball team, and the second from the 2012 Olympics, and certainly the bikinis drew the crowd. In fact 90% of the audience were men between the ages of 16- 54, hence proving the impact that the appalling mistreatment of women’s bodies, has on men’s perception of us as pleasure objects. The degrading of women can also be blamed on the media’s repulsive
68% of girls play sports, between the ages of 9-11 years, or the “finding your identity period”. (Click) So when mini netball skirts that fly up with every move, are their uniform, what messaging are they getting? (click) Young girls nowadays are bombarded with pictures that only highlight ‘sexiness’ of sports women. (click) Women’s beach volleyball is more popular than most mainstream sports such as cycling, hockey and basketball. In 1999 the International Volleyball Federation regulated uniforms standards, but they were accused of selling the player’s looks rather than their talents. Hence the FIVB, allowed anything as long as it looks clean and professional. Yet, still women's sports are covering nothing except their capabilities. The first image is from a 1980’s professional volleyball team, and the second from the 2012 Olympics, and certainly the bikinis drew the crowd. In fact 90% of the audience were men between the ages of 16- 54, hence proving the impact that the appalling mistreatment of women’s bodies, has on men’s perception of us as pleasure objects. The degrading of women can also be blamed on the media’s repulsive