Female Athletes Stereotypes

Female athletes are known to be many manly titles. Many might already have an image in how muscular women athletes can be. People picture a hard core girl with crazy calfs and abs. Female athletes are supposedly these type of women who only care about being fit. According to society female athletes are hard as stone inside and out. Female athletes are easily misunderstood as tomboys because most of them love to compete with male athletes. There is no doubt that female athletes love to beat and win competitions against male athletes but society does not believe women have what it takes to make it. Year after year women gain more equal rights but the majority know it isn't quite ever the same. The usual stereotype of how female athletes are all
Women weren't treated equally by society yet; as they were only out to be playing sports like golf, tennis, and croquet. Only these sports they were allowed to play because they didn't lead to any physical contact; society still wanted women to stay within their roots and continue to be “ladylike”. Wilde later states in how in the last years of the 19th century was when women were introduced to a new clothing style called “bloomers” that enabled them to do physical activities instead of those hooped skirts that always restricted them. As years went by women began take action into spots that consisted more sweating and more running like soccer, basketball, and track and field. Women fought off the comment of others who said “ girls don’t run”, “ girls don’t sweat”, and “girls don’t get sweaty”. They proved them wrong by joining these sports and making an impact on female history. Wilde also states how “ the participation of women in sports challenged society’s perception and acceptance of women in sports”(7). Many women don’t realize what they have done for the future women, they have built a load of confidence for my generation and I personally thank them for
This is the type of stereotype that many female athletes receive. Sylvia Klasovec, a world champion speed skater, created an article about The Sexual Politics of Women in Sport she also takes a survey on “ Lesbophobia” and demonstrates how many female athletes dealt with the accusation of being lesbian. Lesbophobia is a negative term for lesbians and often makes them feel uncomfortable. Klasovec states how “ During the early 1900s, there was much public debate about whether women’s athleticism would masculinize women , or conversely , whether women would feminize sport.” Women would become somewhat masculine, although this didn’t change who they were as individuals or change their femininity. Actually the most feminine woman are known to be the best in sports such as Alex Morgan, Gabby Douglas, Serena Williams, and other olympic female athletes that are popular. These women do have muscle and are known to be masculine; however, they balance being physical active in a sport and still portraying their feminine side through their own style. These women are comfortable in their own skin and work hard to be successful in their