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In response to "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" by Andie

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

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Aug 15 '16, 13:55

consecutive gold in that event. Why is it an affront to women if the interviewer doesn't refering to the specific event (singles tennis) and says "tennis" instead?

*shrug*

Guy obviously didn't fully articulate his question and now he's a sexist reporter...

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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

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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

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