Female Athlete Stereotypes

In US sports, Asian or Asian American athletes are almost nonexistent, particularly in basketball, football, and hockey. When they do appear, “these athletes may be devalued, dismissed, and/or simply go unnoticed and unconsidered.” In a sports world dominated by Black and White, Asian athletes are being denied roles due to their perceived abilities. According to “The Jeremy Lin Effect: Being an Asian Sport Psychology Consultant in a Black and White World”, Alexander Brian Yu, Thomas Nguyen, and Trent Petrie declare that Asian and Asian American athletes are being stereotyped which decreases the opportunities they are given to participate in professional sports in the United States.

“I’m a devil worshiper” is the very first line as Fetty Wap begins rapping in his song, “679.” In a way, this statement is very similar to Jonathan Edwards writings because both speakers had very unconventional views for their respective times. In today's world, Fetty Wap’s satanic beliefs aren’t generally accepted by other people; this is similar to Edwards views because he opposed the stereotypical loving image of God by warning others of his potential destruction and power. In, “Sinners of the Hands of an Angry God,” Jonathan Edwards makes it clearly known that he portrays God as dangerous and unafraid to take violent action through the use of imagery in nature by water, wind and insects.

A “stereotype” is a shortcut for a human’s brain to make a snap judgment based on immediately visible characteristics like gender, race, or age. This is when people become biased. For example, the stereotype that girls can’t play baseball made Timmy Oglethorpe and his friends ignore Hazel and not let her join their game. However, in reality, girls are just as capable as boys.

Black male athletes have been stereotyped ever since the 19th century. Since Jackie Robinson’s venture into professional baseball in 1952, there has been a constant debate on the subject of the athletically superior, but intellectually inferior Black Male athlete. These black males were forever delineated as inferior to their white counterparts. As a matter of fact from the very beginning of man kind’s civilization process his established societies all over the world have sought ways to glorify the individuals that exuded or better yet, displayed outstanding physical and athletic abilities. These facts became further stated in 1619 when a Dutch Man of War, that was anchored off the East Coast of America, exchanged “20 and odd Africans” for some much needed supplies to secure their voyage back to Europe. It was there that the exploitation of Africans, and later Negroes-Colored-Blacks, and finally African-Americans, began in the Western Hemisphere. And even though Black males and Black females were rewarded for their reproductive abilities, the men were always viewed as the archetype of what physical abilities, physical talent, physical competency, physical valor, and overall physical courage looked like. These Bucks, as they were referred to, would appease the white plantation owners with sporting events such as with boxing matches, racing events, sexual exploitations, and strength lifting exercises i.e., who could stack the most bales of cotton in a given period of time.

Stereotype: “To believe unfairly that all people or things with a particular characteristic are the same” (merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stereotype). Everyone, some way or somehow, falls under some sort of stereotype whether it is positive or negative. Throughout my life, I personally have been affected negatively by the stereotype of being a student-athlete through high school and also here at college. Therefore, in this essay, I will explain how the student-athlete stereotype may affect an individual negatively not only in academics or athletics, but also mentally. I will also prove that the stereotype is, for the most part, a false representation of student-athletes.

A stereotype is a widely known exaggerated image of a specific person or thing based on their appearance, sexual orientation, religion or they’re everyday life. Stereotypes are often false and shine that person or thing in a bad light. Stereotypes are often given to a person or thing based on first glance. Athletes have many stereotypes associated with them. Athletes play a lot of sports

Ladies like Becky Hammon, Spurs assistant coach, Nancy Lieberman, Kings assistant coach, Jen Welter, Cardinals assistant coaching intern, and Kathryn Smith, Bills special teams quality control coach, have made their mark that females can coach in male dominant sports. Stereotypes are a widely labeled image or idea of a person or thing and a misconception is formed from a stereotype but based on an opinion that's incorrect because it is based on faulty thinking. The reason why we have stereotypes and misconceptions are because people judge others based on what they see over and over again and they just assume that everyone's like that. This is way there's barely any female coaches because people think that if a female coached they won’t be taken

There is much other classification of different types of jocks in the world. Another stereotype that focuses on the female athlete is being classified as a lesbian. I have been stereotyped as a lesbian many different times on account of being a softball player. The stereotype is addressed to many female athletes but is strongly associated with

When women decide to participate in sports traditionally for men such as bodybuilding, they risk the chance of being socially stereotyped as lesbians, or simply viewed as "less feminine" then say women figure skaters. For example, Venus Williams is seen as criticized for being very masculine in build and judged on that by her performance. The media has commented on how well she plays, and has compared her to men in her sport. She receives fewer endorsements than many other tennis players do because of her looks (but mainly due to her race).

The Cambridge Dictionary defines a stereotype as an idea that is used to describe a particular type of person or thing, or a person or thing thought to represent such an idea. Our society plays an important role in how we shape the way others think about a particular group. Women are often perceived as being physically weaker, smaller and more fragile than men. These stereotypes of the way people view women are represented throughout poetry and other pieces of literature.

The one negative perception that is always front and centered in some people minds when they initially meet me is the fact that I am African-American male student-athlete who plays football for UTSA, more than likely with below average grades. Nevertheless, on March 3, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., the UTSA Honors College acknowledged me as being more than an athlete, but a "true student-athlete". On this day, the UTSA Honors College acknowledged me as a UTSA Student with a 3.8 G.P.A., and a member of the Honors Community. Over the course of my football career, I continue to demonstrate leadership and academic excellence in the classroom and on the football field. My goal is to fight against the negative stereotype associated with being an athlete.

I have also experienced stereotyping just for being a woman. It is under the assumptions that because I am a woman I am suppose to be weak. I do not believe this to be true at all, but certain people do believe that it is true. I think a woman is as strong as she thinks she is and can do anything she sets her mind to. I am a marathon runner and I always I run like a girl, but when I say that I meant it that running like a girl means running to fierce, running to be strong, running to be a better version of myself than I was yesterday, running to learn to love my body, but more importantly running for all those who cannot. I do not think that a woman should be degraded to saying that she is not strong enough to do something.

Sports become stereotyped as gender-neutral, feminine, or masculine based on conceptions regarding gender, gender differences, and beliefs about the appropriateness of participation due to gender (Colley et al., 1987; Csizma, Wittig, & Schurr, 1988; Koivula, 1995; Matteo, 1986). Sports labeled as feminine seem to be those that allow women participants to act in accordance with the stereotyped expectations of femininity (such as being graceful and nonagressive) and that provide for beauty and aesthetic pleasure (based on largely male standards). A sport is labeled as masculine if it involves the following: 1) attempts to physically overpower the opponent(s) by bodily contact; 2) a direct use of bodily force to a heavy object; 3) a

In well-known fairy tales the males and females characters are often portrayed in the same light. The male characters are often described as the hero with strong masculine traits while the female characters are portrayed as the damsel in distress. Throughout the years fairytales have been casting the same stereotypes for their characters. In the story Beauty and the Beast the author de beaumont depiction of what an ideal woman is lays in Beauty. She is meant to embody the role of a feminine, humble caretaker, lover, and savior. The author depicts males as provider’s, however, it is clear that the men in the story are dependent on a positive female figure for life. Beauty’s disappearance threatens both her father and beast with death, symbolizing

“Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and personal achievement and begin to replace youth with wisdom, innocence with understanding, and lack of purpose with self actualization” (Bennett). To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, takes place in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930’s during the Great Depression. Scout Finch was a young girl who was trying to learn the way of life with the help of her brother Jem and with the lessons her father Atticus teaches her along the way. Along with learning about life, Jem, Scout, and their friend Dill, a young boy who visits his Aunt, spend several days exploring and getting into mischief. Atticus also defends a black man, Tom Robinson, against fabricated rape to a young white girl, Mayella Ewell. Following the trial, Mayella’s father, Bob Ewell promises to hurt Atticus in some way, which results in an attack on Jem and Scout. All while neighbor, Boo Radley watch over the children and protect them throughout the story. The trials and other major events expose the children to the evils of racism and stereotyping of society.