Astonishing feats of sexism in Olympics coverage
By Ann Killion, August 13, 2016 / San Francisco Chronicle
RIO DE JANEIRO — The Olympic Games are the one time that men and women are equals on the sports stage. In fact, women athletes often outshine their male counterparts. Just ask Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky.
The Olympics are a celebration of all types of people, and that includes all types of women. Tiny 4-foot-8 Biles may be the very best athlete here. New Zealand’s 6-3 shot put silver medalist Valerie Adams is an imposing figure who inspires awe. Competing here are teenagers and 43-year-old mothers, straight women and gay, tiny and huge, the very rich and the impoverished refugees — all strong examples of what the female body can achieve, both mentally and physically. So why — oh why — does this stirring moment of strength and beauty come packaged in a thick layer of sexism?
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It’s been the ugly story behind the story and a lot of it starts with NBC, which — as the largest rights holder — has undue influence in how these Games are presented.
When a top network executive justifies his company’s broadcasting decisions with one of the most appallingly sexist rationales ever, the battle is lost before it’s begun.
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I loathe NBC and the way it covers the Olympics in prime time. Killion's column is one of the reason why.
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. . .again. . . 
But I appreciate the response. 
