Complicit and complacent media change women’s narratives with a series of techniques and alter the way we internalize their stories. Content Warning: mentions of sexual assault By Leslie Kay Jones, PhD On Jan. 15th, 2018, US Olympic Gymnast Simone Biles tweeted with the hashtag #MeToo, naming herself as one of over 250 survivors of sexual...
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Dipa Karmakar, India’s First Female Olympic Gymnast, Wows Vault Crowd in Rio
At the Olympic women’s vault Sunday, most in Rio saw it as a foregone conclusion that American gymnast Simone Biles would win. Biles did indeed claim the gold, but the first person to finish out of the medals, Dipa Karmakar, also deserves acknowledgement. Karmakar, from India, finished with a score of 15.066, .15 back of the bronze medal....
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Gold-medal Cyclist Kristin Armstrong Shows Olympic Athletes Don’t Have to Retire Young
The 2016 Rio Olympics have featured a number of great Olympians, like Michael Phelps, who is doing it at an unreal age of 31 — and in his fourth Olympics. It has also featured a series of iconic moments, like Katie Ledecky shredding the field and her own world record in the 400-meter freestyle. One athlete not...
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For Chris Mosier, the Olympics’ First Out Trans Athlete, Competing Means Something More
Becoming an Olympic athlete takes years of hard work and sacrifice. Many athletes focus solely on a single sport to be able to compete among, and become, the world’s elite. For the most part, that is also true for Chris Mosier. He trained for years as a duathlete — an event where athletes run, then cycle, and...
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For Syrian Refugee Yusra Mardini, the Journey to the Olympics is a Different Kind of Triumph
The Games of the 31st Olympiad begin August 5 on NBC, where elite athletes from around the world compete for pride of family and country. But what about those who can’t compete — those who are without country? The Olympics have launched an initiative this year where refugees without a home country can participate in the...