Sexist or Distasteful ~ Lingerie Football [View all]

[boston bean]

Feminist critics of this new 'sport' sound like snobs on a soapbox

To be clear: it is generally agreed by feminist persons that the Lingerie Football League is sexist. The league is not only proof of sexism but a source of sexism. Further, if one elects to think of the league as less than sexist, one is sexist.

I was surprised by this reasoning, and not just because it was so dizzyingly syllogistic. In my view, the Lingerie Football League is less ''sexist'' than it is just a little distasteful. (Please note: This is possibly because I am a sexist.)

If you have not previously heard of the Lingerie Football League, be assured, it is every bit as gaudy as it sounds. Young women play a laudably brutal version of American gridiron football in their underthings. These women, who are reportedly paid for their participation, sign an ''accidental nudity'' clause in the case of, oops, temporary uniform loss.

We could probably place the Lingerie Football League in aesthetic proximity to pole dancing and athletic proximity to a bar fight. It is not very nice and it is probably not terribly hygienic. But, particularly when compared with something like wage disparity or Neighbours, it is not especially sexist.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/feminist-critics-of-this-new-sport-sound-like-snobs-on-a-soapbox-20120608-201nt.html#ixzz1xG3heLB8

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