Monday 14 August 2017

Australian Academics Attack Campaign for More Female Exercise Because of...

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  1. We males are unable to resist "gazing" at females. It can be interpreted several ways. In Feminist terms, "The Male Gaze" is a form of unwanted objectification of women. From a purely male perspective, it seems that most men feel actually slaves to their own obsession with female beauty and blame women for this. Either way, it is interesting that the increasing athleticism of women is now also becoming increasingly attractive to men. On the other hand, the male in this video seems to think that there is a "good" and "bad" type of female athlete. He derides what he calls "masculine" looking women athletes and compliments the ones who wiggle their hips.

    Women and only women have the right to decide what they look like and what they do with their bodies. Women certainly don't need males to make it "ok." Unfortunately once again, women have to teach us males how to behave. The male gaze is only an issue because males are unable to control their own reactions to women's bodies. Perhaps when women use those bodies to put males in their place ... on the floor kissing their feet ... that the problem of male gaze may be solved.

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    1. Pay some more attention to the guy in this video. He actually supports the campaign for women's fitness and criticises the "academics" who attacked it. He correctly mentions that fitness is good for women's physical and mental health. Being careful doesn't hurt. Constantina

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    2. Yes, but he puts conditions on that fitness by dissing strong women who he calls "masculine" ... he is all about women's fitness being a good think if it makes women more attractive to men, but not if they look too muscular or threatening to him. I think his politics are far to the right and his agenda is not so much to support women but to attack the left.

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    3. Do we know for sure those "academics" are left-wing? If all we have on the matter is this guy's word, you most probably are correct about his politics. Anyhow, sorry about the harsh manners in my previous comment. I gave the whole thing no thought at that time, plus I apparently missed some crucial details because of my insufficient English, the result being a kind of mess I am not used to. I hope the other posts I 've made on this blog aren't that bad. Constantina

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  2. Constantina, I don't think you have anything to apologize for. I agree with you completely that any support for women's fitness is a good thing. Some of the academic worrying of the way women's bodies are seen as objects in the ad campaign is over-critical. As has been said by the creator of this blog; the female body is a symbol of power, so there should really be no concern of women showing their bodies if it is seen as the symbol of strength and power that it is. What needs to happen is males need to be reprogrammed to recognize female power in all its forms.

    I think the difference of opinion is more about the male commentator himself than it is about the academics. He may be accurate in pointing out the problem with their concerns, but I believe he's guilty of his own typically male transgressions.

    Anyway, your other posts are always very interesting to read and I would hardly notice any issue with your English. I wish you well.

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    1. Thank you for your kinds words, yboy. Constantina

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  3. I read your comment yboy and had to re-watch the clip to fully understand what he was saying and trying to point out. Of course it is a good thing to encourage women to be active, to workout, to play sports to help them discover their true potential. But he also says, and that's a typical male point of view, that she must still be worth it to be subjected to the "male gaze". As if we men have anything to say about how a woman should look like.

    A woman's body is indeed a symbol of power and it's up to her how strong she wants her body to be. If she wants to be stronger and more muscular than us men then we have to accept it. Besides with more and more women getting empowered, it will be more socially accepted for women to be fit and strong. Both by men and women.

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  4. Perhaps the female body will not only be "a symbol of power" ... but it will be THE symbol of power. Attitudes are changing and muscularity of women is not avoided like it once was. Women are flexing proudly and overcoming the old patriarchal biases ... using their muscles to smash those biases.

    When I see a muscular woman I know I'm looking at the peak of human physical fitness and power. Male muscles are less impressive, IMO, even if they are larger because they are now obviously (to the trained eye) less packed with proportional power.

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    1. Most of the time male muscles actually are larger, but I have yet to see any big guy be as strong as his size promises. You also are right about trained eyes. Not all people can tell the difference between big muscle and strong muscle. Constantina

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    2. https://barbend.com/stefi-cohen-powerlifting-interview/ Here's Stefi Cohen who at 5 feet tall and 121 pounds (55 kilograms) bodyweight, just broke the world record for her wight class by 30 pounds and deadlifted 485 lb (220kg)!!! 4 times her bodyweight.

      In the interview she says:

      "There’s no real difference between training for guys and girls as a general rule. Research says that girls tend to handle a lot more volume than guys, we’re just naturally able to recover from training a lot better."

      I'd say she's being modest. As more and more women compete at this level we'll see how high quality female muscle equals and then outperforms male muscle.

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    3. that is a general fact. Female has more estrogen and estrogen helps the muscle to recover from tears and sores from training. Thats why women can work out more intensively.

      The key here is the women needs to go to the gym and pump hard.

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    4. Another young woman who is setting a new standard for strength, agility and skill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P5akoQ_eNI

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  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=WpddITk3bK8

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  6. Tasslehoff Burfoot just notice that your avatar is a women sitting on top of a man and landing blows to his head. The sight of female total domination is satisfying! Really love it! If she keeps up she might just kill him.

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    1. Hi Gnome Mage.

      I firmly believe that women are superior in practically everything. They are more intelligent, are smarter, are more beautiful, are stronger both mentally as physically. When I discovered this pic on the internet, it was clear to me that a fight between a man and a woman could only end the way it was depicted in this pic. For me, my avatar shows how superior women are over men. Others might find it a bit provocative.

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    2. The looks of it are a bit cartoonish, if you ask me. I would go for a more photographic image if I were you. But looks are subjective, so I respect your choice. I am not a violent person in general, but I can use that sort of thing if I have to, so your avatar is surely NOT provocative to me. I rather think the man has done something to provoke the woman. Constantina

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    3. Hi Constantina,

      Thank you for your response it means a lot to me and I'm glad that you don't find it provocative.Looks are indeed subjective and I was afraid that if I used a more photographic image, it looked so much more real that people might think that I approved of women beating a helpless man up. That's why I choose a more cartoonish avatar.

      But I agree with you that if a man would end up in a similar position, he probably provoked her and made her very angry so that he deserved the beating she is giving him. You must be strong and skilled too if you can use that sort of thing.

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    4. I understand and respect your reasoning in regards of what kind of avatar to use, but I also do have reasons to support choosing a more photographic image. And trust me, they aren't limited to "just realism". I actually like to throw the truth directly onto liars' faces and observe their reactions. The internet doesn't let much room for observations though, so I don't think getting an avatar over here will help me do what I like in this kind of case. Constantina

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    5. Hi Constantina,

      You are right, the internet doesn't let much room for observations but a right chosen avatar might persuade people to think about it and might even open their eyes. Open their eyes to the truth that women are superior. Maybe you would achieve more than you would think. I'll keep an eye out for a more photographic image that also shows the superiority fo women

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    6. I don't think an avatar is capable of opening any eyes of those who really need to open. Most people are so deeply stuck with patriarchy that they 'll make any excuses possible for ignoring what the right chosen avatar shows. I like to throw the truth around in an "in yo' face" sort of manner, but this is much more effectively doable in real life. The internet is just too "cold" for the job, or at least so it feels to me. I started posting here because I wanted to check what reactions I would get - but nothing is like real life. Pretty sure you understand that. The only reason I am still posting is that I don't want to abruptly stop a conversation that seems productive. Constantina

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  7. I did a dance just like michelle jenneke's after beating some men up lol. Change the outfit to black latex and i have darker skin complexion, i looked just like that ;) the 2 guys didn't look so pretty though ;) <3 Polegirl

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  8. Wow Polegirl that must have been a powerful statement of girly domination and female supremacy and an awesome sight to have beheld! For me trying to imagine it and other men present, you must have been a terrifying spectacle of sheer feminine fighting efficiency! https://media.giphy.com/media/CyIkFYHRZYkHS/giphy.gif

    the image of you in your outfit dancing like in this gif standing over beaten men, well again just wow! Even though it is incredibly mocking of men and very much rubbing in girl power I hope you don’t mind me saying but also very hot! I would love to watch one of your performances. You are not by any chance the girl in this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04Jvt6-o13I  and/or one of the girls in this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyTlKNvjQCc ? if so you are definitely awesome! you can undeniably feel the strength and power of female muscle in your physique, especially knowing you are an expert wrestler too,  and the movement is just magical grace, elegance and lethal more intimidating rhan a maori war dance, pure girly yet Amazonian dominatrix power, I don’t see weapons because the female dancer is a weapon! Hope you are not offended, Dan the man

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    1. Sorry Polegirl i see you haven't answered, if you thought i was being a bit too forward, i meant no offence or to show footage of you without asking you first hope you are not annoyed just really admire your posts and attitude :( Dan the man

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  9. Stop snivelling dan, I’m not offended, I chose to not reply because I am merely amused at how men like you objectify me knowing full well that I will take your ego pride and dignity, all the power that you have and bend you, break you, put you on your knees or worse beat you and make you suffer in ways you can never imagine. You know my opinions on men, what I do to them, yet you still want to see me and try to find out about me loool its funny being paid to dance in front of men who either completely surrender to me in total obedience or fail trying to take me. Either way as I have said before, I enjoy making men suffer and putting them in their place. I have absolutely no problem choking men out. I dance like Michelle Jenneke after beating men up because seeing men writhing in pain on the floor, the sound of their groans and smells of blood excites me. As a male after knowing my opinions of you, all I think and believe in, do you still admire my posts and attitude? Think I am awesome? I can make boys like you cry in a multitude off ways, I am a proud man beater I overwhelm and physical dominate and intimidate all men, I enjoy putting on the hurt, I will even admit to being a bully girl, yet still you are drawn to me objectify me, try and find me on google and youtube, cry if I don’t even reply to your posts loool not offended dan it is just because you are a worthless male and I am untamed superior female. xD Polegirl

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    1. We fully realize that you are an untamed superior female and that a meeting with you can only end in the way you described earlier. But it's just like a moth who is drawn to the candle flame. We know it's dangerous but we can't help it.

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    2. She’s being harsh but fair Dan. I think the YouTube links might have been a bit invasive, but Tasslehoff hits the nail on the head a lot of men are drawn to you Polegirl you are very alluring you combine a winsome quality if you don’t mind me saying with that of a dominatrix warrior woman coupled with a physique and physical ability that is just pure intimidation, it’s not objectifying you, we know damn well you are a lethal Amazon who is maybe if you forgive me like a lot of Amazon’s a bit mental like from my experience all amazons are (please no offence intended it’s just my observation and experience you have to admit hormones rule slit of how you act and behave) but we do still think you are awesome because we know you are superior! Xx Paul

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    3. You 're wrong, Dan. We love the male gaze, but not because we want or need your "adoration". There are other ways for us to force our will on you. Sure any strong woman can make any man adore her. But does this mean she actually has to, when she can catch him from the neck, force him against some hard vertical surface (i.e. a wall) and prove his feelings meaningless, just as you guys do with untrained women?

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    4. I guess that is what Polegirl is saying too, understanding the way of the amazon is even more difficult than understanding women in general! Especially when as you say there is the danger of what she can do to him in terms of her physical strength. But for the record although there are men who think its ok to catch an untrained woman by the neck and even do so especially when the male rage is flowing I don't think it acceptable unless the woman is a real bitch and started it first and the man acts in self defence of course. If the woman turns out to be a trained man beater, well that's his problem. Dan the man

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    5. Dan, there is something you forgot. Not all fights are provoked. Men beat women up just for the sake of their sense of "power". Men feel empowered when they manage to beat women. Never has any man acted in self defence against a woman. Only we are made to defend ourselves. You guys are aggressive, we are protective instead, we don't start fights, we only finish them. Even in case of a provoked fight, the man is the one that provokes. Now don't turn and tell me that I provoke the men I punish, because actually they provoke me to punish them because they cheat on their wife. Elise

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    6. I love what you do, Elise:) My husband doesn't cheat on me, but I am not sure whether this is thanks to his personality or my ability to punish him... He knows I am a lot more capable than him. So, even though not to the full extent, he does have an idea of what he will be in for if he dares think about going with another woman under my nose. If he has the face to let me know that he wants to look for another woman, of course I 'll let him go. But, if he thinks I 'll tolerate any sort of hide-and-seek, he 'd better hide VERY well if he wants his life. Constantina

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    7. Thank you, Constantina. I reckon your handbag, ehh, I mean husband, doesn't want to suffer any beatings. You can still find reasons to beat him up though if you truly want. You probably might even want to beat him up for no reason, just as men tend to do with "proud old-school" women. Elise

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  10. I love this blog,especially hearing from the no nonsense Women who won't stand for any silly macho dieing cultural attitudes. Women are clearly the stronger sex, physically, mentally, and it is high time males quit denying it. Most men know the truth anyway and are scared to admit it.

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    1. The last sentence of your comment might explain why men have been so afraid of our slaps since forever in spite of all the crap we 've had (and still have) to put up against. Elise

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    2. Seems to me a lot of men are having to admit it but don’t like it so are trying to engineer women to remain weak like they have been artificially engineered to be fir centuries
      I get the impression Pandora’s box is now open
      The new amazon nation comics while stories have that edge of prediction that you get in some sci fi stories where what they say happens isn’t far wrong down the line.
      I think the male resistance and their war and destruction by the amazons is poignant considering some of the recent posts by obviously insecure men
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    3. Pandora's box is open, but not entirely yet. We need to fully open it. First of all, we can. Elise

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  11. I am constantly embarrassed by my sex, and their last gasp attempts to stem the tide of Female control. Women are surpassing or have surpassed men in every category, and are breaking down the few remaining doors.
    The olympics start soon, and it is clear that once again the stand out athletes will be Women.For the US, recent olympics have been all about Female power, and the men have taken a back seat,way in the back, to them. In a perfect world Women and men would compete against each other, but I am sure male fears will stop that evolution for awhile. Men are terrified to see Women beat them running, jumping, pole vault, shot put, skiing, boxing, and so on. Girls are not holding back anymore, thankfully. My niece is a shot putter on her high school team, and throws farther than any of the boys. She let me try ,and laughed at how short my put was. She then showed me how it's done and made my attempt look ridiculous. I would have once felt humiliated, and it was embarrassing, but I congratulated her and told her I was proud of her strength and abilities.

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    1. Well spoken Clark. Our inferior maleness is truly an embarrassment. But at least we can revel in the beauty and power of the superior sex and learn to appreciate our role in lauding Them.

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