Sinclair

America's Sweetheart and Czech-mate was a very interesting article to me. I think that women should be represented in the media way more than they are today and in the past. Women make up a substantial amount of success in sport and I think a lot of it goes unnoticed, hiding in the presence of a male. In another grad class of mine, we talked about Pat Summitt and the huge impact she had on women's basketball, and just women in society period. i think it is extremely important for the media to put special spotlight and emphasis on these women because they open the doors for many other women athletes who go unnoticed. Pat Summit was extremely special because is the most winningest coach in NCAA basketball and she is, nonetheless, a female. The article talked about masculinity and femininity in the world of tennis. I think that this can be related to many other sports as well. basketball for instance is viewed as a masculine sport. females who play are often looked at as masculine. i think this generation of women basketball players have done a better job at defeating the stereotype. Granted, there are a plethora of gay, or masculine female basketball players but not all. One specifically who has done a good job at breaking the stereotype is Skylar Diggins. She has shown that female basketball players can still uphold their femininity and invest it into things off the court such as modelling and being an inspiration to other female athletes. In tying this all back to the article, I think that women in the media should be portrayed more. The article also mentioned the friendly rivalry between the two tennis players. I personally think that a male rivalry would have gained much more media attention, but it still brought a spark to the sport of women's tennis.