I used to go to a ladies only kickboxing class. We were looking at getting "kick like a girl" shirts made.
As long as the imagery that goes along with the phrase is tough, the empowering aspect of taking the phrase back really works for me.But, hey, I know that I'm not like other girls.
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08-29-2008, 06:32 PM #1
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08-29-2008, 06:59 PM #2
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That's the key, for me. It has to be an image of a girl completely owning and mastering (mistressing?) the physicality of the sport.
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08-29-2008, 07:15 PM #3
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Yeah, well said. Originally Posted by LBTC
"My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks
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08-29-2008, 07:17 PM #4
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I like it. But then again I often ride with the boyz and when they can't take 120 miles and I can, I often tell them they should learn to ride like a girl.
LBTC said it best.Living life like there's no tomorrow.
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08-30-2008, 03:42 PM #5
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I have some Ride Like a Girl merchandise. The picture that goes with the slogan is a girl having a blast riding her bike with her legs outstretched on either side. To me, it keeps the "fun" in cycling and, in a way, proclaiming to guys that YES I'm a girl and YES I'm a cyclist, but I can have fun with it, too.
To be honest, though, sometimes I do have mixed feelings because I DON'T want to be viewed as "less than a guy" or someone who is just goofing off with a bike instead of a serious cyclist, but I do think it's all in fun.
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