BSJ

The Butler Scholarly Journal

Category: Sport

  1. The Olympics: Was it worth it?

    During the summer of 2012, amongst all the hate, violence and negativity in the world there were two weeks where people came together to take part in the most prestigious multi-sport event in history, the Olympic Games, held in London. Prior to the start of the games there was much speculation about how much the games were costing the already crumbling economy, how London and its public transport would cope with the influx of people, how the government could tackle the housing issues around East London and to what extent the threat of a terrorist attack was real. These were…

  2. Why Sign the Sports Charter?

    Josephine Butler College signed up to the principles of a government supported scheme known as the Sports Charter on the 12th March 2012. The charter is a scheme designed to raise awareness and combat homophobia and transphobia in sport. The charter can be read here- www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/equalities/lgbt-equality-publications/sports-charter?view=Binary The Sports Charter is a bad, bad idea…but also an excellent one. At its worst it represents tokenism, conscience cleansing, an unfulfilled promise, a public relations exercise and an excuse not to take real action. At its best it is a message of solidarity, a warning to homophobes, recognition of a problem and a…

  3. Girls will be girls

    Since childhood, football has been an integral part of my life. Aside from merely growing up playing it, it has helped me develop in so many aspects of my life. Whenever people discover that I play football, there is an element of surprise- particularly now I have entered adulthood. I would like to think this emanates from the awareness that I lead a busy life and that they are therefore surprised that I am able to commit to it, yet it is undeniably due to my gender. With regards to the portrayal of women’s football in the media I take…