HKIN 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Mark Tewksbury, 6 Years, Compulsory Heterosexuality
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The fear or hatred of homosexuals: of be labeled gay, of people who label you as gay, historical conception of muscle moll. 1900s: most frequently used derogatory term for women athletes: definition female lovers of male gangsters or prostitutes, participating is sport was form of sexual deviance. Notion of studying lesbianism is some thing from the 1900s as well. 1940-1950s: lesbians suffered condemnation for their violation of gen- der and sexual codes: lesbian stigma , media attacked athletes as ugly and sexual unappealing. Female athletes were viewed to be manish and not real women: grotesque, unnatural, pro leagues had heterosexual and femininity training , cahn"s argument. Since the 1900s we have been concerned about mannish women. Examples: tennis see feminization of the sport to combat this, hockey gays on blades , looks like a female goalie , took a puck to the face .
