Lingerie Football....and L'Oreal Worth It

The fact that I wasn't really sure there were women's pro football teams, but knew that they must exist, reveals that it just isn't talked about or very popular. I've watched women's basketball, seen women's pro-soccer, golf, hockey, lacrosse, all kinds of sports, but not the football. Until now. This popped on TV one day, and I was both concerned and admiring. This, is lingerie football, with models that play pro-football. Of course, there is just pro-football for women, but its not nearly as popular as this, which is likely why I really heard about it first.

I love sports. I'm competitive, and love the rush. I love playing soccer and basketball, and I know I'd like anything similar to hockey. I'd kill to play quidditch if it existed. It's not just a masculine thing to be strong and want to kick serious butt cheek! Strength is beautiful in any form. That's the truth of it folks. No matter what way it is expressed, strength and wholesome health are admired in everyone on the physical, mental, and emotional level. Putting it to work together in the active form of sport is like putting this whole story into motion. It's magnificent.

HERE IS WHAT ROCKS: I think the strong, beautiful women playing football are awesome for being models and playing very serious football with great tactics. The strong woman idea has become accepted socially over time, sort of like the sought after independent woman who's got it all. (Still note that they are sought after by the guys...its still a bit taboo the other way around, just a bit) This results from women historically taking their stand and gaining respect. I like this and totally fall into wanting to be the strong pretty independent. Classic for today, and seems natural anyway.

HERE IS THE PROBLEM: WHY, oh, WHY is it that in order for women's football to be recognized, does it have to be LINGERIE football? I'll tell you why! Men are controlling that market! There it is, I've said it. They buy the season tickets to see lingerie football, not regular women's football. Women's sports aren't as popular anyway as the men's, predominantly due to gender role ideals in history. Recently, football has been idealized as so masculine, that if you're a guy and you don't like football, you might be classified into a stereotyped category. SO THERE HAS TO BE SEX APPEAL IN ORDER TO GET ATTENTION TO WOMEN IN THIS PARTICULAR SPORT?!?! That's what ticks me off a bit. Of course, sex appeal gets women attention for many, many things on subtle and not so subtle levels, especially with something in the market. Sex sells is the problem. Where did that respect go? The good thing is, once the guys have a seat, the girls actually play a great game.

But this reminds me of the commercial that came on right after I saw this TV clip. It was for a jaw line cream from L'Oreal, to make a woman look a certain way right on the jaw line, and then, after they've bought the product, after they've changed whatever it was about their natural look, only then, according to a social standard, are they worth it. Like the models.

The football and makeup extremes meet... the sexy models are free to be sporty, but both elements are subject to sex appeal here. It goes straight backward.

Excuse me, but I think all women are worth it without having to change themselves from who they are or how they naturally look, and are worth much more than all the sex appeal ideal. I think over time, women will get more involved in sports and gain even more respect for being tough.

For real. ; )