The Paris Olympics horse-whipping scandal shows the dangers of ‘Disneyfication’ in horse sports
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Hopkins, Susan. 2024. "The Paris Olympics horse-whipping scandal shows the dangers of ‘Disneyfication’ in horse sports." The Conversation.
Article Title | The Paris Olympics horse-whipping scandal shows the dangers of ‘Disneyfication’ in horse sports |
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Article Category | Blog |
Authors | Hopkins, Susan |
Publication Title | The Conversation |
Year | 2024 |
Place of Publication | Australia |
Web Address (URL) | https://theconversation.com/the-paris-olympics-horse-whipping-scandal-shows-the-dangers-of-disneyfication-in-horse-sports-235672 |
Abstract | Over the course of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Charlotte Dujardin went from being Great Britain’s most successful Olympics dressage rider to one of the most digitally shamed athletes in the history of the internet. A video emerged which not only damaged Dujardin’s career but reignited debate around horse welfare in elite horse sports. By the time the video was published online by mainstream media, it had already gone viral on Facebook. |
Keywords | Horse sports; celebrity; Facebook; Olympics; horse welfare |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 470107. Media studies |
Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
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