Discrimination In Sports

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Did you ever have a time, when you worked so hard towards something and no one recognizes it? Well that’s how girls’ basketball teams feel. They need more recognition because they put in a lot of effort towards their game and practice, there is discrimination amongst boys and girls, and their school gets funds out of it. Girls’ basketball teams need more recognition because they put a lot of effort towards practice and the game. Based on the point of view of a student named Brooke she says “Football gets more recognition, than girls’ basketball. They get all the money, they get buses for the games and they get new uniform”. In other words this student is wants to know “Why do boys’ sports always get support, meanwhile the girls are left hanging …show more content…

If boys get more recognition than girls this creates discrimination amongst gender. Victoria, coach of girls’ basketball team states “It’s like a sexist thing. We had our first game against Henryville. We had seven people in the stands for our team. Henryville had had like, eight maybe.” An example of this humiliation. I say humiliation because the girls’ basketball team walks into the court tall and proud, but the second they witness the amount of people their jaws drop; especially if they are about seven to eight people in their stands. Girls are not allowed to play football but boys are. Based on the article “Imposing Gender Equality Rules in Sports: Discrimination or Necessary Evil” it states, Girls mays not participate on a boys’ team in MHSAA sponsored post season meets and tournaments.” In arguing this claim, I ague that because this is just an example stereotyping women on the basis of their gender. In the olden times, women weren’t allowed to do the same as men. But in today’s world everything is supposed to be equal among all genders, because way back in the early 1920’s duplicate rights were given to both men and women. In the account “Women’s Basketball” the author suggests, “Women’s basketball today has changed a lot over the years”. I disagree with this author because until today women are being judged on the basis of their gender. In the words of sports reporter /recorder Maya Jex m, “The challenges are …show more content…

They should be recognized because since they put a lot of effort towards practice and if they don’t use it in their game it would all is wasted. Discrimination is created by the unfair treatment of women. Their schools are also using their hard earned and raised money for the boys sports team. Also if we don’t put a stop to women discrimination today what might happen in the future something even more awful may occur. Think about it what do you think might happen in the future for the women in today’s

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