Some opposers say that the necessity of females posing in the nude is so the sales of their magazines or other products will sell more or have more ratings. sex sells. yes it does but why? why do we have to sell ourselves to the media through sexual appearances in athletics instead of by our talent? professional athletes are in the pros as a career, as a way to make money, but why do they have to expose themselves provocatively? it is because people are more attracted to sex than to the actually media of sports when it comes to reading say a magazine or an article online. people don't want to read these days unless it is something "interesting" such as sexual poses or nude pictures. it may be debated that the professional athletes make so much money that they should do whatever they want to i.e. pose nude but when it comes to female athletes, is that down grading our sports and our abilities to prove that we are professional and athletic? i think that it is unnecessary to pose nude to gain ratings from the media that women should just prove themselves professionally to be taken seriously in the athletics department of their careers. some other women may pose nude as their career on porn videos or even as models for say playboy but that "is" their profession. they are paid to do that and that's the career they went into. athletes get paid to do it as well but if women are trying to promote our athletics as well as that we have the ability to be as successful as men's sports then we shouldn't have to "sell" ourselves to the media to get support. we should be supported because we are great athletes as well as for that we, as women, have fought so hard to have women sports so we should support it! what do you think? do you take female athletes seriously when they pose nude in a magazine?
-Chelsea Castaneto
KIN 338i
T/TH 9:30am-10:45am
CSULB
I have to agree with you, women athletes should not pose nude. They are not selling their sport, just themselves. They should want to be recognized for their talent as well as a professional athlete and want people to care and watch because they are a great athlete. And yes unfortunately sex sells, I understand getting publicity through posing nude, but does it actually get fans? Having fans should be their priority, some people may be very interested at looking at women’s athletic bodies because they’re in great shape, but do they really care if she’s an athlete or not? Chances are that they might not care if they do not like the sport she plays, or do not care for women’s sports at all, and just think she’s a good looking woman. I also agree that it is degrading, no matter how unsuccessful a sport may be, women should not stoop to that level and bare all even if it did prove that it will get more fans. Women athletes should not have to take their clothes off for people to recognize them and give them the credit they deserve as a good athlete. They should remember to stand together and be strong and not let people make them feel that they have to do anything but be athletes that they are.
ReplyDelete- Katherine Liberatore
KIN 338I, Tu/Th 9:30am-10:45am
CSULB, Section 4