The Matron wags her finger at Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Floyd Landis, Ben Johnson and Joe Q. Jock -- doping isn't so much a problem, as it is the status quo. Wikipedia requires a catalog to document, rather than one quick list.
This article, discussing the thorough demonization of the lone African-American female who admitted what the boys deny, gave the Matron pause. The woman who did what the public has demanded of the accused: stand up and tell the truth.
One of these things is not like the other.
Thanks, Jen, for pointing out the faulty link. Fixed, it requires you to register with the Star Tribune. Interested despite the hurdles? Google: Todd Balf Marion Jones Star Tribune February 26 2008. That's what I did!Whew. Too much trouble for a blog post.
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Gender equity there is not.
The double standard applies all over the place, doesn't it?
For some reason, the link is not working? What would I google to get to it?
It is an age-old story, isn't it?
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I remember feeling bothered by this when I heard it recently on NPR.
Nothing new under the sun, unfortunately.
I don't think I get it without the article, MM. I saw Marion Anderson several years ago on some show (Today? Oprah?)and she was denying doping vehemently.
So now that she can't deny it any longer, she's not like the boys? I want to understand your point. Maybe some googling will net me something like the article ...
Ha! Marion Anderson is the opera singer! (They haven't found her to be doping have they??) I meant, of course, Marion Jones. Oy, it's early ...
We obviously can't become complacent...the fight for equality has NOT been won...
The article wonders why the media is damning her for doing what they're asking all athletes to do: tell the truth. The writer notes that black athletes' actions are always pathologized -- even positive ones like abstaining from alcohol are freighted with 'meaning' of various sort. He's saying that even though she's guilty and should pay a price, the venom with which her actions are being met far outweigh the condemnation tossed at the popular men, who keep playing and using. He thinks it's because she's female, black.
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