When plus size company Lane Bryant’s sexy TV ad was supposedly censored by ABC as inappropriate for “Dancing With the Stars” audiences, there were calls of hypocrisy. After all, TV networks don’t seem to have an issue showing lingerie ads for Victoria’s Secret (or even the much touted half naked extravaganza ‘Victoria’s Secret Special.”) Still, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Cheerleaders’
Fat girls wear bras too!
Posted in Body image, Health, Media, Toys & products, tagged Cheerleaders, Lane Bryant, plus size, Victoria's Secret on April 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Champ or Vamp?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 2000 Summer Games, Amy Acuff, Anna Kournikova, Athletes, Cheerleaders, endorsements, Gear, GQ, high jump, Jenny Thompson, Joe DiNaggio, Julia Mancuso, Marilyn Monroe, Maxim, Mia Hamm, Monica Seles, Olympics, pole vaulting, Serena Williams, sex symbol, sexiest athletes, Sports Iluustrated, Stacy Dragila, Sydney, tae kwon do, water polo, weightlifting on February 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Are women athletes celebrated more for what they can do or for how they look? Here’s a photo of Winter Olympics 2010 silver medal winner in Ladies Super Combined, Julia Mancuso. Have women athletes made any progress winning endorsements, acclaim, recognition, and money for their skill rather than their appearance? Here’s something I wrote about [...]
Kim Kardashian, Real Life Trophy Wife?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cheerleaders, Feminism, High School Musical, Kendra Baskett, Kids, Kim Kardashian, Kim Possible, Parents on February 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Cheerladers are bad. There’s no other way to say it. I don’t care if they’re of color or fat or have athletic skill. Being a cheerleader means you’re the sideshow, your role is to make the main event look good; you are not and never will be the star. Witnessing the archetype blonde haired, blue [...]
