feminist utopia E 76: The Olympics Are a Problem Pt. 1
Feminist Utopia
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Do you have fond memories of watching the Olympics? We do as well. The research for this episode started when trying to find uplifting stories about women and then all these things about how sexist/racist/awful the Olympics are. This is part 1 where we discuss how corrupt and awful for athletes the Olympics have become.
RESEARCH
https://www.npr.org/2021/07/23/1019567905/an-energy-company-behind-a-major-bribery-scandal-in-ohio-will-pay-a-230-million- https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/17/sports/olympics/tokyo-olympics.html
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/feb/12/tokyo-olympics-chief-resigns-over-sexist-comments
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/07/23/olympic-swimmer-ona-carbonell-nursing-baby/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0U9WXb5MM27ED6aD9u3DNFxU8kuE1lhaCQ7l6P-mZlb9V78SprKoAo-Ms https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/17/football/germany-olympics-football-honduras-racism-spt-intl/index.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Gameshttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/politicspast/page/0,9067,892902,00.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/06/30/nursing-moms-babies-tokyo-olympics/?itid=lb_more-about-the-tokyo-olympics_7 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9809595/Norways-beach-handball-team-REFUSES-wear-bikini-bottoms.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/07/20/paralympian-olivia-breen-shorts-controversy/ https://www.thenation.com/article/world/tokyo-olympics-bribery-scandal/ https://olympics.com/athlete365/voice/ioc-extends-opportunities-for-athlete-expression-during-the-olympic-games-tokyo-2020/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/becca-meyers-paralympics-deaf-blind-swimmer-out-assistant-denied/
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/03/world/asia/japan-tokyo-olympics-volunteers-covid.html
https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2021-06-03/10000-volunteers-drop-out-tokyo-olympics
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2021/07/22/are-the-olympic-games-a-bad-deal-for-host-cities?utm_campaign=the-economist-today&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&utm_term=2021-07-22&utm_content=article-link-3&etear=nl_today_3 https://www.npr.org/2021/07/21/1018768633/a-womens-beach-handball-team-is-fined-for-not-wanting-to-wear-bikini-bottoms
Do you have fond memories of watching the Olympics? We do as well. The research for this episode started when trying to find uplifting stories about women and then all these things about how sexist/racist/awful the Olympics are. This is part 1 where we discuss how corrupt and awful for athletes the Olympics have become.
RESEARCH
https://www.npr.org/2021/07/23/1019567905/an-energy-company-behind-a-major-bribery-scandal-in-ohio-will-pay-a-230-million-
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/17/sports/olympics/tokyo-olympics.html
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/feb/12/tokyo-olympics-chief-resigns-over-sexist-comments
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/07/23/olympic-swimmer-ona-carbonell-nursing-baby/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0U9WXb5MM27ED6aD9u3DNFxU8kuE1lhaCQ7l6P-mZlb9V78SprKoAo-Ms
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/17/football/germany-olympics-football-honduras-racism-spt-intl/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Games
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/politicspast/page/0,9067,892902,00.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/06/30/nursing-moms-babies-tokyo-olympics/?itid=lb_more-about-the-tokyo-olympics_7
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9809595/Norways-beach-handball-team-REFUSES-wear-bikini-bottoms.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/07/20/paralympian-olivia-breen-shorts-controversy/
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/tokyo-olympics-bribery-scandal/
https://olympics.com/athlete365/voice/ioc-extends-opportunities-for-athlete-expression-during-the-olympic-games-tokyo-2020/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/becca-meyers-paralympics-deaf-blind-swimmer-out-assistant-denied/
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/03/world/asia/japan-tokyo-olympics-volunteers-covid.html
https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2021-06-03/10000-volunteers-drop-out-tokyo-olympics
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2021/07/22/are-the-olympic-games-a-bad-deal-for-host-cities?utm_campaign=the-economist-today&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&utm_term=2021-07-22&utm_content=article-link-3&etear=nl_today_3
https://www.npr.org/2021/07/21/1018768633/a-womens-beach-handball-team-is-fined-for-not-wanting-to-wear-bikini-bottoms