I never paid much attention to Title IX mostly because I never knew about in until I stated college. I never paid much attention on discrimination that happens within sports. I knew about gender discrimination and how females receive less attention in sports in general than men do, but not within athletes with disabilities. I was reading ch12 in the text on the "Breaking Barriers" page 426 i found it interesting how media portraits disability sport by certain categories. They don't acknowledge such sports. On Page 426 it says " ...re-presentations often fall into one of the following categories:
Patronizing:
"aren't they marvelous!! Tragedy:
"do you think she can really do that?" Inspiration:
"she's a true hero and a model for all of us" Mystification:
"I cant believe he just did that" Pitty:
"give her a hand for trying so hard" Surprise:
"stay tuned to see physical feats you've never imagined"To me that would be somewhat demeaning. I think that any sport whether with disability or not its the same. saying such things can be stereotypical.
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I do agree with the thought above stating that the majority of media coverage is of men’s sports. But sports coverage is a business and people who work in this field need to focus on the best approach to coverage to bring in the most revenue. This is just as any other business works. The majority of people do not want to see women, or disabled athletes perform. So from a business aspect, I believe this is the reason for the majority of sports coverage being about male athletes and sport. I do not believe it involves discriminating against other athletic groups.
I disagree with the post above when it discusses media covering disabled athletes in a demeaning way. I feel that when media announcers say such things about these disabled athletes, it is a sign of respect and admiration. In no way to I see it as demeaning. Not only have these people overcome obstacles in their life with their disabilities but they compete at a level many physically able people are unable to. This takes courage and physical and mental strength. I believe that disabled athletes are looked to as heroes, respected and admired by all.
Keely Molles
Kin 332 3200 T/TH 12:30-1:45
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