tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28633811.post946915238925677823..comments2023-10-29T09:20:01.247-05:00Comments on In This Moment: A little respect for big women athletesDiane Silverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01134079095789524153noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28633811.post-84527385537764462932007-04-04T18:40:00.000-05:002007-04-04T18:40:00.000-05:00BTW, Joe, I didn't say Ms. Paris should be on the ...BTW, Joe, I didn't say Ms. Paris should be on the cover of a magazine -- a male sports writer did. He's the one who thinks she's the best basketball player in the country right now.Nancy Jane Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030267999537291250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28633811.post-55753856191349591022007-04-04T10:53:00.000-05:002007-04-04T10:53:00.000-05:00Ah, we get the core of your unhappiness, Joe. You ...Ah, we get the core of your unhappiness, Joe. You simply don't like women's sports.<BR/><BR/>The truth is that many women athletes have appeared on the covers of sports magazines over the years, from women on the 2006 U.S. Olympic team to women basketball players like Chamique Holdsclaw, the US Women's National Soccer Team and many others. <BR/><BR/>If the issue were selling magazines and that women athletes are a poor draw, then none of those women would have been pictured. <BR/><BR/>Nancy makes a valid point, and it has nothing to do with claiming victimization. However, it does have to do with stating reality. <BR/><BR/>All the best to you, Joe.Diane Silverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134079095789524153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28633811.post-12295435053012256422007-04-04T09:00:00.000-05:002007-04-04T09:00:00.000-05:00Your constant state of victimization is blinding.T...Your constant state of victimization is blinding.<BR/><BR/>To insinuate that Courtney Paris has been left off of magazine covers because she is a "big" girl is absurd and patently false. She has not appeared on magazine covers because women's basketball, particularly when competing with men's basketball, is nowhere near as popular. Publishers want to sell magazines, not print material few are interested in reading.<BR/><BR/>You failed to address my point that even women who meet (or surpass) the cultural ideal (eg. Jenny Finch, Mia Garciaparra, Lorena Ochoa, etc.) don't dramatically increase the popularity of their respective sports. <BR/><BR/>No doubt, these women are more likely to appear on a magazine cover. But does viewership among men increase as a result? Doubtful, at best. The fact is that women's sports are a novelty, a gimmick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28633811.post-58546434241220394922007-04-03T16:51:00.000-05:002007-04-03T16:51:00.000-05:00I wasn't talking about overweight women -- that's ...I wasn't talking about overweight women -- that's another topic. I also wasn't talking about performers -- weight issues in that field are another can of worms entirely. I was talking about women who are large and in great shape. <BR/>And I believe you'll find that women's sports are growing in popularity all the time -- especially among women.Nancy Jane Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030267999537291250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28633811.post-56899137690955820292007-04-03T12:10:00.000-05:002007-04-03T12:10:00.000-05:00Then why are Queen Latifah, Rosie O'Donnell, and C...Then why are Queen Latifah, Rosie O'Donnell, and Cathy Bates so popular? Don't confuse the "unpopularity" of overweight women with the factually-unpopular world of women's athletics (including Jenny Finch, Mia Garciaparra, etc).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com