Unfair how little coverage there is of the Special Olympics

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s nice that this organization exists and allows people to compete, but it’s not a moral failing if the average Joe doesn’t want to watch.

Who says the average Joe doesn’t want to watch?

That’s once said about women’s softball yet it makes as much money as many men’s sports except the big 2.

If you air it they will come.

Who watches women's softball? Is that even aired on TV? Beyond the Olympics themselves, the only women's sports I see on TV are basketball and volleyball (usually the beach variety).

If this was Twitter, I'd tell you to delete this post, because it makes you look like an idiot

The women's college world series gets plenty of airtime and plenty of viewers. It's on ALL the time from mid-May thru the first week in June

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a medical doctor and learned about the level of cheating in the Paralympics in residency.

The Paralympic movement is supposedly based on the concept of classification. Classification in the Paralympics is key to making sure competitions are fair by grouping athletes based on their type and level of disability. This way, athletes compete against others with similar physical capabilities, focusing on skill and training rather than the degree of disability. But there have been some recent scandals, especially in swimming and tennis, where the classification system has been manipulated or ignored. Some high profile athletes have been suspected of faking or exaggerating their disabilities to get an edge.

The problems have not been addressed and my mentor thinks they are just getting worse as athletes get away with it. It’s hurts the integrity of the Paralympic Games and makes me less than enthusiastic about watching.

That's incredibly disappointing. Thank you for sharing.

The Spanish Paralympic basketball team was a prime example of this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s nice that this organization exists and allows people to compete, but it’s not a moral failing if the average Joe doesn’t want to watch.

Who says the average Joe doesn’t want to watch?

That’s once said about women’s softball yet it makes as much money as many men’s sports except the big 2.

If you air it they will come.

Who watches women's softball? Is that even aired on TV? Beyond the Olympics themselves, the only women's sports I see on TV are basketball and volleyball (usually the beach variety).

If this was Twitter, I'd tell you to delete this post, because it makes you look like an idiot

The women's college world series gets plenty of airtime and plenty of viewers.

Define "plenty."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a medical doctor and learned about the level of cheating in the Paralympics in residency.

The Paralympic movement is supposedly based on the concept of classification. Classification in the Paralympics is key to making sure competitions are fair by grouping athletes based on their type and level of disability. This way, athletes compete against others with similar physical capabilities, focusing on skill and training rather than the degree of disability. But there have been some recent scandals, especially in swimming and tennis, where the classification system has been manipulated or ignored. Some high profile athletes have been suspected of faking or exaggerating their disabilities to get an edge.

The problems have not been addressed and my mentor thinks they are just getting worse as athletes get away with it. It’s hurts the integrity of the Paralympic Games and makes me less than enthusiastic about watching.

This needs to be known more broadly. The NYT Daily did a podcast recently about how doping is self-policed by countries and therefore results in some countries not punishing dopers.

It sounds like the Paralympics have similar problem? If so this seems worse than doping.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s nice that this organization exists and allows people to compete, but it’s not a moral failing if the average Joe doesn’t want to watch.

Who says the average Joe doesn’t want to watch?

That’s once said about women’s softball yet it makes as much money as many men’s sports except the big 2.

If you air it they will come.

Who watches women's softball? Is that even aired on TV? Beyond the Olympics themselves, the only women's sports I see on TV are basketball and volleyball (usually the beach variety).

If this was Twitter, I'd tell you to delete this post, because it makes you look like an idiot

The women's college world series gets plenty of airtime and plenty of viewers. It's on ALL the time from mid-May thru the first week in June

OMG, get a clue, it's because player's asses look amazing in their uniforms, that's it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s nice that this organization exists and allows people to compete, but it’s not a moral failing if the average Joe doesn’t want to watch.

Who says the average Joe doesn’t want to watch?

That’s once said about women’s softball yet it makes as much money as many men’s sports except the big 2.

If you air it they will come.

Who watches women's softball? Is that even aired on TV? Beyond the Olympics themselves, the only women's sports I see on TV are basketball and volleyball (usually the beach variety).

If this was Twitter, I'd tell you to delete this post, because it makes you look like an idiot

The women's college world series gets plenty of airtime and plenty of viewers. It's on ALL the time from mid-May thru the first week in June

OMG, get a clue, it's because player's asses look amazing in their uniforms, that's it!

Keep searching, and eventually maybe you'll find a point you are trying to express.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s nice that this organization exists and allows people to compete, but it’s not a moral failing if the average Joe doesn’t want to watch.

That has nothing to do with the network’s equitable obligation to provide equal coverage.

It is proportional coverage. Which makes it equitable in my eyes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This has been bothering me for a long time.

Every four years, the world’s attention is drawn to the Olympic Games.

And we all get bombarded with constant adds, reminders, images, coverage etc. for months in advance of the Games.

Then we are again repeatedly assaulted for months afterwards, with athletes in adds who won gold and landed promotional gigs.

How is it in any way fair we fail to provide the same Media coverage to the Special Olympics?

It’s discrimination, really. An ugly form of modern bigotry, which no one wishes to speak about.

It certainly is not equitable.

Unfair how little coverage there is of the Opression Olympics

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s nice that this organization exists and allows people to compete, but it’s not a moral failing if the average Joe doesn’t want to watch.

Who says the average Joe doesn’t want to watch?

That’s once said about women’s softball yet it makes as much money as many men’s sports except the big 2.

If you air it they will come.

Who watches women's softball? Is that even aired on TV? Beyond the Olympics themselves, the only women's sports I see on TV are basketball and volleyball (usually the beach variety).

If this was Twitter, I'd tell you to delete this post, because it makes you look like an idiot

The women's college world series gets plenty of airtime and plenty of viewers. It's on ALL the time from mid-May thru the first week in June

I looked it up. 1M viewers for post-season games is hardly impressive.

[Anonymous]

I have wondered the same thing for years. Not to slight our perfect athletes that complete in these games however, these athletes with disabilities "climb mountains of pain and frustration to get where they are as Olympic athletes. Shame on the advertisers and shame on the Olympics committee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s nice that this organization exists and allows people to compete, but it’s not a moral failing if the average Joe doesn’t want to watch.

Who says the average Joe doesn’t want to watch?

That’s once said about women’s softball yet it makes as much money as many men’s sports except the big 2.

If you air it they will come.

Who watches women's softball? Is that even aired on TV? Beyond the Olympics themselves, the only women's sports I see on TV are basketball and volleyball (usually the beach variety).

Lots of people watch women’s softball. It is one of the most popular collegiate sports.

https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2024/06/espn-viewership-clears-the-bases-during-2024-division-i-ncaa-softball-season/

It was part of the Tokyo Olympics and televised. It isn’t part of the Paris Olympics

Many many people watch Women’s softball, and not just because of title 9 either!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s nice that this organization exists and allows people to compete, but it’s not a moral failing if the average Joe doesn’t want to watch.

Who says the average Joe doesn’t want to watch?

That’s once said about women’s softball yet it makes as much money as many men’s sports except the big 2.

If you air it they will come.

Who watches women's softball? Is that even aired on TV? Beyond the Olympics themselves, the only women's sports I see on TV are basketball and volleyball (usually the beach variety).

If this was Twitter, I'd tell you to delete this post, because it makes you look like an idiot

The women's college world series gets plenty of airtime and plenty of viewers. It's on ALL the time from mid-May thru the first week in June

OMG, get a clue, it's because player's asses look amazing in their uniforms, that's it!

Yes, that's why my 12 yo daughter is clued to the College Women's world series.

You're an asshat