Benjamin Patch from the German volleyball champion Volleys Berlin has denounced the discriminatory tendencies in sport. “In general, I think there is homophobia in all sports. That's the biggest problem, "said the 30-year-old diagonal attacker to the" Tagesspiegel "(Wednesday) and added:" I've seen players hug each other and realize that they might be thought of as gay. "
Berlin - At the same time, the American, who made public that he was queer a year ago, criticizes the sexualization of women.
He thinks it is “problematic how athletes talk about women - that is so out of date.
The way women are sexualized, disempowered and reduced to their bodies is toxic. ”Patch analyzes the behavior and insecurity of men when dealing with men:“ Then the only way to feel comfortable among one's own kind is to downgrade someone else.
And many men think that this is easier with women because they feel physically superior. "
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At the same time, the volleyball professional sees tendencies for change.
"In politics you see more and more women in leadership roles and in sport, too, more and more men are advocating them," said Patch.
Much more important is the daily interaction between the athletes, "for example on bus rides or in the locker room when they show each other photos of women." Doors happened, a reflection of the culture in competitive sport. ”Dpa