http://www.about-face.org/is-it-a-good-idea-to-insult-one-of-the-strongest-athletes-in-the-world/ Sat, 18 May 2013 13:29:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.about-face.org/is-it-a-good-idea-to-insult-one-of-the-strongest-athletes-in-the-world/#comment-17176 Heather Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:53:56 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=10646#comment-17176 @Jen - I love what you said about how there is an unspoken obligation that we are made to look good for other's viewing pleasure - equating physical appearance with worth and that a woman's currency is in how she looks. This has always made me so incredibly angry given that men's value increases as they age and women's decreases, because her value is based on beauty and our culture worships youth and eschews aging at all the costs. This really gets my blood boiling because it seems no matter what you do, if you are in any way poised in a public space, your appearance comes under unrestricted scrutiny and your exceptional talents downplayed. It’s a truly egregious injustice. @Jen – I love what you said about how there is an unspoken obligation that we are made to look good for other’s viewing pleasure – equating physical appearance with worth and that a woman’s currency is in how she looks. This has always made me so incredibly angry given that men’s value increases as they age and women’s decreases, because her value is based on beauty and our culture worships youth and eschews aging at all the costs. This really gets my blood boiling because it seems no matter what you do, if you are in any way poised in a public space, your appearance comes under unrestricted scrutiny and your exceptional talents downplayed. It’s a truly egregious injustice.

]]> http://www.about-face.org/is-it-a-good-idea-to-insult-one-of-the-strongest-athletes-in-the-world/#comment-17033 Shybiker Sat, 23 Jun 2012 02:12:28 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=10646#comment-17033 This is so sad. Small, unaccomplished people tear into those who really achieve something in their lives. And to attack this woman for appearance is just cruel. This is so sad. Small, unaccomplished people tear into those who really achieve something in their lives. And to attack this woman for appearance is just cruel.

]]> http://www.about-face.org/is-it-a-good-idea-to-insult-one-of-the-strongest-athletes-in-the-world/#comment-16969 Jen Brown Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:05:31 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=10646#comment-16969 I can't believe that anybody would look at this incredibly talented, high-achieving, hard-working women and see anything but an amazing person. I am so sick of the culture implying that all women have an obligation to look pleasing to society, i..e. fit the traditional standards of beauty, and if you don't have that then absolutely nothing else matters. She seems lovely inside and out, and anyone who would harrass her for her looks is a terrible, attention-grabbing, sad person indeed. I can’t believe that anybody would look at this incredibly talented, high-achieving, hard-working women and see anything but an amazing person. I am so sick of the culture implying that all women have an obligation to look pleasing to society, i..e. fit the traditional standards of beauty, and if you don’t have that then absolutely nothing else matters. She seems lovely inside and out, and anyone who would harrass her for her looks is a terrible, attention-grabbing, sad person indeed.

]]> http://www.about-face.org/is-it-a-good-idea-to-insult-one-of-the-strongest-athletes-in-the-world/#comment-16900 Saphy Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:28:48 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=10646#comment-16900 I've been raging about this for years. There's a comedian (who's not actually funny) in the UK called Frankie Boyle who really angered me when he was slating her nose. She's an olympic gold medal winning athlete who seems like a nice person, he's a bitter and twisted idiot who can't think of anything better to do than slate a beautiful talented woman who just wants to get on with her sport. Wonder who is more deserving of any criticism? I really hope Rebecca can ignore this c**p and know that she IS beautiful but that's just the icing on the cake for her on top of her extraordinary talent and many other qualities. I’ve been raging about this for years. There’s a comedian (who’s not actually funny) in the UK called Frankie Boyle who really angered me when he was slating her nose. She’s an olympic gold medal winning athlete who seems like a nice person, he’s a bitter and twisted idiot who can’t think of anything better to do than slate a beautiful talented woman who just wants to get on with her sport. Wonder who is more deserving of any criticism? I really hope Rebecca can ignore this c**p and know that she IS beautiful but that’s just the icing on the cake for her on top of her extraordinary talent and many other qualities.

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