https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c en-us 2023-05-30 13:49:02 UTC 2025-12-09 15:19:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3be.png samlibor https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2610581229 “The bulk of the commentators … they wanted a woman whose eyes would tear up with gratitude, as if she owed them her victory, as if she owed them everything she had.

I don't know if it had ever been within me to act like that, but by the age of twenty, it was long gone.

And it cost me.”]]> 2023-05-31 13:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2610581229 samlibor https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2610582747 ”I move to turn off the TV as Greg announces a commercial break and the show's logo appears. Then, just as my hand touches the dial, we can hear Greg's voice, plain as day, saying to someone, ‘C'mon, The Battle Axe is back? We should just say, 'The bitch is back.' That's what she is.’

The comes the sound of a woman gasping, jarring feedback, and dead air as the station cuts away from the hot mic. A second later, the screen changes to a commercial of a teenage boy riffling through the refrigerator, pushing away the 'purple stuff' because he wants Sunny D.

I turn off the TV and look at my dad. He looks right back at me, his eyes wide.

Finally, I speak. 'Did Greg Phillips just call me a bitch on national television?'

My father's face is flushed; his neck is growing redder by the second.

'He did, didn't he?' I say, frozen in place. 'He just called me a bitch.'"]]> 2023-05-31 13:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2610582747 samlibor https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2610583911 “Soon, Carrie Soto is sure to show us just exactly what five years of retirement does to a tennis player's body.

But I'm more interested in what those five years have done to her brain.

It appears she is today even worse than she was back then: even more self-absorbed and wickedly ambitious.

If it makes for a good show, then who am I to stand in the way of the spectacle? But I can tell you this: When the players set this kind of example in a gentleman's sport, no one wins.”]]> 2023-05-31 14:00:33 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2610583911 samlibor https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2610585938 “It is not deafening, by any means, but as I step into the Rod Laver Arena I can hear it begin. ‘Car-rie, Car-rie, Car-rie!’

I look up to see signs with my name on them. Welcome back, Carrie! and The Bitch Is Back! I smile at the last one, and I point to the young woman holding it.

I can only imagine what the sportscasters are saying in their booths, what delightful euphemisms they are using to describe just how ‘too old’ or ‘too cocky’ they think I am. It will be a pleasure to make them report my win today. I breathe in deeply, ready to make it happen.”]]> 2023-05-31 14:02:19 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2610585938 samlibor https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2610587335 "’Elite Gold wants to pause on the photo shoot and commercials, for now.’

I turn to Gwen. ‘But I made it to the round of sixteen.’

She checks her mirrors and moves into the fast lane which is almost at a standstill.
‘They were impressed with your showing in Melbourne. But they said clay is your worst surface and they don’t want to run a bunch of commercials about what a legend you are off of two…’

‘Failures.’

‘They used the word defeats.’

‘I haven't lost the French Open yet, and they are already counting me out?’’]]> 2023-05-31 14:03:36 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2610587335 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612984952 Women essentially have to play and act perfectly all the time in sports in order to not be ridiculed. If they mess up, they are held to a higher standard than men for their mistakes and it stays with them for longer. I think with social media, this has gotten worse over time because more people an share their opinions and see mistakes when they do happen. ]]> 2023-06-02 13:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612984952 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612985180 Female athletes are expected to not talk back or argue calls, along with staying cool calm and collected. I think that these are still present today because you can see a clear difference between behavior in mens and womens sports like baseball and softball. But I do think that these have gotten better over time but not by much.]]> 2023-06-02 13:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612985180 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612985608 The standards are not as prevalent today as they may have been back then, but they are still absolutely still there. I feel like if guys are not super grateful to have fans and stuff like that, they are seen as confident and independent, where women are perceived as ungrateful and rude. So, there is still that expectation to be super super grateful for women.]]> 2023-06-02 13:56:37 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612985608 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612985616 They can't have too much testosterone? (Some women naturally have a lot more than other women)]]> 2023-06-02 13:56:38 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612985616 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612985859 Female athletes are often forced to constantly act respectful and humble. If they show any feelings of thinking they are better than someone else-like a man would- they are often ridiculed and looked down upon for their "extreme" behavior.]]> 2023-06-02 13:56:55 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612985859 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612986109 female athletes are expected to look pretty and rarely are seen as strong compared to their male counterparts. there are a lot of issues that are still present today with women's sport as they are not as respected as men's sports.]]> 2023-06-02 13:57:14 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612986109 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612986602 This still happens I feel. People want someone that takes pride in victory. They want them to thank their fans for success when truly the fans are just a small percentage of what goes into a tennis player's work. They are supposed to be submissive to what happens and act professionally. I feel like they also have to look a certain way. They aren't usually described as strong compared to men. ]]> 2023-06-02 13:57:47 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612986602 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612986796 Based on this passage one thing that did change was the expectation for women to show emotion while they are still grateful because they won their match, they don't need to cry in order to show that their grateful. I think that in the sports industry it was mainly male dominated and because females later got the chance to compete with them, it shifted the people's view and allowing them to see that women can be better than men in certain and many things]]> 2023-06-02 13:57:58 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612986796 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612987360 I feel like women are expected to act a certain way in sports. They still have to look and act feminine. They can't be disrespectful towards teammates or refs. ]]> 2023-06-02 13:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612987360 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612987535 Female athletes are held to different standards in order to be successful. People expect less from them and think of them as weaker adn are held to a higher standard to not mess up ]]> 2023-06-02 13:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612987535 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612987823 I think Women athletes are supposed to act certain way and it is still like that today. I think women athletes need to be calm and not act out. I think they have the pressure to act "lady like" while still playing a sport. ]]> 2023-06-02 13:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612987823 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612990912 I think the language in passage 2 is more harmful. If people hear someone of high power (the newscaster) saying things like that, then the general public will assume it is okay to say these things, and then it will be said a lot more about her. This is also a lot harder to reverse, and I think it would be harder on me hearing myself called those things every day. ]]> 2023-06-02 14:02:37 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612990912 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612991029 I would be super upset if someone said this about me. At first I feel like I would change my behavior and talk back and be rude. But then after I would regret doing that and try being nice again. I'm very impulsive.]]> 2023-06-02 14:02:47 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612991029 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612991106 I think if I was in that position I would react not just stay quiet. Is not fair how they don't have to hold back but we do because that is not so lady like.]]> 2023-06-02 14:02:53 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612991106 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612991363 I feel the being called a bitch on live television is more jarring and initially sharp to hear, but the other one is more hurtful because it has more weight that is being supported by a sexist world. They are able to discredit and take away her physical talents and achievements by shifting the focus on to the other unimportant things.]]> 2023-06-02 14:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612991363 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612991463 Passage 3 can be argued to be more harmful because it is so indirect that it comes off more normal and less extreme, so people are more willing to listen. While passage 2 is extremely damaging and disrespectful, passage 3 is the same, but in an under the radar way, which is more dangerous.
If I were Carrie, I would make sure to publicly speak about how that is not okay, much like AOC did when she was called a "raging bitch". I would definitely stay true to myself.]]> 2023-06-02 14:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612991463 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612991553 I feel like both are equally harmful to witness and to hear, but I think that by staying true to herself, Carrie can change the way people view female athletes and their sports as well. Personally I would just continue doing what I'm doing if I were Carrie because she is still getting publicity by not acting how everyone wants her to act.]]> 2023-06-02 14:03:23 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612991553 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612991782 looking at the language used in both passages, I think are very harmful to Carrie during that time because she is getting out of retirement and she does have a lot to prove. Based on passage 3 I think it is more harmful to Carrie because the speaker is basically announcing that she is now clueless on how to play tennis and basically saying she is not going to win because she has bee out of the game for a while]]> 2023-06-02 14:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612991782 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612991956 The TV reporters have no filter or respect for women in the field. I would say both is harmful but the 3rd passage is worse. Yes being called the B word on live television sucks, but there are different ways to take that. Having a man critic your body and brain after being retired for a few years is not right at all. She could have had something happen that caused her to change, not to mention 5 years is a long time to be away from the sport or anything for that matter. There is going to be changes. ]]> 2023-06-02 14:03:51 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612991956 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612992033 Both passages are harmful to Carrie but the 3rd is a little worse I think because it directly targets her character, body, and mind. If people were talking about me that way I would probably do nothing as to not give them that satisfaction ]]> 2023-06-02 14:03:57 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612992033 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612992263 I think that the language used in the third passage is more detrimental because it's more descriptive and in depth about her rather then just being called the B word. I think if I were her I'd be just as mad about the what was said but more mad about the in depth one because it's a direct attack on her, her body, and her character]]> 2023-06-02 14:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612992263 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612992291 Both of the passages show no respect to Carrie. If I were Carrie and people were publicly saying these things, I would ignore it and try and prove myself and not let what they are saying change what I do. It was very wrong what they are saying]]> 2023-06-02 14:04:16 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612992291 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612992935 If I was in this situation I would continue to act the way I naturally do because I'm not going to change myself in order to make other people feel comfortable. In relation to which passage is worse, I think I would be more frustrated with hearing the 3rd because of how it completely diminishes her accomplishments in the sport. ]]> 2023-06-02 14:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612992935 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612994647 I think both of these would be very hard to hear because it is offensive. I think passage 3 example would be more offensive because this person is criticizing her body and her brain. I think passage 3 is more directed at who she is and then uses it to be mean so I think that would hurt more. ]]> 2023-06-02 14:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612994647 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612994977 It shows she's very mature and doesn't want to show that he affects her in any way.]]> 2023-06-02 14:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2612994977 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613001542 because she is losing her endorsements she is basically loosing most of her income. if i was her i would still keep playing anyway to prove them wrong. i would assume she already has a lot of money saved up so she could just keep playing for fun.]]> 2023-06-02 14:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613001542 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613001914 More than half of the top 12 highest paid tennis players are male, as they get their money from endorsements and men get a lot more of these endorsements. Females need to look perfect, and for males this isn't as much of an issue. It is easier for a male to get endorsements, and therefore make more money. With Carrie loosing her endorsement, she is loosing a main source of income. I would have been very mad, but I don't know if theres much you can do about it once they take it away. ]]> 2023-06-02 14:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613001914 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613002316 The highest paid tennis player is Roger Federer as of 2021. Tennis players make their money through endorsements, so losing endorsements is a pretty hefty blow to a career. I think this would have been pretty stressful because not only was she losing endorsements, but she also was getting very little media support because the last part of the passage says that they were already counting her out because of two losses. This could also effect her performance in upcoming games which adds even more stress to her]]> 2023-06-02 14:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613002316 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613002459 Tennis players rely on their endorsements to make a living, to play tennis, and to gain fans and publicity so they can get more endorsements. By losing endorsements, Carrie is losing money, which can really hurt her career.]]> 2023-06-02 14:15:37 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613002459 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613002780 The highest-paid tennis player is actually a dude. But Naomi Osaka is the highest-paid female tennis player. They get their money through endorsements normally. Carrie is losing her endorsements unfortunately due to failure, however, she should speak out on it and try to keep finding sponsorships from other companies. Practice hard and win the next matches to show she isn't a failure she just lost a match or two. ]]> 2023-06-02 14:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613002780 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613002927 Tennis players make most of their money through endorsements, investments, and deals. With Carrie loosing her endorsements, it takes away her main source of income which can hurt her career]]> 2023-06-02 14:16:12 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613002927 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613002972 I know that one of the highest-paid female tennis players is Naomi Osaka because of the many endorsements she has with companies. Losing out on these brand deals probably made Carrie feel unworthy and as if she can no longer play as well as she used to. If I was her I would try my best to not let it get to my head. But something like endorsements are so vital to how these athletes view themselves so it would be very challenging to not let it affect me. ]]> 2023-06-02 14:16:16 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613002972 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613003302 Most of them earn their money through endorsements so for Carrie to lose her endorsements even after making the round of sixteen is devestating because it almost feels like someone losing their trust in you and how you perform. So for them to drop her right before is like telling her you're going to lose so that's why were not launching this campaign. But if I were her I'd try not put to much time into thinking about it and move on to he next thing and prove them wrong.]]> 2023-06-02 14:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613003302 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613004085 Most tennis players get money through endorsements so for Carrie losing that her would definetly cost her a lot as that is one of the only ways that she can get money by playing tennis. They had no faith in her to win the match and if I were in that situation I would try not to let it get to me and prove that I could win.]]> 2023-06-02 14:17:46 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613004085 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613004164 Most of the highest paid tennis players get their money from endorsements and that is their greatest income. So for someone like Carrie to loose endorsements would be a big loss because they contribute so much.]]> 2023-06-02 14:17:52 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613004164 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613004743 some of the highest paid tennis players are Roger Federer, Naomi Osaka, Serna William, etc. All though I think they a lot of their money does come from endorsements and advertising I also thing that some of it does come from the tournaments you play as well as win. If were Carrie in this situation I would solely focus know doing my best and making sure that's all people see. I think by losing this endorsements it only affected her in a positive way because it would make her want to work harder and yes its not going to feel good when you do lose it up you have to keep playing and prove them wrong.]]> 2023-06-02 14:18:40 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613004743 https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613004863 She basically is losing so much money because of these people wanting to bring her down. If I were her it would be really difficult for me to continue playing.]]> 2023-06-02 14:18:50 UTC https://padlet.com/samlibor/zhd82benmg63v31c/wish/2613004863