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The Lingerie Football League (LFL) comes to MSP
by One Sport Voice
posted March 24, 2011 at 6:00pm
Breaking news, the Lingerie Football League (LFL) has just announced that Minneapolis is being awarded a franchise. I’ve written previously about my disdain for the LFL and why I think the league is problematic (click here and here).
What troubles me i...more
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Is Storrs really on the map?
by After Atalanta
posted March 24, 2011 at 1:23pm
Can you find Storrs on a map? And, no, you can't just point to Connecticut and say "somewhere in there."Sure people know Storrs because that's where the University of Connecticut is. But do people have an overwhelming desire to go there? Sure I live withi...more
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A good way to not get your comment approved
by The First Line
posted March 23, 2011 at 11:06pm
These examples come from the NHL for broader reach, but they apply equally to what a commenter might say about players in the women’s game.
An opinion with which reasonable people may agree or disagree: Alex Ovechkin sometimes seems to have little rega...more
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Serena's latest ad is blatant sexualization
by One Sport Voice
posted March 23, 2011 at 5:33pm
I know I write quite a bit about how female athletes are sexualized in the media, and sport media in particular. Usually my posts are met with the standard “athletic bodies are sexy, get over it you stuffy academic”…but the most recent video of Sere...more
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Sports Illustrated covered
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted March 21, 2011 at 2:39pm
Superfan TG writes in to help with the Sports Illustrated Cover Conundrum. He also probably bought a copy of the mag cuz he could tell a lot more than C and R. He writes:In addition to the women players you correctly identified, I have the following:1. Sk...more
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March Madness Alert
by One Sport Voice
posted March 18, 2011 at 10:47pm
I love March Madness, but I do not love this. It isn’t cute or clever, it is just plain irritating and insulting. It makes it seem as if females can’t be serious individuals OR sport fans, or possess knowledge of basketball. If you’d like to fill ou...more
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Gender Roles 101: The March Madness Edition
by After Atalanta
posted March 18, 2011 at 12:49pm
I don't have time for this shit, people. It's the last day of spring break and I have classes to prep and a dissertation to write and a yoga class in 45 minutes. And yet here I sit writing about more ridiculousness around March Madness--courtesy of The Hu...more
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Even Christine Brennan is pissed
by After Atalanta
posted March 17, 2011 at 9:36pm
When Christine Brennan starts getting a little peeved about the state of women's sports...well then you know things are bad.While I appreciate Brennan's presence in sports media, I often find her a little too happy-happy/cheery-cheery. And I know that she...more
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Can sport overcome political problems?
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted March 12, 2011 at 11:33am
Palestinian soccer team pic ReutersReading about the men's soccer game between Palestine and Thailand this week, reminded me of all the coverage the women's team got a few months back when the first ever female soccer league was launched there in February...more
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Why it sucks to be a girl playing sports
by Draft Day Suit
posted March 11, 2011 at 6:22pm
Men have everything easier.
The above statement is not a precursor to a tirade of men being dumb, and women being the superior vaginawarriors of the species. I make the above statement because it is true.
I make the above statement because I used to pla...more
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Who's afraid of ("feminine") Tom Brady?
by After Atalanta
posted March 10, 2011 at 10:08pm
Wow--I mean wow. This attention to Tom Brady's hair has reached shocking levels of outrage. And it's also reached those subtle (and not-so-subtle I would imagine in conversations among fans--and enemies) levels of homophobia. Because Tom Brady has been sp...more
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Get off the phone, Soccer parents
by Draft Day Suit
posted March 10, 2011 at 9:42pm
The oldest boy is playing soccer. The kind of soccer where they actually have practices and games and as a parent you have to go.
He’s so excited he can’t see straight.
He’s also not very good at it. That’s fine. The boy isn’t all that athleti...more
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Realistic portrayals of athletic bodies
by One Sport Voice
posted March 9, 2011 at 6:03pm
If you know the history of sport media coverage of athletes, you know that it is problematic and has limitations. I saw this tweet come through on Sociological Images (@SocImages) The Perfect Body, as Illustrated by Olympic Athletes and wanted to share it...more
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Don’t celebrate a train wreck!
by Sarah Stanley Inspired
posted March 3, 2011 at 9:56pm
I’m disgusted. And saddened. I know I shouldn’t be, but I am. The last few days Twitter (and the media) has been abuzz with- and I hesitate to even write his name- Charlie Sheen. People have been RT-ing and mentioning his @ name beyond belief. Do thes...more
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It's March: Let the ghettoization begin!
by After Atalanta
posted March 3, 2011 at 6:06pm
I've probably mentioned one of my favorite quotations before. But I find this morning an appropriate time to say it again. So from one of my favorite radical feminist groups, the Guerrilla Girls, this question:Why the cynical attitude on this only the thi...more
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Nicole M. LaVoie on why critical thinking is important
by One Sport Voice
posted March 3, 2011 at 1:52am
As I was walking into school today from the parking lot, two men behind me were talking about women’s sport. Given the topic I was listening in to see what they were saying, as it is rare I hear two men discussing this topic. It quickly became apparent ...more
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Are women genetically programmed to dislike hockey?
by The First Line
posted February 17, 2011 at 1:35am
In my spam queue there are often fake messages that work off the word ‘hockey’ and are taken from some real source, but placed out of context or at random. On Monday, somebody actually pasted in what seems like an excerpt from someone’s post or es...more
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Actors vs athletes that 'play like a girl'
by After Atalanta
posted February 7, 2011 at 6:54pm
Sure the celebrity world often mixes famous athletes and famous actors, but this feature on AfterEllen.com--in honor/response (??) to the Superbowl--is a little puzzling.Play Like a Girl: The Top 20 Female Athletes on Screen features actresses who play at...more
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What counts as news
by After Atalanta
posted February 3, 2011 at 7:02pm
Almost paid no attention to this article not having any investment in the WBB teams from either Missouri State or Creighton. But here is the headline and first graf:
Women's Basketball Game at Missouri State to be TelevisedThe Missouri Valley Conference ...more
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