Britney Griner (Project Proposal)

Phil Booth

The chosen focus meme for my project proposal will be Brittney Griner, a star in the WNBA. She currently plays for the Phoenix Mercury. A multiple time allstar, and was a National Champion as she dominated the college game at Baylor University. While her time at Baylor she became the only college player to ever have 2,000 pts and 500 blocks. She was a force in the college game, an unstoppable opponent for many. Griner carried this over into the WNBA, becoming an immediate star.

            Griner possesses great size, standing at 6’8. At her time in college she was the only player consistently dunking in games, which is rarely seen in women’s college basketball. Griner stood out from the rest of the players with her athletic ability, often looking unfair to her opponents. She could not be stopped by one person, everytime she caught the ball it required a double team. With Griner’s unique playing and athletic ability it made her the target of much conversation and criticism. People made jokes questioning if she was a woman or not. People used these jokes to make the point that no woman athlete should be this big and athletic that it is only allowed to be men who are able to dunk a basketball.

            This will be my theme. Gender, specifically with the WNBA and star Britney Griner. She has received a lot of criticism and continues to do so as she dominates the WNBA game. I want to exploit this idea and expose gender through memes.
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  1. Soup Twin-1October 10, 2018 at 9:01 AM

    This is an interesting example I was not aware of. You need to define a bit more clearly what issues or questions of gender you wish to explore in memes about Brittney Griner. Also please see me about fixing your issues with posting meme images online , as they are not rendering on your posts.

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