Derby Names
Feministe friend Tricia sends on this article about the disgusting, often misogynist, names that have become common in derby culture. The creativity is laudable, I suppose, insofar as it’s ever laudable to come up with 10,000 different ways to equate sex with violence and abuse. “Pat McCrotch” and “Clitty Clitty Bang Bang”? Sure, ok. Juvenile, [...]
...read moreWhat if Michael Vick sold beemers, and other stupid questions
Toure wrote an article titled “What if Michael Vick were white,” and he seems to think the Photoshopped White Michael Vick illustration was the worst part. Toure found himself in a position of having to defend his original piece because… well, because he wrote it. He spun a tale of an alternate-reality Vick who grew [...]
...read moreUnsolicited Advice to Women’s Professional Soccer
Saturday night, I went with my good friend, Patrick Reis, to see the WPS Sky Blue vs. Western NY Flash game. As he’s a journalist, I asked him if he’d share his thoughts on the experience. So… guest blogger under guest blogger. But it’s a new and fresher perspective than mine — I’m already an [...]
...read moreAbby Wambach: New Coach for WPS magicJack
(Note: Yes, I’m still writing about the USWNT and WPS. If you’re into it and want to see the WPS Sky Blue this Saturday, tweet at me, I’m going!) ABBY WAMBACH ABBY WAMBACH ABBY WAMBACH ABBY WAMBACH That was the only thing I could say, think, tweet, or text to my mother when she scored [...]
...read moreWWC, WPS and Supporting Women’s Soccer
First of all, thanks everyone for the positive comments on my last post on the USWNT. I’m relieved I wasn’t eaten alive! I’ll try my luck with one more women’s soccer post. Before the Women’s World Cup, the coverage of the upcoming tournament was pretty shitty (other than this article by Anna Clark). People barely [...]
...read moreThe US Women’s National Team: Still a Big Deal
In obsessing over the Women’s World Cup this past month, I read a piece on how the US women choked in the finals. The basic gist is that the US women choked, lost, and ruined everything, and we should all come down on them for it because if we don’t, women are not equal (duh). [...]
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Define “Wambach”
Heartbreaking USA loss to Japan today in the Women’s World Cup (although if we had to lose to anyone, I suppose I’m ok with it being Japan). But our ladies played wonderfully, and I think we should honor them with some new vocabulary. My sister suggests that the phrase “use your head” be replaced by [...]
...read moreSoccer, Sports and Sexism
This is a guest post by Anna Lekas Miller.
It is as impossible to avoid the suspense and excitement of the World Cup. It is equally impossible to discuss the games solely sports when they are such an explicit symbol of nationalism and internationalism. Yet until recently I had no idea that the Women’s World Cup even existed – much less that it is happening right now.
The Gender Equality World Cup
The FIFA Women’s World Cup is entering the single-elimination phase, and Mark Leon Goldberg is taking a look at how the teams would do if victory were decided in terms of gender equality. Here’s how he did it: I consulted the UN Development Program’s Human Development Index for statistics on gender equality. This is an [...]
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The Best Thing You Will Read Today
A column on princesses, ultimate fighting, bikinis and gender roles.
...read moreKye Allums, NCAA Basketball Player, Comes Out as Trans Man
I don’t know much about college basketball, but I know it’s a fairly big deal when a player comes out as trans. Kye Allums is on George Washington University’s women’s basketball team and is officially out as the first openly trans NCAA Division I player. Queerty points out that things might get dicey for him [...]
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