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In response to "Andy Murray, ftw -- (link)" by znufrii, dad.

not to defend the idiot reporter but didn't he basically fumble the question? Not "first person to win two" but "first person to win two consecutive"

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Aug 15 '16, 13:45

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why would we think that was the question he intended? -- nm - Andie Aug 15, 13:47 3
- because his question is so obviously stupid (like you said, not the first swimmer to medal) that the then obvious thing he left out was "singles" - oblique Aug 15, 14:03 2
  - I thought you said you were not defending the reporter.. Which is what you are doing.. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 15, 14:11
  - There's also a history of dismissing women's tennis to consider - Reagen Aug 15, 14:05
Williams sisters won back-to-back doubles gold in 2008 and 2012, iinm, so he'd still be wrong. -- nm* - znufrii, dad. Aug 15, 13:46 17
- and technically his achievement was for *singles* gold - oblique Aug 15, 13:48 16
  - It doesn't have to be intentional to be an example of sexism. - znufrii, dad. Aug 15, 13:50 13
    - truth be told, sexism usually ISN'T intentional. which is inheritantly part of the problem. "oh, right right, i just don't think of the girls when we - Andie Aug 15, 13:52 12
      - It's in the same vein as this. -- (link) - Tim Aug 15, 15:15
      - I dunno. The guy medals in a specific event (I don't know if this particular tennis player also plays doubles). He just became the first to get two - oblique Aug 15, 13:55 9
        
        I wouldn't say he's a sexist reporter. I would say he's emblematic of the sexism ingrained in the realm of sports reporting. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Aug 15, 13:58
        
        because tennis is tennis. and males singles is a sub category. You don't say "you are the first person to win two medals in swimming!" and only mean one event. -- nm* - Andie Aug 15, 13:56 7
        
        well, yeah, but that's kinda the point. It's so obvious a goofball statement, why is it attributed to sexism instead of "dude, you KNOW he's not the - oblique Aug 15, 13:58 6
        
        having to explain why ignoring women's achievements is sexist is kind of disheartening, i have to tell you. -- nm - Andie Aug 15, 13:59 5
        
        It seems like a flimsy thing to latch onto in this case. There are so many more legit examples than a guy fairly obviously dropping "singles" from - oblique Aug 15, 14:02 4
        
        It's not. And accept that some if us have a much better grip on what's sexist because we face it regularly. -- nm - . Aug 15, 14:32
        
        It's the implied and subtle forms of sexism that make it so pervasive. Almost everyone sees the blatant - jnine Aug 15, 14:11
        
        We must tackle the obvious and the non-obvious.. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 15, 14:09
        
        I don't think it is obvious, is the point. -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 14:03
      - Right. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Aug 15, 13:52
  - it's a slam on women when you are a sports reporter and you basically disregard female players by posing a statement that neglects to include them. - Andie Aug 15, 13:50
  - He's a sports reporter, his job is to know this shit. -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 13:49

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