Can you name 5 players on your favorite team? When was the last time we made the playoffs? These are some of the most simple questions for a fan to receive, but somehow are ubiquitous phrases amongst female sports fans. Why is it that women are subjected to belittlement or made to feel inadequate for expressing passion for something they love? This Ted Talk delves into the personal experience of being a female fan and dealing with discrimination in both male and female-dominated fandoms.
Isabel Leight is a junior at Avenues: The World School. She’s a singer/songwriter/musician who spends a lot of time at the piano. She loves music, politics, baseball, skincare, and Taylor Swift (among many other things). She’s been a performer her whole life and has worked at ‘La Mama Experimental Theater Club’, ‘EST’, ‘CBS’, and ‘NBC’. She’s the co-lead of the ‘Avenues Drama Department,’ and is currently rehearsing to play Regina George in their production of ‘Mean Girls.’ She’s an avid grammarian and a massive fan of the Mets and Knicks. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx