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Taking a sport seriously. Palatine Send a noteboard - 04/08/2012 05:39:32 PM
The reasons for including that "sport" in the Olympics seem very dubious to me to begin with, so I can't really get too upset about its players being treated as sex objects, when that pretty much seems to be the entire point of having the sport at the Games. It's more disturbing in sports that you can actually take seriously - gymnastics, for starters.


This I really don't understand. How can anyone take a sport where the winners are determined wholly on the judgemnent of non-participants (gymnastics) more seriously than one where the winners are determined by a tangible score (or time) accomplished by the participants (beach volleyball)?

Also, when you put the word sport in quotes regarding beach volleyball, I can only assume you've never played it. Is that true?
*MySmiley*

I play air tambourine. Competitively.
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What if every sport was photographed like beach volleyball? Rebekah - 03/08/2012 04:32:51 PM 1084 Views
Heh, I saw that earlier. Stephen - 03/08/2012 05:06:11 PM 560 Views
Twitter is useful. Rebekah - 03/08/2012 05:11:03 PM 571 Views
Re: Twitter is useful. Stephen - 03/08/2012 05:27:23 PM 692 Views
I loved that Avengers poster. *NM* Rebekah - 03/08/2012 05:58:31 PM 247 Views
If you are hot and your ass is hanging out people will photograph it random thoughts - 03/08/2012 05:13:45 PM 576 Views
There are apparently rules about the size of the women's outfits. Rebekah - 03/08/2012 06:00:32 PM 674 Views
They don't require them to let their ass hang out random thoughts - 03/08/2012 06:44:07 PM 833 Views
You should develop a more European attitude towards sexuality Dark Knight - 03/08/2012 06:48:19 PM 578 Views
Tell me, what is the European view on sexuality? Lews_TherinThelamon - 04/08/2012 03:00:32 PM 575 Views
Congratulations. I'm going to award you the gold for missing the point. *NM* Rebekah - 04/08/2012 06:28:09 PM 276 Views
Two things. Palatine - 03/08/2012 06:30:04 PM 782 Views
Women wear that on purpose *shrugs* Dark Knight - 03/08/2012 06:50:00 PM 558 Views
That is a little eye-opening. nossy - 03/08/2012 06:59:56 PM 663 Views
Pfft, men's beach volleyball isn't covered like that snoopcester - 03/08/2012 07:21:20 PM 612 Views
The olympics would be a lot more exciting? A Deathwatch Guard - 03/08/2012 08:41:52 PM 644 Views
Beach volleyball is a sport now? Legolas - 03/08/2012 08:41:52 PM 676 Views
Karch Kiraly won gold medals in both Larry - 03/08/2012 11:18:53 PM 707 Views
So I see, but looks like the beach one was a second career after his prime. Legolas - 03/08/2012 11:27:33 PM 575 Views
It also wasn't an Olympic sport until 1996 Larry - 04/08/2012 03:58:00 AM 627 Views
Much more of a sport than some other competitions ironclad - 04/08/2012 11:17:15 AM 546 Views
It is fairly ridiculous... but... jh - 04/08/2012 01:53:09 PM 696 Views
That's funny... Sareitha Sedai - 06/08/2012 03:34:04 PM 547 Views
Taking a sport seriously. Palatine - 04/08/2012 05:39:32 PM 564 Views
try playing two man Volleyball in the sand and see if it is easy *NM* random thoughts - 06/08/2012 03:43:03 PM 259 Views
I wish I could "like" this comment! *NM* rebelaessedai - 15/08/2012 12:19:16 AM 337 Views
There is the Facebook button. *NM* Stephen - 15/08/2012 12:25:46 AM 260 Views
Check this wonderful tutorial slideshow on what the hand signals in volleyball mean... everynametaken - 05/08/2012 05:28:35 AM 753 Views
Yes, I saw. Camilla - 05/08/2012 09:59:05 AM 652 Views
I know it's wrong, but I really enjoyed the cropped images of men. *NM* Aeryn - 06/08/2012 03:13:42 PM 284 Views
I don't think it's wrong. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 06/08/2012 11:20:24 PM 242 Views
There is nothing wrong with finding attractive people attractive. Stephen - 06/08/2012 11:53:32 PM 565 Views
Not at all Praziquantel - 07/08/2012 09:46:47 PM 528 Views
Meh. rebelaessedai - 15/08/2012 12:30:12 AM 651 Views
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