Go Lakers! Kareem Abdul- Jabar even knows that misogyny exists AND has got to end. WORD?! Even more disturbing is why so much violence in America is directed at women. The answer to this question, at least in part, is that it’s a result of a lifetime of cultural influences. And while there are surely plenty of cultural influences to blame, one of the sources of this negative influence is amateur and professional sports. At the same time, the disrespectful and disparaging language used in sports furthers the gender gap. Male coaches often address their male athletes as “ladies” whenever they want to humiliate them. “Come on, ladies,” they’ll say, “lift your skirts.” Or, “You’re playing like a girl!” This is treated as a joke or good-humored tradition, but its long-term social effect is not funny. Even in movies and TV shows we see tough women turning to men and saying, “Quit acting like a girl.” Cue audience chuckle at the reversal. But all that does it prove we’ve brainwashed women to be derogatory toward themselves.
Posted on: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 03:13:20 +0000
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