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Yavin4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 04:07 PM
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Is It Wrong To Look At Female Athletes As Sex Symbols?
I don't think so. Women look at male athletes in the same way. Look at how women drool over Tony Gonzales, Derek Jeter, Johnny Damon, and Tom Brady.

So is it wrong for men to do the same with female athletes?
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Worst Username Ever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 04:09 PM
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1. I don't think it is wrong to look at anybody as a sex symbol.
Who thinks it is wrong?
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fryguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 04:11 PM
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2. brandi chastian
pretty much a sex symbol in my book (even before her jeresey incident)
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ClintonTyree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 04:13 PM
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3. Hell no..................
athletic (but not overly muscular) women are a big turn on for me. I'm especially enamored to Women Volleyball players. I've got his thing for long legs you see...............
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 04:15 PM
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4. Womens Beach Volleyball
got the highest TV ratings of this years Olympic coverage
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ClintonTyree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 04:28 PM
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5. So I'm not the only one then..............
rat's, more competition for their affection. ;( Like I ever had a chance anyway.
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FizzFuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-19-04 09:37 PM
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9. I heard that Women's Beach Volleyball teams were forced by the League
wear excessively revealing uniforms. The women were against this ruling, but the Leagues and Networks said tough shit. No Daisy Duke style shorts with string bikini tops, no team. The End.

Maybe it's wrong to take male athletes seriously while forcing women to pose as bimbos?
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Robroy Donating Member (426 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 04:31 PM
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6. Anna Kournikova
Maria Sharapova. The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!
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MrSlayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 07:15 PM
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7. No, it's not wrong, it's just hard.
There are so few female athletes that are hot.
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mark414 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-19-04 07:45 PM
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8. oh shit
good thing this forum isn't too busy or you'd get your ass reamed for that

ha...you're right though
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OKNancy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 06:44 AM
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12. Well, I'm reading
but some people's idea of hot is silicon and ribs.
To each his/her own.
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KSAtheist Donating Member (209 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 01:44 AM
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10. YOU SEXIST BASTARD!
Sorry; had to throw in that header to throw any hardcore feminists who might be reading off.

You're mostly right, though. Anna Kournikova, perhaps, but the crappiness of her play eliminates her from contention. She's just another second-stringer who looks good.

The problem is that a hardcore athletic regimen removes most of what men consider attractive traits. It lessens the fat in the breasts, it removes all junk from the trunk, etc. etc.

I caught a bit of a women's bodybuilding competition last week on INHD. I was repulsed, yet strangely attracted.
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OKNancy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 06:49 AM
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13. Watch it bub
;-)

One doesn't have to be a "hardcore feminist" to complain about sexism.
This particular thread, in my opinion, isn't over the line. If it were, I'd deleted it.

:evilgrin:
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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 03:00 AM
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11. Are you kidding me?????....
...Who doesn't love Women's Volleyball? :P
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