http://www.nicolemlavoi.com/social-media-sport-apologies Nicole M. LaVoi, Ph.D. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:20:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://www.nicolemlavoi.com/social-media-sport-apologies#comment-175 nmlavoi Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:59:38 +0000 http://nicolemlavoi.com/?p=1240#comment-175 Beth- I hadn't heard the comment about Oudin, but that is a "good" one! There was much mommy talk with Clijsters but given that Federer lost I wonder if he as asked if being a new father of twins had anything to do with his loss? -nml Beth-
I hadn’t heard the comment about Oudin, but that is a “good” one! There was much mommy talk with Clijsters but given that Federer lost I wonder if he as asked if being a new father of twins had anything to do with his loss? -nml

]]> http://www.nicolemlavoi.com/social-media-sport-apologies#comment-174 Beth Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:41:54 +0000 http://nicolemlavoi.com/?p=1240#comment-174 Hi Nicole, I second you comments and would like to add a big "REALLY!" to a lot of the sexist commentary made by commentators during limited amount of the coverage I watched. How much research and education about biased language is necessary to effect change?? The discourse around Clijsters and motherhood was ridiculous! She didn't lose a limb. She had a baby. Lots of women athletes manage to give birth and return to top-level competition. I'm not sure why tennis commentators seem to be so awed by this feat unless the message is that women aren't usually capable of being tough. Another egregious piece of commentary I heard was about 17-year-old Melanie Oudin. She was called a "cougar" because her boyfriend, who was attending her match, is a year younger...REALLY!! Hi Nicole, I second you comments and would like to add a big “REALLY!” to a lot of the sexist commentary made by commentators during limited amount of the coverage I watched. How much research and education about biased language is necessary to effect change?? The discourse around Clijsters and motherhood was ridiculous! She didn’t lose a limb. She had a baby. Lots of women athletes manage to give birth and return to top-level competition. I’m not sure why tennis commentators seem to be so awed by this feat unless the message is that women aren’t usually capable of being tough. Another egregious piece of commentary I heard was about 17-year-old Melanie Oudin. She was called a “cougar” because her boyfriend, who was attending her match, is a year younger…REALLY!!

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