this internet user denounces the online sexual harassment of sportswomen

Being a pro athlete in a so-called "male" discipline, is it so complicated? Yes, if we are to believe the avalanche of degrading comments under the Instagram post of Sarah Fuller, player who made history.

Sexist, sport? Much effort has been made, but there is still a long way to go. Social media offers another unfortunate example with Sarah Fuller, a professional American football player. The young woman has just made history by becoming the first player to enter one of the prestigious divisions of American college football.

However, on social networks, the comments are far from focusing on his performance. On Twitter, an American softball player named Emily Spada noted the scandalous comments found under an Instagram post that the American sports television channel ESPN devoted to devoted to Sarah Fuller. On November 28, 2020, she posted screenshots of a collection of remarks, with the title "In case you were wondering what it feels like to be a woman in sports.". And the reactions are sickening with sexism and violence … "I want to SHAKE it", writes a surfer. Another says "she's going to get knocked out", a third, "I hope she gets plowed"… A man also asks her if she has an Only Fans account, this social network that allows you to post naked, even pornographic, photos.

This torrent of machismo is unfortunately commonplace for women in team sports. So, in rugby: in November 2020, player Caroline Thomas decided to file a complaint against the sexist and homophobic insults she received on social networks. Veronica Noseda, co-founder of the feminist football collective Les Dégommeuses, believes that nothing should be missed. Last October, she analyzed the story of a football referee who was assaulted on the pitch and found: "We are told that women have no place on men's ground because it is too violent. But I reverse the point: women have on the contrary their place and it is up to the men's teams to review their position. behaviour !" Hopefully this reality will not prevent Sarah Fuller or the others from rushing forward.

Mathilde Wattecamps

Missions: Graduated in political science, Mathilde is an expert in subjects related to women's rights and health. Addicted to Instagram and Twitter, never stingy with a good meme.

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