Because members of the general public, by and large, are ignorant on this subject. Good journalists wouldn't cave in and agree with such ignorance. The Arnold Classic weekend should be described objectively as what it is, not in a way which subscribes to what the public wants to hear.
have you ever been?
if you havent, it might change your view a little. its a side show of freaks, sluts, and delusional people....
puffed up juice monkeys roaming around in all their "golds gym" gear looking like a walking cliche for all that is wrong for the 'sport"
are there good people there? sure. are there other things other than bodybuilding? of course. but you need to realize that what we see on the internet, magazines, and in the gyms are not what people typically see on a day to day basis. the shock value of a 230lb shredded dude is gone for us...
but to the average person, muscle girls in thongs in public, juiced up, loud bodybuilders ripping their shirts off, weird supplement gimmicks, MIDGET WRESTLING!.......
a freak show.....