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Showing Original Post only (View all)Poll: Would anyone here object to or be offended by skimpy outfits on male volleyball team members? [View all]
http://jezebel.com/5929655/the-mens-beach-volleyball-uniforms-need-an-overhaul?tag=olympicsUm, because i know *i* wouldnt. See, this is one of the funniest conceits of self-absorbed 2nd wave echo chamber thinking. After they have worked themselves into a self righteous puritannical rage-froth over a picture like this:
They seem to think that somehow they will 'turn the tables' on us erotixin-addled objectobots by retaliating with something like, say, this:
To which i say, great. Bring it on.
Because PICTURES OF HOT GUYS DONT BOTHER ME. Wait...what??? Howcanthisbeez?
...um, well, Its not my speed, but more power to those for whom it is. You want the roots of the 2nd wave "issues" with the LGBT community? Well, for one, they fuck up the narrative of sex bring inherently oppressive and/or "problematic", the diversity in the community (including the trans community) along with the celebrtion of sexuality, individuality and freedom (again, "problematic" tsk tsk)... And last but most certainly not least the fact that gay men often engage in the same behaviors which are so apparently loathsome (i.e. "objectification", looking at porn, attraction based on physical appearance, etc.) ... All of it indirect and immediate conflict with the dismal, bleak, negative worldview of your increasingly isolated neo-Dworkinite.
So if the mens volleyball team needs skimpier outfits, i say, GREAT!
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Poll: Would anyone here object to or be offended by skimpy outfits on male volleyball team members? [View all]
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2012
OP
Took a while, but here are my current (probably incoherent) thoughts on the subject.
rrneck
Aug 2012
#63
Really interesting post. It's gonna take me a while to sink my teeth into.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2012
#65
I think the complexity begins and ends with the opaque and subjective definition of "empowerment"
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2012
#10
"Empowering"? I think it's reasonable to inquire as to the nature of that power.
lumberjack_jeff
Jul 2012
#11
Whether it's empowering or not I think is very much dependent on the person
4th law of robotics
Jul 2012
#40
Yes. Skimpy outfits without a purpose (like swimming/diving) have got to go.
applegrove
Jul 2012
#26
Sexy is fine in advertising. Or on the beach. I just think something overtly sexy, like a bikini on
applegrove
Jul 2012
#28
No. Neither the exposure of the male or female body is shameful. Depends how it is couched. In what
applegrove
Jul 2012
#30
In all seriousness, I agree that the primary function of a sport uniform should be utiltiarianism
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2012
#31
2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover. For RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY!
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2012
#36
That excuse is for people who have enough education to string a lot of words together.
lumberjack_jeff
Aug 2012
#45
I'm offended that he got to meet my favorite Olympians and I didn't. At least yet.
stevenleser
Aug 2012
#57
I can't very well say 'Yes' seeing as how I have posted videos of skimpy clothed men
stevenleser
Aug 2012
#56