“Don’t you open your mouth about the best or I’m gonna shut it for you real quick.”
This is an expert from an interview with Richard Sherman, a Seattle Seahawks NFL player after the most recent super bowl game. The interaction between him and the female newscaster provides us an interesting look into patriarchy male dominance relations. The above quote suggests, that Sherman is not only aggressive in tone but also overconfident and dominant in his demeanor. From the public views perspective, we see a small blonde newscaster, Erin Andrews, and a large black football player overcasting her. Sherman not only overpowers Andrews but also becomes quite aggressive in tone and body language, we see her physically take a step back during the interview and it is clear that Richards is the dominant protagonist in the interview. It seems as if he disregards her as a woman and a human. Unfortunately, he insinuates the negative stigmas we see in male sports in today’s society. He is overpowering and dominant over the woman he is standing next to, and in the interview he is acting in a very egotistical manner with all disregard for his surroundings. In regards to sports in society; we see overpowering males and as a result women are often left on the back burner as newscasters and fans. Males are set at the forefront of the media, and in many cases it allows the dominant behavior that seems to transpire by many male athletes. The example I used is just one instance, where the male dominate character takes priority over the female. Unfortunately, the villain like persona that Sherman characterized in this interaction becomes somewhat normalized in the sports culture.
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