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I'm hoping lack of interest means it all disappears without a trace. Pathetic and makes me wonder how much further we have to go in terms of making the world a less sexist place. Suggests to me we are going backwards. And yes good point of course the Hun didn't even mention hios choice of attending such a miserable 'event'. I wonder how his President feels

Maybe watch a game. I'm a big NFL fan and know (not a close acquaintance) a girl who's part of the LFL so I watched a brief bit of the game that was on 7Mate Sunday night.

The girls play hard. Literally more hard tackles in one game than a season of watching the dees.

They CHOOSE to play and wear the uniforms as they know it increases the audience in the hope that one day they can get paid to play a tough, physical and fun sport. The chances of it taking off in Australia and slim but if the girls play well enough they might get a shot in the US. A lot of the girls have done other spots wearing similar uniforms. Whilst this sport clearly sexes up the uniforms for the girls compared to men you can argue that's true for a lot of sports. There are certainly performance benefits for women to wear skimpy outfits in many sports ie. beach volleyball, but that doesn't stop them showing off their bodies. Same for tennis, where I'm sure there isn't a lot of performance benefit from shorter and tighter dresses compared to a standard outfit. Then again the crowd cheered plenty whenever Pat Rafter took his t shirt off.

LFL in no way is a miserable event. It's women making a commercial decision and good on them. The Richmond president, as a woman used to mixing it in a mans world probably respects that.

If you want to make the world a less sexist place maybe focus on issues that actually are sexual discrimination not choice.

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but they do wear beach appropriate gear

A bikini? At the Olympics?

There's a difference between beach appropriate gear and a uniform for the elite level of an Olympic sport.

Regardless, I'm not bothered either way, I have no interest in the lingerie league, I'm just pointing out our inconsistencies and how we pick and choose what we're outraged about.

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If you want to make the world a less sexist place maybe focus on issues that actually are sexual discrimination not choice.

For gods sake its called the Lingerie Football League.

Of course the women involved have a choice. It is still demeaning to women. Great role models for young women.

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For gods sake its called the Lingerie Football League.

Of course the women involved have a choice. It is still demeaning to women. Great role models for young women.

In what way is it demeaning?

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A bikini? At the Olympics?

There's a difference between beach appropriate gear and a uniform for the elite level of an Olympic sport.

Regardless, I'm not bothered either way, I have no interest in the lingerie league, I'm just pointing out our inconsistencies and how we pick and choose what we're outraged about.

olympics or not they do play on a sandy beach (even if it is sometimes manufactured)

as for being olympics, they wear very similar outfits to many female track and field athletes if you look

anyway......i would have thought beach volleyball copped similar criticism as lingerie football, so not sure why people raise the beach volleyball issue

me, i just ignore both of them along with other faked sports like www

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olympics or not they do play on a sandy beach (even if it is sometimes manufactured)

as for being olympics, they wear very similar outfits to many female track and field athletes if you look

anyway......i would have thought beach volleyball copped similar criticism as lingerie football, so not sure why people raise the beach volleyball issue

me, i just ignore both of them along with other faked sports like www

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olympics or not they do play on a sandy beach (even if it is sometimes manufactured)

as for being olympics, they wear very similar outfits to many female track and field athletes if you look

anyway......i would have thought beach volleyball copped similar criticism as lingerie football, so not sure why people raise the beach volleyball issue

me, i just ignore both of them along with other faked sports like www

My personal opinion is that reality shows like the Batchelor do far more damage to a sexist society than any of the sports we've discussed so far


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Why should King act with integrity when the AFL doesn't?

In recent times the AFL has just been full of underhanded deals.

Essendon mixing with very suspect individuals.

King hangs around the boxing scene, to ask him not to mix with bikies would be asking him not to box.

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was that a dig at Mike Fitzpatrick or Bob Hawke? :)

More to the Point. Definitely Abbot like.

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olympics or not they do play on a sandy beach (even if it is sometimes manufactured)

as for being olympics, they wear very similar outfits to many female track and field athletes if you look

anyway......i would have thought beach volleyball copped similar criticism as lingerie football, so not sure why people raise the beach volleyball issue

me, i just ignore both of them along with other faked sports like www

Do the men wear just budgie smugglers in the beach volleyball?

No, the vast majority of them wear shorts and tank tops.

Where is the equality in that?

Just like the basketball a couple of years back, the women had to wear body hugging lycra that left nothing to the imagination whilst the men could wear their normal uniforms.

The inconsistencies that we have is incredibly and it's laughable that suddenly there's a section of our cummunity getting uptight over this.

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just glad he's richmond's problem and not ours

The up side dc is he can get a kick and makes a worthwhile contribution to a side that played in the finals in 2013.

That is a lot more than quite a few of the choir boys I know.

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More to the Point. Definitely Abbot like.

oh dear, you should really get those detectors of yours serviced :o

Do the men wear just budgie smugglers in the beach volleyball?

No, the vast majority of them wear shorts and tank tops.

Where is the equality in that?

Just like the basketball a couple of years back, the women had to wear body hugging lycra that left nothing to the imagination whilst the men could wear their normal uniforms.

The inconsistencies that we have is incredibly and it's laughable that suddenly there's a section of our cummunity getting uptight over this.

i wear shorts and tank tops often on the beach. most men don't wear bikinis (at least not on the beaches i frequent)

many olympic male swimmers wear budgie smugglers

many male track athletes and cyclists wear revealing lycra shorts (moreso than budgie smugglers)

you'd better not go to the ballet :lol:

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oh dear, you should really get those detectors of yours serviced :o

i wear shorts and tank tops often on the beach. most men don't wear bikinis (at least not on the beaches i frequent)

many olympic male swimmers wear budgie smugglers

many male track athletes and cyclists wear revealing lycra shorts (moreso than budgie smugglers)

you'd better not go to the ballet :lol:

What has swimmers got to do with Beach Volleyball?


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Lingerie shops in shopping centres showing pictures of scantily clad women.

Victoria's Secret Models and their annual parade.

Pictures of Women in travel adverts wearing bikinis

etc. etc. etc. should we ban that too; should women wear full length bathing suits at the beach?

God we get precious at times. They do it because they get paid to and those that want to watch it can do so because it's a free country. I don't but I don't care if others do.

We better ban the Chippendales too.

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Lingerie shops in shopping centres showing pictures of scantily clad women.

Victoria's Secret Models and their annual parade.

Pictures of Women in travel adverts wearing bikinis

etc. etc. etc. should we ban that too; should women wear full length bathing suits at the beach?

God we get precious at times. They do it because they get paid to and those that want to watch it can do so because it's a free country. I don't but I don't care if others do.

We better ban the Chippendales too.

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What has swimmers got to do with Beach Volleyball?

well it was you who brought up the connection to olympic sports

remember?

A bikini? At the Olympics?

There's a difference between beach appropriate gear and a uniform for the elite level of an Olympic sport.

Regardless, I'm not bothered either way, I have no interest in the lingerie league, I'm just pointing out our inconsistencies and how we pick and choose what we're outraged about.

and like you i'm not bothered either way. just another example of the hypocritical world we live in

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On the subject of King associating with Mitchell; he's playing a very dangerous game there and the players in general have been warned about associating with possible criminal elements.

Now that is important and very serious.

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For gods sake its called the Lingerie Football League.

Of course the women involved have a choice. It is still demeaning to women. Great role models for young women.

So women choosing to wear a uniform are then demeaning other young women who are then bad role models for other young women?

Even if that's true then what does sexism have to do with any of it? And presuming you're a man what does it have anything to do with you? If you don't like it don't watch. But don't watch porn, go the strippers, listen to Rihanna music, buy Victoria's Secret or do anything else that promotes women cashing in on their bodies. And to not be sexist don't buy bonds undies with pat rafter or Michael Clarke in his jocks, don't listen to Ricky Martin and avoid shopping in any shops which have picture of male models on the walls.

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