Sexism In Sports Essay Research Paper SEXISM

Sexism In Sports Essay, Research Paper

SEXISM IN SPORTS

What are the facts, opinions, and resources about sexism in

sports that address age-old questions about gender issues in

organized sports.

Some people talk about, debate and occasionally fight about

sexism in sports with questions like: who is better, men or women, or

if a women should play on a men.s team. These discussions usually

can not be settled, in that they are just matters of opinion. In this

paper we will tell just the facts, opinions of the public, and quote from

other reliable resources by which we will try to put to rest the age old

questions that have plagued athletes since the begging of organized

sports.

We polled many people and the answers sometimes were

surpassing. Not to be sexist myself but, without reading the .What

sex are you. question, you could easily tell which question responses

were from men and which ones were from women, men had more

sexist opinions, that and the fact women have much neater

handwriting. Nine out of every ten people polled said that they all

played at least one sport, and at least half of the people that played a

sport, played more than one. Although most people could not give an

answer as to why a sport was the best to play, other then the answer

because it is cool. With those type of questions we did not get any

differing answer form either sex but the second you ask who is

better, you can usually tell, there were some exceptions though that

thought the other sex was better but that was rare. When asked if

men are better, most men said yes, but women said no, but almost

all women did say they are equal. The most interesting question

was: Do men behave different then women, Ninety nine present of

the people said yes. When asked why, most men replied that .they

are tougher more focused then women. and some said that .they

have better, or worse, attitudes depending on your view, in that men

start to hate their opponents., and get a .chip on their shoulder..

When women answer that same question, most say .men have bigger

egos, or talk highly about themselves.. In reply to that answer men

said it is good to have an ego, as long as you can back it up.,(even

though there are those who just talk big). They also said .you have

to have an ego to have an edge over your opponents,. although this

edge can be taken to far though, when it gets you in trouble. To men

egos are good but to women having an ego is a bad thing, we won.t

even get into that argument, that is another two page report. Even

still if asked either sex should women play on the same team as the

men, most said that, if she was good enough she should be able

to….if she was good enough.…What is that. As if there was a

common opinion that men are usually better, that counterdicts all the

opinions we just got. I guess when people answer the question they

don.t even realize they are making a sexist comment unconsciously,

like it was almost taught to us early. That is why there are so many

different opinions about the subject, that in turn, cause all of those

arguments. It is unmistakable that men do behave different, but is

that a good thing, that.s the very question that gets at all of the

arguments. That question will never be solved, but at least you know

your answer.

This controversy is not just a current event sexism in sports dates

back to B.C..s.

Even in 776 B.C., ancient Greeks banned women as

competitors and spectators from the Olympic games. Any

married woman found near the stadium were hurled from

a cliff.

August 1890, W.S. Franklin announced the formation of a

women.s professional baseball league. He required that

be under 21 years of age, good-looking, and have a great

figure. A step forward but still not enough for the

women.

1900 Olympic fieldin Paris was composed of 1308 men

and 11 women. Another step up from ancient Greeks but

still not enough.

Before 1916 women were not allowed to attend boxing

matches because they were to violent for the ladies.

In the 1920 Olympics, American figure skater, Theresa

Weld was cautioned by the judges for making jumps that

were not lady-like. Even before that it was unlady-like to

even jump.

In early bobsled races, two of the riders must be women

but they could not drive nor work the bakes.

In the 1928 Olympic 800-yard run, several women

collapsed, inciting IOC president Compete de

Baillet-Latour to try and rid the games of all women.s

track competition.

In 1936, Avery Brundige, while president of the US

Olympic Committee, said, I am fed up to the ears with

women as track and field competitors…her charms sink

to something less than zero. As swimmers and divers

girls are [as] beauti

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