Sex appeal, cont.
Among the early responses to today's multi-story Sex & Sports spread in today's Daily News, which included my column taking the side that we should feel guilty for marginalizing good-looking athletes, while Jill Painter took the side that if you've got it, flaunt it, in addition to a sidebar on Jessica Mendoza's encounter posing for Stuff magazine, the danger of web browsers on high school athletes and how gay-themed sites play things straight:
Gentlemen:
I am writing in regards to your articles on THE SEX APPEAL OF SPORTS. They both missed at least one important point of view: women objectifying male athletes. I personally love tennis and soccer and can't get enough of the
attractive guys involved with both sports. Of course, I have a blog relating to my interests and have found that "gay-themed" sites (like Kennethinthe212) have similar agendas in objectifying male athletes. Call it what you like; reverse-misogyny, reverse-sexism. As a feminist sports fan, I enjoy pointing out the sex appeal of male athletes, while respectfully appreciating the athletic talent of their female counterparts. The world has had enough of the objectification of women, and in turn, I have no shame in treating men like the eye-candy that they
are...
Cheers,
==Lady Hooligan Kat, Editor-in-Chief, Lady Hooligan.com and
http://ladyhooligan.blogspot.com
xxxxx
Here's an unproven fact that I wish I could bet a million dollars on: Take a bunch of overweight, unattractive women dressed or undressed, and you couldn't pay people to come and watch them play beach volleyball.
== Jack Berkus, Playa del Rey, CA