Cenk Uygur
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TV Network Under Fire For ‘Sexist’ Olympics Comments
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August 9, 2016
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August 9, 2016
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8:32Now PlayingOlympics commentators are being accused of sexism against female athletes. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
“Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu obliterated the world record in the 400-meter individual medley Saturday night, and her performance was immediately praised as one of the best of the still nascent Rio Olympic Games. But the electrifying showing by the swimmer nicknamed the “Iron Lady” also stirred up plenty of buzz outside the pool, which began with controversial comments from NBC’s telecast following the event.
Hosszu’s husband, Shane Tusup, also serves as her coach and was on the pool deck wildly celebrating his wife’s gold medal Saturday. While their relationship has been well-documented and has invited scrutiny in the swimming world in the lead up to Rio, the Twittersphere erupted after Hosszu’s performance on Saturday, with a number of Tweets blaming NBC announcer Dan Hicks for calling Tusup “the man responsible” for the record-breaking performance.”
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