Feminist Vilifies Vonn

I'm just going to put it out there, Lindsay Vonn is a very talented skier who also happens to be an attractive woman. She is also on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Should she be on the cover because she's attractive or because she's a great skier representing her country in the Olympics?

According to Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi of Women Talk Sports, Vonn's appearance on the cover of SI is in line with the magazines historical portrayal of women: that women are objects who are often shown in "sexualized poses" in the rare instance that they do appear on the cover.

As stated, I agree that Vonn is attractive. I also agree that she is an exceptional athlete. But until LaVoi pointed out that she appears to be in a sexual position, the only thing I saw was Vonn simulating what downhill skiers do....SKI!

If you read LaVoi's latest response on her blog to the fire she is fanning you'll find that she comes off more and more like a woman who despises attractive women. Thanks for sexualizing a photo that was, until now, an image of a successful, attractive female athlete. I think if you're going to be a feminist, you had better defend feminism and not provide fodder for the people you are trying to demonize.

FEINGA FINDS NEW HOME

Crimes don’t always happen at gunpoint in the middle of the night. Sometimes they happen on NFL draft day when some of the best players are overlooked by the media and NFL brass from Phoenix to Flushing Meadows and end up fighting their way through tryouts to make a roster.
Former BYU Cougar Ray Feinga was robbed on draft day, but thankfully the former Utah Mr. Football and All Mountain West standout spent a tumultuous summer in St. Louis where he was eventually waived by the Rams on July 1st. He travelled back to the west coast for a brief stint with the Chargers who waived him just before the regular season.
Feinga has been on the east coast in Miami since December 12th and has impressed the coaching stuff enough to work his way into a possible two-year deal with the Dolphins.
Feinga joins recently signed Hawaii alum Ikaika Alama-Francis who spent the past two years on the Detroit Lions defensive front before signing with Miami last month.

Ngata’s less than winning smile

A lot is being said about Baltimore Ravens DT Haloti Ngata’s ear to ear grin after a 15-yard penalty for a personal foul in their game against Pittsburgh on Sunday, December 29^th. But Ngata, the former Highland High school star and University of Oregon All-American drafted in the 1^st round by the Ravens in 2006 has openly admitted that it was a reflex reaction to the personal foul.

"I was thinking that it was a stupid penalty, and I was just basically laughing at myself that I could do something that dumb.

"That's pretty much why I was laughing, because that was the only thing I could do."

Alright, who hasn’t reacted similarly when faced with that kind of situation? For those who know Haloti personally we all know that though he plays with a mean streak, he not a malicious guy and he had no evil intentions even though it is hard to keep a level head when you’re team is stinkin’ up the field.

Take heart Haloti, I’m sure that by the time you’re working on your tan in Honolulu at your very first Pro Bowl, it will all be forgotten. At least by everyone outside of Pittsburgh.

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