{"id":67236,"date":"2021-05-09T18:08:51","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T17:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=67236"},"modified":"2021-12-16T18:32:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:32:11","slug":"challenging-stereotypes-cardiff-universitys-football-team-takes-another-step-at-removing-the-jock-stereotype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/challenging-stereotypes-cardiff-universitys-football-team-takes-another-step-at-removing-the-jock-stereotype","title":{"rendered":"Challenging Stereotypes: Cardiff University&#8217;s football team takes another step at removing the \u2018jock\u2019 stereotype."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">As an effort to make women feel safer walking alone on \u2018National Rape Day\u2019, Cardiff University&#8217;s football team offers to become chaperones for the night.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cardiff University football club led by president Ben Marett helped women get home safe after the social media trend that labelled Saturday, 24th April as National Rape Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHaving seen the potential threat to girls on Saturday evening in Cardiff, I personally think it\u2019s disgusting and the football club are here to do something about it\u201d says Ben Marett the President of the Football club in Cardiff on Facebook.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This post was in reaction to the viral videos people have been posted on Tik Tok that claim 24th April to be \u2018National Rape Day\u2019. Although this was proved to be a hoax, Ben and his team, not willing to take the risk, decided to help chaperone women back home on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-09-at-5.45.36-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67237\" width=\"733\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-09-at-5.45.36-PM.png 577w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-09-at-5.45.36-PM-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-09-at-5.45.36-PM-293x161.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-09-at-5.45.36-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67237\" width=\"733\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-09-at-5.45.36-PM.png 577w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-09-at-5.45.36-PM-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-09-at-5.45.36-PM-293x161.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The Facebook post on Overheard at Cardiff University offering to help women get home safe. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He said, \u201cInitially, a friend had a recent scary experience with a man in Bute Park which led to me worrying about her and then the wider female community in Cardiff. Then seeing the scary rape day hoax I decided to put a message to the wider community to help\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team helped 30 women get back home safely and received a lot of positive feedback from everyone on social media that helped raise important questions as to why this was needed in the first place.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"404\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/182413898_146892947446545_2368530540540184273_n-e1620578934359.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/182413898_146892947446545_2368530540540184273_n-e1620578934359.jpg 719w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/182413898_146892947446545_2368530540540184273_n-e1620578934359-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/182413898_146892947446545_2368530540540184273_n-e1620578934359-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/182413898_146892947446545_2368530540540184273_n-e1620578934359.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/182413898_146892947446545_2368530540540184273_n-e1620578934359.jpg 719w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/182413898_146892947446545_2368530540540184273_n-e1620578934359-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/182413898_146892947446545_2368530540540184273_n-e1620578934359-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Members of the football team ready to chaperone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For Ben, this step was a first in changing the \u2018jock culture\u2019 associated with sports teams. Partying, drinking, womanizing, rape culture are often associated with football teams and Ben aims to remove the stereotype that all sports teams promote this culture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He says, \u201cIt is a small minority that causes the stereotype for all the other football clubs across the nation. I hope this initiative is the start of change which will mean other clubs to follow in the same footsteps\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/183712841_993194821509283_3960440037592070347_n-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"67176\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/183712841_993194821509283_3960440037592070347_n-e1620579201852.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/183712841_993194821509283_3960440037592070347_n\" class=\"wp-image-67176\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/183712841_993194821509283_3960440037592070347_n-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"67176\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/183712841_993194821509283_3960440037592070347_n-e1620579201852.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/183712841_993194821509283_3960440037592070347_n\" class=\"wp-image-67176\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Ben Marett, President of the football club<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/182358943_186177216688743_3965309079230724725_n-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"67174\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/182358943_186177216688743_3965309079230724725_n-e1620579176275.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/182358943_186177216688743_3965309079230724725_n\" class=\"wp-image-67174\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/182358943_186177216688743_3965309079230724725_n-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"67174\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/182358943_186177216688743_3965309079230724725_n-e1620579176275.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/182358943_186177216688743_3965309079230724725_n\" class=\"wp-image-67174\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Boys from team wearing their team zippers to help people can identify them<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On asking him if women were hesitant to ask them for help because of the kind of stereotype attached to sports teams he said, \u201cI assume many women would have been hesitant to help due to the nature of being males in a situation where males were the problem, but we were extremely grateful to be able to help so many women.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He believes this is a positive start to achieve the greater goal of removing the stereotype. He adds that, \u201cWe are actively trying to remove this stereotype by showing men can also do good things and be the start of change. We are trying to be positive members of society\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Top-personal-safety-devices-to-always-carry-around-2-410x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Top-personal-safety-devices-to-always-carry-around-2-410x1024.jpg 410w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Top-personal-safety-devices-to-always-carry-around-2-120x300.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Top-personal-safety-devices-to-always-carry-around-2-770x1925.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Top-personal-safety-devices-to-always-carry-around-2-293x733.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Top-personal-safety-devices-to-always-carry-around-2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Top-personal-safety-devices-to-always-carry-around-2-410x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Top-personal-safety-devices-to-always-carry-around-2-410x1024.jpg 410w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Top-personal-safety-devices-to-always-carry-around-2-120x300.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Top-personal-safety-devices-to-always-carry-around-2-770x1925.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Top-personal-safety-devices-to-always-carry-around-2-293x733.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Top-personal-safety-devices-to-always-carry-around-2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The football team makes a conscious effort to maintain a healthy culture in the team by encouraging boys to talk about mental health and have also started a podcast to get more people to open up about mental health in sport.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He says, \u201cIt&#8217;s overwhelming really, knowing that this could potentially be the start of better things and people focusing on mental health.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As an effort to make women feel safer walking alone on \u2018National Rape Day\u2019, Cardiff University&#8217;s football team offers to become chaperones for the night. 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