Vogue's Depiction of Female Athletes? Last Place
The Vancouver Observer
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Posted 07.29.2012
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The June cover of Vogue, featuring Team USA, has been compared to a scene from the popular TV show, Baywatch. Somehow, even to a mainly female audience, the women athletes in Vogue aren't given the chance to pose as the powerful athletes they are, but are toned down to conform to harmless stereotypes.
