Not sure what I think of this ...

[Veronica]

I'm just amused. We have the red shorts thread - AGAIN! Which has become the let's get all our guys into kilts thread.

Why is a female posing semi nude offensive? It's all right for straight chicks to have their eye candy, but something for those who prefer ladies is deemed offensive. Sounds like a double standard to me.

They are not going to mix up the models, some male, some female because that doesn't appeal to either audience.

V.

[mimitabby]

Duck, it would be fun to have a calendar full of muddy models!!

any volunteers?

[spokewench]

Duck, it would be fun to have a calendar full of muddy models!!

any volunteers?

The Wombats did their own version of mud modeling - not sure where there might be a link to that???

[crazycanuck]

Hey,

If i had a body like hers & was #1(i think) world female mtn biker, why not do it.

It's fine.

C

[kelownagirl]

I like that picture LBTC!

I've been reading this thread with great interest, not sure exactly why I feel as I do, but I laughed out loud at Mr. Silver who I think was incredibly honest and hit the nail right on the head when he commented about the Hot Male Riders Thread. I don't like the pictures of the biker chick mainly because, I assume, they are intended to be athletic and sexy but instead they are primarily sexual. IMO the biker chick demeans herself posing like that under the guise of being an athlete. She's not portrayed as an athlete in those pictures, she's portrayed as a sex object. I suppose there's nothing wrong with being a sex object, male or female, but I take offense at one trying to come off as the other.

The pic of Lance is not sexual, it's an amazing, athletic, and perhaps to some, a sexy body. The picture that LBTC posted is another amazing, athletic (and sexy) body.

(Oh how I wish I had her tummy, or lack thereof....)

[Zen]

I like that picture LBTC!


The pic of Lance is not sexual, it's an amazing, athletic, and perhaps to some, a sexy body. The picture that LBTC posted is another amazing, athletic (and sexy) body.

(Oh how I wish I had her tummy, or lack thereof....)

Ditto to everything.

there are some things I didn't originally notice about the woman in the photo shoot.

Gold lame.
Patent leather knee high stillettos.
I almost feel bad for her now. I think she's gonna regret that.

[KSH]

Didn't read all the responses... here's my input:

What's wrong with a lady who takes care of her body showing it off in some hot photos?

Too many people think "woman athlete = butch". And let's face it, a lot of professional athletes can be a bit manly looking.

She is showing that just because you ride a bike, run, are a professional athlete... that doesn't mean that you can't be feminim and sexy.

Healthy, fit and in shape = sexy. Being a professional athlete with muscles = sexy. What a positive body image to spread around.

[Starfish]

They are not going to mix up the models, some male, some female because that doesn't appeal to either audience.
V.

It would appeal to me. I'm not gay, but I enjoy looking at beautiful bodies of either sex, artfully posed.

[Veronica]

It would appeal to me. I'm not gay, but I enjoy looking at beautiful bodies of either sex, artfully posed.

Ahhh... but you're enlightened female. Imagine the flack stereotypical male garage mechanic in Middle America would get from his drinking buddies with pictures of semi nude guys in his calendar.

V.

[mimitabby]

It would appeal to me. I'm not gay, but I enjoy looking at beautiful bodies of either sex, artfully posed.

EXACTLY

ever been to a museum filled with classic art??

[stacie]

I too think it seems tasteful. The message I got was it's great to be strong AND sexy.

[Duck on Wheels]

Just to clarify ... I'm not offended. And I do appreciate both men's and women's bodies esthetically when artfully posed or drawn or painted or sculpted, even though I happen to prefer sex with men. I don't happen to be all that visually oriented in the lemonade department; for stimulation external to the relationship, I find texts and the images I imagine more tantalizing. And although I can see where this may be fodder for the imaginations of some, I don't read these images as explicitly pornographic. So my question was more about what this trend says about sports, or does for sports. And it is a trend. Lately there's been a lot of quasiporn posing by both men and women top athletes, in skiing and snowboarding and younameit. Not just biking. http://www1.vg.no/bildespesial/show/spesial.php?id=680
From my point of view, yeah, they've got great bods, they're having fun, they're getting paid, they've cleared it with serious advisors ... so no, they personally are not being exploited. But how are they affecting the kids who admire them? And are they distracting from the esthetic of the sport itself, the majesty of the effort and skill? I guess there is a marginal benefit here, from presenting buff bods as sexy, not just skinny ones. It might encourage fitness, rather than anorexia. So maybe all in all, this is a good thing.

[Zen]

I guess there is a marginal benefit here, from presenting buff bods as sexy, not just skinny ones. It might encourage fitness, rather than anorexia. So maybe all in all, this is a good thing.

Girls and women suffer far too much from body image issues.
There are bodies of all types represented on this forum and some of the women here would not describe themselves as either "buff' or skinny but I know they're incredible athletes.
Showing real women and real bodies (like in the Dove ads)would be more inspiring.
Images like this inspire more self-loathing than encouragement.

[mimitabby]

Just to clarify ... I'm not offended.the majesty of the effort and skill? I guess there is a marginal benefit here, from presenting buff bods as sexy, not just skinny ones. It might encourage fitness, rather than anorexia. So maybe all in all, this is a good thing.

As i suspected; you meant something much more profound than we assumed.

[East Hill]

Sorry folks, but the minute I see someone posing with high heels who purports to be an 'athlete'--no.

She is an athlete. But she's not an athlete in those photos, she's just a female body posing with a bike. Please don't tell me that she's going to ride her bike in those boots, or those shoes.

Are WE going to hang that calendar up on the wall? No, I think it's the adolescent guys for the most part, or their dads who will put up that calendar.

East Hill