Sport is a male dominated organization. For many years women’s professional sports have been somewhat unsuccessful. For example no women sport organization makes the same or any where near the same amount of money that their male counterparts make. A new women’s football league has been named the fastest growing professional sport at this time. This current season is the third season of the new league. This league is the perfect example of two concepts we have covered in class. This league demonstrates how women are constantly undermined by the society as athletes. These women have to look a certain way in order to be in the league. Any woman too fat will not be allowed to participate. Although the athletes that play in the LFL (Lingerie Football League) perform at a very high level, and have their games aired on television nationwide. The money they make is no more than equal to a minimum wage job. Male athletes make millions of dollars playing the very same sport as the women, and they don’t even have to worry about their appearance. If our society was not so sexist the women would be viewed as athletes regardless of their appearance. These women train very hard to play and compete in their leagues just like the men do, and they should be viewed only as athletes.
Alex Gonzalez 332I t/th 1230-145
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