Sexism In The Olympics

In the silent debate on media commentary; three things that were highlighted most by the portrayal of the Olympics are sexism in the media, racism by the media, and how stereotypical the media can be. In the article “Olympics coverage and commentary managed to offend, annoy, and alienate almost everyone” by Jenne Desmond-Harris Crockett; an outside source argues “Not only is being careless with words lazy, but it also represents lack of knowledge, and gives off a sense of ignorance.” The 2016 Olympic Games left many individuals in awe. Due to the fact that many articles clearly represented how they were “tainted by a seemingly constant stream of examples of the ways in which race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and even body types shape how people are treated, who’s celebrated, and who’s scorned.” The media managed to belittle and bemuse Olympic athletes, and show little to no care for the way they executed their response to certain achievements. In the preceding statement the author claim’s that the Rio Olympics didn’t create racism, sexism, or homophobia, it just gave them a two week platform to present them. The authors claim has merit, and the author has a much backed up argument, developing a pattern of using outside sources, and

This helped the argument flourish more, because it strengthened the author’s viewpoint by creating stand points and providing explications of the issue of racism, and sexism in the media aspect of the Olympics. The author has a very strong base within the argument, and does provide us with several key points in the argument as well. Allowing us to hear one side generally, but then also giving opportunity to voice others opinions, creating the ability to see the argument from two different stand