This is so the worst thing that you will read all day #steubenville
[Content note: rape culture, victim-blaming, slut-shaming]
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...read moreSuperbowl Open Thread
I only kinda halfway watched it because being out watching the Superbowl is a Thing You Must Do, but I did pay attention to the halftime show. Beyonce! Wow. Beyonce. You are a superstar for a reason and I love you and want to be you and I am so glad you never wear pants because there is absolutely no reason for you to ever wear pants. 2013 is really her year, huh? Inauguration and the Superbowl? Not bad. I did not watch the commercials, although I saw that Audi one this morning and I agree with Amanda that it is gross. No, kissing someone isn’t rape, but walking up to a virtual stranger and planting a kiss on her because she’s hot and you’re “brave” isn’t really treating her like a person who should have some say in who she wants to kiss. It’s treating her like she’s an accoutrement to your sweet life, like that car. But as Amanda points out, it is forever fascinating that there exist “gross dudes who will die on the hill of claiming that creeping on women and forcing yourself on them is a legitimate form of flirting.” What did you all think? About the game or the commercials or Queen B or the lights going out because Beyonce is just too bright or whatever?
...read moreIf you only read one thing about the Kasandra Perkins murder
Make it this at What About Our Daughters. Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend and then himself; she did not bring that on herself by going to a concert. She was not, as published in Deadspin, a “catalyst” to her own death (also, it’s apparently now totally cool and responsible to publish anonymous, unsubstantiated hit pieces on murder victims penned by the murder’s friends. Because “context,” or something).
...read moreFlorida high school varsity quarterback throws like a girl
South Plantation High School in Plantation, Florida, has the state’s only varsity quarterback who also quarterbacks the girls’ flag-football team and is a star point guard on the girls’ basketball team.
...read moreQuick things
I am writing a rather complicated post at the moment for Feministe, so in the meantime.. Quick things to look at – some pretty, pretty pictures in “Yes These Bones Shall Live” over at the International Museum of Women, which is an exhibition of photos of Roller Derby mothers in Canada. (My HTML is not [...]
...read moreA Tale of Two Countries
One of the great things about the Olympics is that women’s athletics gets the spotlight for a couple of weeks every four years. And it seems as though every Olympiad, the IOC or the governing bodies of various sports get it together and agree that the world will not end if the IOC gives its [...]
...read moreDidn’t think NBC’s Olympics coverage could get worse?
It’s been pointed out that NBC can’t seem to broadcast events live from London, yet the Mars rover Curiosity can send images from fucking Mars with only a 14-minute delay. Their coverage of the Olympics has been widely reviled. Who the hell decided that the viewing public wants to see so much manufactured drama instead [...]
...read moreWatch this video of women throwing heavy things
It’s shot put! I think my two favorite aspects of this are: 1) The officials calmly walking near the path of flying bowling balls; 2) The grunting.
...read moreOlympic Heroes
So many incredible women at the Olympics this year. Wojdan Shaherkani, the first Saudi woman to compete in the Olympics. Gabby Douglas, the first black woman to win the Olympic all-around in gymnastics (and who also just seems like a nice human being). And Kayla Harrison, who won the first gold medal in judo for the United States, and has spent the past several years speaking openly about being sexually assaulted by a coach:
...read moreHuffPo Live, 2 pm Eastern
Hey all, I’ll be chatting at HuffPo Live in about 18 minutes to talk about the criticism four-time Olympic swimmer Leisel Jones has received about her weight. Because fat doesn’t float, or something. You should be able to find the conversation hereabouts.
...read moreFrom the special moderation queue
Oh, trolls. How I missed you. From NYGIANTS: You are NOT an athlete. What have you done to say you are an athlete? So you can run 9 miles. Congrats. Your marathon time is beyond slow. An athlete is someone who has agility, endurance, strength. Frankly, you don’t have much of those qualities. An athlete [...]
...read moreThe Sluttiest Olympians
Look at these hussies, just showin’ it all off. Think of the children!
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