(via Metro - What if every Olympic sport was photographed like beach volleyball?)
We were browsing Getty Images last week for images of Olympic beach volleyball, when we came upon something interesting.
And by interesting, we mean, kind of gross….
Is Beauty an Olympic event?
Well, the female boxer’s have won a gold for being badass in my opinion anyway.
Emily talks about the constant connection between sex, being female, and sport in relation to the Olympics.
Women in sport videos playlist
This Dame:
Sporty does not equal manly
I have a lot of feminism and sports thoughts.
So yeah, let’s dispel this useless thinking that being good at sports is masculine, and embrace sportyness for all the genders :)
Women in sport playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9C499184CC03D492
This Dame:
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/ThatPeskySubi
Wimmin’s sports
A video about sexism in women’s sport, despite me being the least sporty person ever. I preferred it when it was all egg and spoon and sack races anyway.
Also I promise this video was ready earlier, but my internet connection would not upload it. I’m choosing to blame the Olympics.
This Dame:
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Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/beccarothwell
Reblogging for those who weren’t awake when I posted this at 1am…again. - Becca
Wimmin’s sports
A video about sexism in women’s sport, despite me being the least sporty person ever. I preferred it when it was all egg and spoon and sack races anyway.
Also I promise this video was ready earlier, but my internet connection would not upload it. I’m choosing to blame the Olympics.
This Dame:
Tumblr: http://somekindofbecca.tumblr.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/beccarothwell
Happy Sunday everyone! Shall we do another TOPIC ANNOUNCEMENT then?
THIS WEEK: Women in Sport, because apparently there’s some big world sports day starting in four days time that’s making a lot of people very angry, excited, and a combination there of.
NEXT WEEK: ???? you tell us really. We’ll pick one of the most voted for topics from our Facebook poll at the end of next week, which means it’ll probably be gender stereotyping in toys and marketing for kids, BUT THAT COULD CHANGE.
THE WEEK AFTER: Women in Comedy, because it’s the start of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and our Facebook poll suggests it’s one of the topics you want us to cover anyway.
A few more options* have been added to the topic poll since we first put it up too, so even if you’ve already voted it’s worth having a second look.
And remember if you’d like to make a guest video about any of the topics here, in the poll, or any thing else then please let us know. - Becca x
[First image shows a black and white line up of six women of different shapes, sizes and weights wearing swimwear. Underneath each woman is their name, their Olympic sport, their height and their weight. Image originally from Sports Illustrated for Women, taken here from sumptuous.com - why don’t you look like a fitness model?
Second image shows British comedian Josie Long, a white woman with short brown hair, standing against a white wall smiling at the camera. It was taken by Idil Sukan on Flickr.
Third image shows a white art deco question mark against a black background bordered by double white lines that cross in the corners.]
*I’ve removed a couple of topics that I thought were doubling up on ones already in the list, but if you see your topic missing and disagree please just let me know.
…the fuck?! Is this Wikipedia listing for the London 2012 video game correct?
Can anyone shed some light on this? I’d really like to believe this is just a Wikipedia error… - Becca x
The L word: Lingerie football a ‘cheap, degrading perv’ says Kate Lundy.
It’s the kind of sport you’d look at and say: only in America. Except that the Lingerie Football League, which is literally self-explanatory, has also set up shop in Australia.
It’s just as it sounds: hot women in skimpy outfits - and skimpy puts it lightly - masquerading as serious, tough football players in a bastardised version of America’s most beloved sport: gridiron.
And the Federal Minister for Sport, Kate Lundy, is certainly no fan, describing it as a “cheap, degrading” perv.
Writing for Mamamia, Ms Lundy said: “Lingerie Football isn’t just a distraction; it’s an assault on sport.
“We can do so much better than LFL. And most importantly, our daughters deserve more.”
Having watched the LFL for, scientific observation, we found it surprising how seriously it’s taken. Male commentators treat it with every bit of legitimacy as the NFL.
But Ms Lundy says it’s a blight on the Australian sporting landscape to see the LFL launch here, with two exhibition matches scheduled for June.
“The LFL is about giving viewers an opportunity to perv on women in gear that looks like it’s come from an adult shop,” she said.
“It’s called the Lingerie Football League because it’s almost exclusively about the underwear.
“I can’t abide a spectacle that degrades women and threatens to undermine the progress of women in sport in Australia.”
