Comments on: Why must softball game prep include bronzer and eyeliner? http://fairgamenews.com/2010/01/why-must-softball-game-prep-include-bronzer-and-eyeliner/ seeking equality on — and off — the field Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:14:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Katie http://fairgamenews.com/2010/01/why-must-softball-game-prep-include-bronzer-and-eyeliner/comment-page-1/#comment-1781 Katie Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:56:19 +0000 http://fairgamenews.com/?p=923#comment-1781 Im sorry but I disagree I play softball (I am the catcher) and makeup is my life. It's not that I'm trying to prove I'm not a lesbian or to show my girlie side it's just that I love it. And about the ribbon I only wear it cause my team Jase a code that all the girls made up but I not going to explain that Im sorry but I disagree I play softball (I am the catcher) and makeup is my life. It’s not that I’m trying to prove I’m not a lesbian or to show my girlie side it’s just that I love it. And about the ribbon I only wear it cause my team Jase a code that all the girls made up but I not going to explain that

]]> By: Aimee http://fairgamenews.com/2010/01/why-must-softball-game-prep-include-bronzer-and-eyeliner/comment-page-1/#comment-1442 Aimee Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:27:18 +0000 http://fairgamenews.com/?p=923#comment-1442 Megan I really appreciate your perspective on this... as the mother of three young female athletes (10, 7 & 2... ok the 2 year old isn't an athlete yet, but a soccer ball is her favorite toy)... I have seen early on the struggle for an athlete to find a place in her world... my 10 year old has a very hard time balancing that she is a strong athlete who can (and will) take on every boy in her class... BUT she also wants to be a girl I don't know the answer... and I even feel a bit hypocritical... because at the same time that I HATE that I can't freely let my daughters google "soccer, women" and feel confidant that they are going to find a list of role models not half naked pictures to satisfy a man's desires... I am encouraging my daughter to wear her favorite athletic SKIRT to practice... whatever it takes to keep her in the game... and if looking like a girl while she fires off a game winning shot is what it takes to keep her in the game, then I am all for it... Megan
I really appreciate your perspective on this…
as the mother of three young female athletes (10, 7 & 2… ok the 2 year old isn’t an athlete yet, but a soccer ball is her favorite toy)…
I have seen early on the struggle for an athlete to find a place in her world…
my 10 year old has a very hard time balancing that she is a strong athlete who can (and will) take on every boy in her class… BUT she also wants to be a girl
I don’t know the answer… and I even feel a bit hypocritical… because at the same time that I HATE that I can’t freely let my daughters google “soccer, women” and feel confidant that they are going to find a list of role models not half naked pictures to satisfy a man’s desires…
I am encouraging my daughter to wear her favorite athletic SKIRT to practice…
whatever it takes to keep her in the game… and if looking like a girl while she fires off a game winning shot is what it takes to keep her in the game, then I am all for it…

]]> By: NFL / AFL http://fairgamenews.com/2010/01/why-must-softball-game-prep-include-bronzer-and-eyeliner/comment-page-1/#comment-1353 NFL / AFL Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:23:52 +0000 http://fairgamenews.com/?p=923#comment-1353 Female athletic empowerment like female empowerment in politics, law, medicine, education, finance, etc.,has very little to do with how a woman wears her hair or how often she reaches for the eyeliner. Women who have reached the pinnacle in their field generally dance to the beat of their own drum, are confident in the choices they make and if showing their "girlie" side is what they choose, so be it.The photos of the women in the above entry (here, here and here)leave no doubt that these athletes are strong, conditioned, prepared and determined to give it their all. Yes, they appear to be ready to compete aggressively playing hard with or without mascara, I also think it's GREAT that Lanccome is preparing to introduce a cosmetic line just in time for the Winter Olympics. Not only will this highlight the role of women in serious sports on every page of every major magazine but will showcase women as well-rounded, grounded,high achieving citizens of the universe. What could be better than a world famous, major industry supporting and glorifying female competitors, blusher and all. As for Derek Jeter, he's cute enough without foundation. Female athletic empowerment like female empowerment in politics, law, medicine, education, finance, etc.,has very little to do with how a woman wears her hair or how often she reaches for the eyeliner. Women who have reached the pinnacle in their field generally dance to the beat of their own drum, are confident in the choices they make and if showing their “girlie” side is what they choose, so be it.The photos of the women in the above entry (here, here and here)leave no doubt that these athletes are strong, conditioned, prepared and determined to give it their all. Yes, they appear to be ready to compete aggressively playing hard with or without mascara,

I also think it’s GREAT that Lanccome is preparing to introduce a cosmetic line just in time for the Winter Olympics. Not only will this highlight the role of women in serious sports on every page of every major magazine
but will showcase women as well-rounded, grounded,high achieving citizens of the universe. What could be better than a world famous, major industry supporting and glorifying female competitors, blusher and all. As for Derek Jeter, he’s cute enough without foundation.

]]> By: Zalika Green http://fairgamenews.com/2010/01/why-must-softball-game-prep-include-bronzer-and-eyeliner/comment-page-1/#comment-1348 Zalika Green Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:43:35 +0000 http://fairgamenews.com/?p=923#comment-1348 THANK YOU!!!! This definitely needs to be republished in May during softball's primetime. I spoke of the same thing in one of my podcasts a few years back. Sometimes I really think women's sports takes two steps forward and then a step back. I mean, its good that softball is becoming very popular, but wearing a ton of makeup isn't helping the cause. It's as if some softball players are over compensating by wearing makeup and ribbons. Maybe because, generally speaking, softball is seen as a "lesbian sport" and the players don't want to appear masculine or "butch" in anyway. THANK YOU!!!! This definitely needs to be republished in May during softball’s primetime. I spoke of the same thing in one of my podcasts a few years back. Sometimes I really think women’s sports takes two steps forward and then a step back. I mean, its good that softball is becoming very popular, but wearing a ton of makeup isn’t helping the cause. It’s as if some softball players are over compensating by wearing makeup and ribbons. Maybe because, generally speaking, softball is seen as a “lesbian sport” and the players don’t want to appear masculine or “butch” in anyway.

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