Europe Bans ‘Sexualization’ of Female Athletes on Camera, but Viewers Are Stating the Obvious
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Europe bans ‘sexualization’ of female athletes on camera, but viewers are stating the obvious
A governing body in Europe has decided that female athletes are being harmed by broadcasting presentations. The European Broadcasting Union put out a 23-page report recently that demanded broadcasters cease using camera angles that they say contribute to the “sexualization” of women. ‘Certain camera angles … cause discomfort for athletes and unnecessary distractions.’ EBU Executive...
The EBU is putting an end to certain angles on the bodies of female athletes in television footage. It was late, but it has finally done so.
The European Radio and Television Union has just published a 23-page guide to banish the sexualizing angles of female athletes during sports retransmissions. Titled "Raising the Bar", the document identifies 13 camera plans deemed inappropriate and will be applied from the European athletics championships in Birmingham, from 10 to 16 August 2026.
A difficult issue that concerns both women's sports and the women's sports viewer (Mart Smeets). According to the European Broadcasting Union, women in athletics are sexualized too much. After all, a buttock, a breast, or a belly can simply be shown on screen, immediately prompting the unchaste viewer to all kinds of indecent thoughts. You do not want to know what goes on inside the head of a somewhat potent male when seeing a relay baton. That …
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