And while on the topic of tennis, how can we forget to mention Anna Kournikova. ... This is the case for major tennis events like Wimbledon where women have always won less for an equal performance on the court. ... Another tennis legend, Martina Navratilova admitted she was gay during an interview with the New York Daily News. ... In October of last year, former NFL lineman Esera Tuaolo told ESPN The Magazine and HBO's "Real Sports" that he is gay. ...

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Gender Stereotypes Today, every one of us is spending more of his leisure time watching TV, listening to the radio or reading newspapers and magazines. The shows on the TV and the articles in the newspapers influence our decision process, shaping our perceptions for the world. Besides the posit...

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For example, in January 2015 at the Australian Open Canadian tennis phenom Eugenie Bouchard clinched her spot in the third round with a stellar performance. ... Often female athletes feel they must stress the fact that they are still "real women" despite their athletic ability. ...

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It becomes obvious into the film that the reason she is driven to exploit her daughter, Florence's talents, as a tennis player is to live vicariously through her instead of helping Florence achieve the happiness she deserves. ... McCredie points out The feminist revival of interest in women's films that took place in the early to mid-1970s had some difficulty in placing Lupino "at first a happy find "in a convenient feminist format, especially since some of her heroines are passive and victimized, as they probably were in the "real- life they depicted. ...

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