commonlit question
1.
RI.6
Which sentence best describes the author’s opinion of women’s athletic dress codes?
A.
Women athletes should conform to society’s fashion expectations.
B.
Sports is the one area where women should not be judged for what they wear.
C.
Criticism of women’s athletic fashion does not stop eventual progress and change.
D.
Men use harsh dress codes to ensure they don’t have to compete against women.

In her article titled "Serena Williams' catsuit controversy evokes the battle over women wearing shorts" Deirdre Clemente talks about the criticism faced by women athletes for their dress code.

In her article, she has mentioned several women athlete who has faced the criticism of being dressed immodestly, among them the recent one is Serena Williams who was criticized who wearing black cat-suit and was named as dressed immodestly.

Throughout the article, the author has not shared her viewpoint on the subject but the tone and the usage of words clearly send the message to the readers that she is criticizing those who criticize women athletes' dress code.

From the given options the sentence that vocalizes the author's opinion about women's athletic dress code is C. The author concludes her article by showing the critics of Serena that she won the U.S open match a few days later their criticism by wearing a tulle tutu. The conclusion of the article means that though there are critics of women athletics dress code but the progress and change won't stop.