Pictures of Hottest Female Athletes
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Pictures of Hottest Male Athletes
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From the images and videos above, we can see the huge difference of the portrayal of male and female athletes. Why are female athletes not shown as a strong, aggressive, skilled and confident athlete?
Being a sports woman myself, I believe that sports women should be given the same amount of airtime, respect and recognition as male athletes. Female athletes are ignored for the excellent work they do in sports. They deserve the same respect for their athletic abilities as it is for male athletes and should be portrayed as skilled athletes.
Media plays a huge role in our lives; it shapes our thinking, attitudes, values and beliefs. This portrayal of female athletes might affect the younger generation in various ways:
1) Aspiring young female who are interested in sports would not mind being shown as a sexual object in future because they see their idols doing the same.
2) By portraying sportswomen either as sex objects or as "pretty ladies", the message is that sportswomen are not strong, powerful and highly skilled individuals and this might discourage aspiring young females to pursue their dream in sports.
Therefore, it is important to change this perspective of female athletes so that we can see more female athletes being successful in the sports industry too.
Media plays a huge role in our lives; it shapes our thinking, attitudes, values and beliefs. This portrayal of female athletes might affect the younger generation in various ways:
1) Aspiring young female who are interested in sports would not mind being shown as a sexual object in future because they see their idols doing the same.
2) By portraying sportswomen either as sex objects or as "pretty ladies", the message is that sportswomen are not strong, powerful and highly skilled individuals and this might discourage aspiring young females to pursue their dream in sports.
Therefore, it is important to change this perspective of female athletes so that we can see more female athletes being successful in the sports industry too.
References
Hottest Male Athletes, (2008) Youtube. Retrieved March 11, 2011, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmp_1QGEJDU
Hottest Female Athletes from Around the World, (2011) Youtube. Retrieved March 11, 2011, http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=H0bE8FvIyC4
