Tag Archives: sports

Lingerie Football League Is Klassin’ Things Up

Jessica WakemanJanuary 17, 2013 //
Lingerie Football
lingerie football league
Totally disgusting? Or a way for women to play the sport? Read More »
"Unfeminine" Athletes
Lolo Jones photo
Some old sexist dude is concerned lady athletes are not feminine. Read More »
NFL's First Female Ref
Shannon Eastin photo
Have a problem with the NFL's first-ever female ref? Deal with it. Read More »
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“Imagine if fondue wanted to end its association with melted cheese.”

This is how ESPN reported on plans by the Lingerie Football League to rebrand themselves into a classier institution. Good luck with that!  They’re trying to be taken seriously as an actual football team for women … as opposed to, say, a sexist travesty of athleticism exploiting the willingness of some women who love sports so much they’re willing to play football in bootyshorts if that’s the only way they can do it. Keep reading »

ESPN’s Jemele Hill Tweet Photo Of Her Sexist, Racist Hate Mail

Jessica WakemanJanuary 7, 2013 //
Fired Over Hair
Rhonda Lee
Black woman fired for responding to Facebook posts about her hair. Read More »
Rhonda Lee Speaks Out
Rhonda Lee Democracy Now
Black meteorologist speaks out on getting fired. Read More »
Racist Joke?
Caroline Wozniacki
Tennis player Caroline Wozniacki accused of a racist joke. Read More »

Indonesian City Bans Slutty Ladies From “Straddling” Male Bicyclists

Jessica WakemanJanuary 3, 2013 //
Miniskirts Banned
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... so that sluts don't tempt men to assault them. Read More »
Rape Victim Suicide
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A 17-year-old Indian gang rape victim committed suicide. Read More »
Protect With Chili Powder?
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Indian police chief offensively suggested chili powder prevents rape. Read More »
Frisky Feminism!
Everything The Frisky has ever written about feminism! Read More »
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Women in the Indonesian city of Lhokseumawe must now ride side-saddle on bikes and motorcycles, because “straddling” a male bicyclist from behind as he peddles in front is now verboten. Keep reading »

ESPN Radio Hosts Suspended For Calling Trans Athlete An “It”

Jessica WakemanDecember 13, 2012 //
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  • ESPN Radio “temporarily” suspended hosts who made transphobic comments about a trans basketball player, including referring to her as “it” and saying that no one who is trans should be allowed to play sports. [Queerty]
  • Susan Rice is officially withdrawing from consideration for Secretary of State. [Twitter.com/NBCnews]
  • On Victoria’s Secret’s continued beef with an anti-rape group. [Black Book Mag]
  • Catholic University has rejected the creation of an LGBT allies student group on campus. [Think Progress]
  • Depressing chart time! Newspapers don’t care when notable women die. [Mother Jones] Keep reading »

Tennis Player Caroline Wozniacki Accused Of Racism For Mimicry Of Serena Williams

Jessica WakemanDecember 11, 2012 //
Color Of Domestic Violence
On Kasandra Perkins and the color of domestic violence. Read More »
Princess Fail
Charlotte Casiraghi Native American
Princess of Monaco dressed up like a Native American. Read More »
Geisha Outfit
Victoria's Secret sexy little geisha
Victoria Secret offends with "sexy little geisha" outfit. Read More »
Mindy's Race Jokes
The Mindy Project
"The Mindy Project" makes some squicky jokes about race. Read More »
Is This Racist?
Caroline Wozniacki

The Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki has been accused of racism after she stuffed her bra and skirt, to give the appearance of ample breasts and butt, on the court yesterday, apparently mimicking her fellow women’s tennis player Serena Williams. Wozniacki was playing a game in Sao Paolo, Brazil, against Anna Kournikova when, with a big grin on her face, she stuffed small towels down her frontside and backside to give herself cariacturishly large proportions. She played for a minute or two dressed like that, as the audience chuckled, before pulling the towels out. You can watch a video of the incident after the jump. Keep reading »

The Soapbox: On Kasandra Perkins And The Color Of Domestic Violence

Erica WatsonDecember 6, 2012 //
Domestic Violence Advice
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... from a prosecutor who has seen it all. Read More »
Helping DV Victims
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Should we ask victims of domestic violence why they stay? Read More »
Kasandra Perkins Murder
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NFL player Jovan Belcher murdered his girlfriend and then killed himself. Read More »

On December 1st, the sports world was in shock as reports came in that Jovan Belcher, a linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, died in a murder-suicide, killing himself at the Chiefs training facility after murdering the mother of his three-month-old child in their home. Most people tried to figure out what would make a good kid like Belcher, who appeared to “have it all,” end his life in this way. But I found myself asking, “But what about the girlfriend? Does she even have a name?”

Her name was Kasandra Perkins. The 22-year-old mother had given birth in September and now she was dead. Gone. Keep reading »

College Basketball Player Fat-Shamed After Quitting Team

Julie GersteinNovember 29, 2012 //
Fat News Anchor
Wisconsin news anchor responds to fat shamer's bullying letter. Read More »
"Fat" Beauty Queen
Miss San Antonio lost her crown for eating tacos. Read More »
Open Letter To The Fat Girl
Winona pens an open letter to the fat girl. Read More »

Today In Totally Awful News: Josh Smith, a junior on the UCLA basketball team, left the team in response to accusations that he simply wasn’t in good enough shape to play — and to a chorus of professional sports commentators and fans claiming he was “too fat.” “I have made the decision to leave the program for personal reasons,” Smith said in a statement. “I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at UCLA and am grateful for the opportunity that has been presented to me here.”

Smith said he had difficulties with training and conditioning, and struggled with his weight. And that, apparently, was enough to make some in the media attack him for it. Keep reading »

NFL Star Brandon Marshall Tweets Naked Teammate By Accident

TruTVNovember 18, 2012 //

Brandon Marshall , a wide receiver for the Chicago Bears, was so psyched about a UCF shirt he received that he went on to tweet a photo of him wearing it to his over 750,000 followers.

But unfortunately, and understandably considering his job, he went wide — and the photo included a teammate’s naked butt in the background.  Which isn’t surprising considering it was taken in a locker room. Read more…

Today’s Lady News: Douchey Ads For New York Knicks Removed

Jessica WakemanNovember 9, 2012 //
"Unfeminine" Athletes
Lolo Jones photo
Some old sexist dude is concerned lady athletes are not feminine. Read More »
Anti-Gay Slur
Escobar suspended for writing anti-gay slur on his face. Read More »
Condi Invited To Club
Condoleezza Rice photo
Condi Rice was invited to join the all-male Augusta National Golf Club. Read More »
"Prostitute"
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16-year-old Saudia Arabian Olympian called "prostitute" for competing. Read More »
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  • Whoever does advertising for the New York Knicks must have thought this ad about bagging “sixes” and “sevens” was a 10, when it’s really a zero. People are people, not numbers ranking them on their attractiveness. I was going to call this ad “sexist,” but really, it’s more all-around douchey for either gender. [VIBE]
  • Moms now run New Hampshire. Here’s blogger Amanda Hess on why they shouldn’t talk about being moms. [Slate]
  • On white women who voted for Mitt Romney … [The New Yorker] Keep reading »

Toronto Blue Jays Player Yunel Escobar Suspended For Writing Anti-Gay Slur On His Face

Ami AngelowiczSeptember 19, 2012 //
Gay Scaremongering
gay marriage
This gay marriage scaremongering ad is so bad it's good. Read More »
Obama Supports Gays
Barack Obama photo
The president comes out in support of same-sex unions. Read More »
Big Gay Oreo
Some people were offended by this Oreo. Read More »
Unacceptable

For those of you who don’t speak Spanish, “Tu Ere Maricon” translates to “You are a faggot.” Toronto Blue Jays player Yunel Escobar made a grave error in judgement by writing this anti-gay slur on his face during a game this weekend. Escobar defended his homophobic face painting at a press conference saying: “I don’t have anything against homosexuals. I have friends that are gay … It’s just something that’s been said amongst the Latinos. It’s not something that’s meant to be offensive.” Keep reading »

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