Реферат: Sexism In Sports Essay Research Paper SEXISM

process.

Typically, if the girls game is at 6 p.m. and the boys follow at 7:30, fans will

start to trickle in about halftime of the girls game. If it’s a close game, or the girls have a

good team, the fans will get involved. If they don’t, nothing is lost – in fact, the boosters

might even sell a few more hotdogs. Over time, more and more students and parents

will make an effort to see the girls game, because they will begin to know the players

and enjoy the different style of play.

In some cases, if the girls team is outstanding and the boys team weak, fans will

leave at halftime of the boys game – but the best situation is when both teams are good.

Then, the gym is rocking and rolling all night long, and everybody, from players to

students to parents, is pumped up, excited and happy.

That last scenario is also the most negative for split sites. What do the students

and fans do when both teams are good, both are playing critical games and they play at

the same time in different places? If the girls are playing for the league title and the

boys are playing for third place, where do the cheerleaders go? If it’s the classic

archrivalry in one of those years when all four teams are good, which game gets

shortchanged?

Usually, it will be the girls, but not always. Girls games in the San Francisco

Bay Area can draw 1,200 people on their own, and as time goes on, it’s more and more

likely that fans will choose to see the females rather than the males (though the opposite

will still be the norm) – and what will the boys coaches say then?

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