Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Double Standard Is Consistent

There's been a bit of a feminist uproar over the coverage of Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn, some say the media's been showing a double standard by objectifying her.

 We're really getting a mixed message here.

The truth is, the double standard is the foundation of women's sports:  if she didn't have T, A, and a vagina, she wouldn't be in the Olympics; she'd be competing against men, who would annihilate her. Besides, women's sports wouldn't be viable if they didn't have a little sex appeal; look at all the lesbians who show up for WNBA games just to see big, sweaty tomboys rustle around in boxy, ill-fitting clothes.

Some say the WNBA should switch to more flattering uniforms, the truth may be, to the league's core fanbase, these uniforms are flattering.

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