Why I Love the Olympics

[AmazingGracePlayer]

Lol, I can see this thread turning into a Hot Olympic Chicks thread....

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Another category of female athletes that tend to be very well put together are pole vaulters. I enjoyed that competition immensely!

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Did you guys see the American girl that won the discus gold? Man, she looked like the missing link. She fell off the ugly tree, and hit every steroid coated branch on the way down.

That's mean, Cheez! She isn't too cute, but she still won the gold!

 

[fitbass3p]

That's mean, Cheez! She isn't too cute, but she still won the gold!

I'm still coping with the fact that people, at some point, devoted their lives to the perfection of the art of "spinning in a circle and throwing a heavy frisbee way over there."

 

[cheezewiz]

Yeah, it wasn't nice. I agree. And...she won gold for sure, but damn.

 

[Bassbarbie]

Isn't that what nature intended - that we're attracted to those with desirable genes?

There are a lot of perfect bodies out there...

What I really don't get is the cheer leaders at the beach volleyball. What is that all about???? Makes it tacky.

And is it true that there is a maximum size that their bikinis are allowed to be?

 

[Vorago]

Especially the 400 m runners. Wooha.

 

[jomahu]

The funny thing is that feminists (who I actually support in terms of their goals) often criticize men for objectifying women, but so often the women who seen as the sexiest are the women who are known for something beyond their looks. Just look at all of the men on TB who have flipped over nice looking women who play bass when they appear.

cheese, i love you man, but this makes no sense.

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

cheese, i love you man, but this makes no sense.

It makes perfect sense.

He is saying that chicks that play bass are HOT

 

[Dr. Cheese]

cheese, i love you man, but this makes no sense.

Oh well, sorry to disappoint you. I guess what I'm trying to say is that once you get beyond the world of pinups or porn, the women that men often find most attractive are interesting, not just cute. I think that is something feminist thinkers overlook when they critique sexist attitudes of men. I am by no means excusing or overlooking sexism (mine included because I have just as many hangups as any other man my age despite my attempts to come to terms with my shortcomings.)

In the case of the Olympics, there are tons of beautifully built women who are doing stuff that is interesting and admirable, it is a natural magnet for men, IMO.

 

[EricF]

Most of the the good looking ones run too fast for me to catch, and the ones I can catch are stong enough to rip off my arm and beat me with it.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Isn't that what nature intended - that we're attracted to those with desirable genes?

I think you nailed it.

 

[Vorago]

Allyson Felix!

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Allyson Felix!

My goodness! She sure is a cutie!

 

[Vorago]

Not a semi-man like some of the other sprinters...