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8/20/08
Shawn Johnson Won't Get Michael Phelps-Level Endorsements, CNN Reporter Claims Sexism. [2008 Beijing Olympics]
Campbell Brown Fails To Realize That 8 Gold Medals Beats 1 Gold and 3 Silvers Any Day
CNN's Campbell Brown is upset because Michael Phelps is set to cash in big-time on his 8 gold medals. Really? Is that a surprise? Of course not. But Brown feels that since Shawn Johnson won't get the same advertising revenues, this is somehow sexist.



Maybe it's true that male athletes get more in endorsement money than their female counterparts. But is Michael Phelps really a good example, if that's the point you're trying to make? Phelps SHOULD make more money than anyone else. He's arguably the greatest athlete of all time. There's no way that Johnson's (or any other Olympic athletes') endorsement money should even APPROACH what Phelps gets.


 
Do the math. It's quite simple. Phelps > everyone. It's really not even close. There's a reason for everything, and 8 golds trump all. Fact.

The funniest part is their graphic showing the top male athletes, in terms of endorsement dollars, in which they spelled Michael Jordan's name wrong. Great reporting, CNN. Outstanding work.
 
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I will bet you anything that Shawn Johnson will make more in endorsements than Ryan Lochte. She's at least being talked about.
 
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When a woman wins 8 gold medals in a single Olympics, and 14 total gold medals, with the possibility of winning more medals 4 years later, then I think she'll cash in just as much as Phelps. Especially if she's American.
 
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Natasha wrote:
Shawn is vastly cuter than Phelps... in her defense :) I'd pay her more! Phelps might be able to swim even faster if he could figure out how to wiggle those ears! lol
Yup, she's going to be a looker...when she reaches puberty.
 
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Brown is still feeling the pain of Hillary not getting the nod.
 
 
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