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.
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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