“Violence Against Women Needs Action.”ESPN.30 November 2011. Web. 2 October 2014. http://espn.go.com/espn/commentary/story/_/page/lapchick-111130/the-public-underwhelming-reaction-athletes-assault-women

Reflections/Questions

I would use this source in my paper to further support the idea of domestic violence becoming contemporary because of its relation to sports figures. This piece could really help me in my paper to support the relativity of domestic violence due to its relation with sports figures.

Notes/Summary

The author of this source makes a point in saying that the attention of the public has more recently been drawn to this issue of domestic violence because is now concerns notable sports figures. The main purpose of this article is to bring attention to domestic violence and how many sports figures are involved with it. Paragraph three gives specific data about how many women suffer from domestic violence. Many women who are affected by domestic violence never receive or seek help. However, because these women are affiliated with noteworthy men, people quickly responded to the situation.

“After Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson domestic violence charges, NFL sponsors respond.” The Washington Post. 16 September 2014. Web. 6 October 2014. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/09/16/after-ray-rice-and-adrian-peterson-domestic-violence-charges-nfl-sponsors-respond/

Reflections/Questions

One thing to question is why do people respond in such different ways. For examples, sponsors separated themselves from the Ravens team, however, the actual game between the Steelers and Ravens on Thursday September 11 received 20 million viewers.

Notes/Summary

After the recent Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson domestic violence scandals, people have responded in various ways. This source shows how many sponsors of the Baltimore Ravens have withdrawn their sponsorships for the team. However, while people are appalled by the recent acts by these two iconic players, this source shows that about 20 million people still watched the game between the Ravens and Steelers.

“Anheuser-Busch ‘increasingly concerned’ over NFL’s domestic-violence issues.” The Washington Post. 16 September 2014. Web. 6 October 2014. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2014/09/16/anheuser-busch-increasingly-concerned-over-nfls-domestic-violence-issues/

Reflections/Questions

Why do some sponsors automatically revoke their sponsorship while other wait to see what happens.

Notes/Summary

This article further expands on the concerns sponsors of the Ravens have.   Specifically, sponsors in this article are unhappy with how the NFL responded to the actions of Ray Rice.     Some sponsors say that they were not hasty to revoke their involvement with the NFL, and when confronted with angry customers, they respond by saying they are monitoring the situation.

“NFL protests include flyover, model with black eye along with #GoodellMustGo.” The Washington Post. 14 September 2014. Web. 6 October 2014. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2014/09/14/nfl-protests-include-flyover-model-with-black-eye-along-with-goodellmustgo/

Reflections/Questions

I think the response by this group can further help me prove my point in this paper as to why so much emphasis is placed on domestic violence when it concerns these football players.

Notes/Summary

This article shows how the women’s group UltraViolet has responded to the violence issues in the NFL. They believe that NFL commissioner Goodell and the NFL have not treated the situation correctly. This specific group took it a step further and protested saying that Goodell must go.   Their goal is to raise awareness to the issue of domestic violence. The first step to raising awareness, is having the correct responses available to the public viewers.