Notes for Exam 4 Continued from the notes from exam 3 Sports and Femininity Framing Playing Unfair clip The media Image of Female Athletes o How are woman athletes portrayed Woman are portrayed in a hyper sexualized ways Sexuality Sexuality o o Why Female athletes far more likely to be depicted in sexualized and hyperfeminine way Likely reflects strong cultural anxieties over changing definition of femininity and masculinity But this reality undermines the power of women as athletes especially as a challenge to traditional notions of masculinity Individual athletes may choose to buy into this for various reasons but still must consider effects on both women and men Infantilization o Woman athletes are related in a childlike way What does this term suggest Idea that the rhetoric used about women makes them look subservient to guys Softness weakness wholesome high morals plays fairly treats others nicely plays down competition innocence youthfulness girl next door o Announcers refer to woman in sports as girls and men in sports as men o Woman are referred to as their first name and men are referred by their last name this undercuts their importance Emotionality o Level of emotion in the game Women cry more Team oriented moral boosters Men are talked about emotionally as individuals and woman are talked about as teams Women corporate and don t necessarily compete Sexual Orientation o Lesbianism Threat of homosexuality lesbianism WNBA has dealt with this the most Non competitive roles WNBA vs NBA o Woman are shown through media with outside activities much more than men o WNBA has more rules less exciting Profiles about women include EVERYTHING Profiles of men athletes just talk about them as the player How the men perform in the game Women sports always have lady or woman before the title o Ex WNBA LPGA tour Women s World Cup Lady Raiders Gender Marking o Less of a market for women Example http www utsports com sports w baskbl tenn w baskbl body html Summary Inside the paint Tennessee basketball team hugging their parents dancing around eating food at the Bahamas jet skiing showing thanksgiving break at free port then they show the guys training warming up shows top 5 plays etc all basketball related Example http www goladyraiders com Summary Michigan outlast Texas Tech at Barlcays Short interview about how they will prepare for the next game Example http www latechsports com sports w baskbl o Summary LaTech Brief overview about women s stats Ex FIFA World cup Brazil Germany 2011 FIFA women s world cup PGA Tour Final Four Atlanta 2013 Women s Final Four New Orleans Aesthetics and gender specific sports Sports and Masculinity know these clips o o o o o Framing three basic issues clip http www youtube com watch v ikDXcfzA848 Wrestling with manhood Boys Bullying and Battering Defending professional wrestling and how popular it is among young men Why are people watching Why is it affecting society I thought you were a man Women are there for the power of men Men forcing themselves onto women Shows that were entertained by beating up women Society doesn t make it a big deal It is to ENTERTAIN YOU Sports as venue for objectifying women examples http sportsillustrated cnn com http bleacherreport com College Football Picks Week 15 predictions for every game Showing man s strength in football Sports as a place for real men clip http www youtube com watch v 3exzMPT4nGI Tough Guise Violence media and the crisis in masculinity Show men defining what a real man is Tough masculine competitive strong etc Where do boys learn this MEDIA Family friends environment etc Shows the difference of race and masculinity Connection between being a MAN and being VIOLENCE Sports as a bastion for homophobia Case study John Amaechi clip http www youtube com watch v 8 bFaGC0emQ John Amaechi on Paula Zahn Professional Basketball player comes out about being gay Didn t come out until he retired media is implying not to come out until you retire Tim Hardaway responds clip http www youtube com watch v 7JnIkoRVLpQ John Amaechi on outside lines First Report Bob Ley reports bball coming out about being gay Tim Hardaway commented that he doesn t want a gay player on his team because he doesn t think it s right He would ask for him to get traded Commissioner Dan Stern commented saying that Haradway has no right to represent his team in that manner He was appalled Race and Ethnicity in Sports Three main venues In the Media In the Stands and On the field o In the media Main issues Marketing Blackness Ex http www youtube com watch v Abr LU822rQ o Retro Michael Jordan and Spike Lee commercial IT S GOT TO BE THE SHOES Nike commercial Air Jordan from Nike http www youtube com watch v ZY152lZHA0c o Michael Jordan Cuba Gooding Hanes Commercial about Hanes underwear http www youtube com watch v qSRzdXshLow I m wearing your underwear o Tiger Woods Hello World Commercial about Tiger Woods and all of his victories with golf I ve heard I m not ready for you Are you ready for me o Nike commercial http www youtube com watch v 6oTMosZ76b8 o Tiger Woods Nike golf commercial bouncing a golf ball on his golf club then hitting it Nike commercial again Republicans buy shoes too Michael Jordan ex http www youtube com watch v 8tEviDXNHzs o Racism in football It s not black and white How African Americans had to deal with people making racial comments The soccer ball doesn t care what color you are Bringing racism back to football African American played for the Bermuda team Clyde Vest Racism in football ex http www youtube com watch v 98pPOQW43CI o ESPN 30 for 30 Ghost of Ole Miss o In the Stand Racism in soccer Fritz Mitchell Ole miss still carries the scars from that season Civil Rights era KKK burns a cross in the front lawn Guys studies the history of the south 1962 football season most remarkable season A story of a black man 30 000 guns and the one of the greatest football teams in history Ex Heritage not hate confederate flag o Rebel Pride o Ole Miss The bear that hold the ole miss flag The Rebel Black Bear o On the field Native American Mascots ex http espn go com video clip id 9671624 The team red skins Black Congress women doesn t believe it s derogatory term Amanda Blackhorse and family Indian women She said redskins reminds her of the bad memories of her tribe She has been petitioning for 7 years to plead that the red skins is racist You can t trade mark negative terminology o o o Mocking her culture There was a highschool not far