Comments on: Let’s focus more on athleticism, not sex http://onsports.wordpress.com/2008/01/27/lets-focus-more-on-athleticism-not-sex/ Tips & Suggestions For Covering Sport Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:38:33 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Kyle http://onsports.wordpress.com/2008/01/27/lets-focus-more-on-athleticism-not-sex/#comment-170 Kyle Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:45:20 +0000 http://onsports.wordpress.com/?p=157#comment-170 (I'm about 50% serious, 50% devil's advocating in the following post. It's a tricky issue and I'm not sure how I feel about it on the whole): There are two types of successful women's sports leagues: Women's sports that are heavily subsidized by outside sources (government, universities, the NBA). Women's sports that make it on their own with a heavy emphasis on sex appeal to attract viewers (beach volleyball, tennis). No, I take that back, the LPGA seems to be pretty self-sufficient. Women's sports leagues often aren't afraid to use sex appeal to sell themselves. Many female athletes certainly don't have a problem with it. Why should an entertainment source (a magazine, a web site) covering an entertainment industry voluntarily hamstring itself from something that its readers are so thoroughly entertained by? Granted, I am perhaps more willing to give a pass because I don't consider these sources to be a serious journalistic outlet. (I’m about 50% serious, 50% devil’s advocating in the following post. It’s a tricky issue and I’m not sure how I feel about it on the whole):

There are two types of successful women’s sports leagues:

Women’s sports that are heavily subsidized by outside sources (government, universities, the NBA).

Women’s sports that make it on their own with a heavy emphasis on sex appeal to attract viewers (beach volleyball, tennis).

No, I take that back, the LPGA seems to be pretty self-sufficient.

Women’s sports leagues often aren’t afraid to use sex appeal to sell themselves. Many female athletes certainly don’t have a problem with it. Why should an entertainment source (a magazine, a web site) covering an entertainment industry voluntarily hamstring itself from something that its readers are so thoroughly entertained by?

Granted, I am perhaps more willing to give a pass because I don’t consider these sources to be a serious journalistic outlet.

]]> By: Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media » Sunday squibs http://onsports.wordpress.com/2008/01/27/lets-focus-more-on-athleticism-not-sex/#comment-169 Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media » Sunday squibs Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:56:11 +0000 http://onsports.wordpress.com/?p=157#comment-169 [...] Let’s focus more on athleticism, not sex. I really wish more sports writers felt this way and that that feeling was reflected in how and what they report. [...] [...] Let’s focus more on athleticism, not sex. I really wish more sports writers felt this way and that that feeling was reflected in how and what they report. [...]

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