Quote Originally Posted by Trek420 View Post
Anyway I don't think folks who don't work out and also most men can understand the real daily push and pull this is for women. Strength, beauty, strength, beauty, strength ..... short hair, helmet hair, let it grow, helmet hair, make up, keeping it fresh and riding till you toss cookies ....

Male athletes of any level or sport (we love 'em) but you don't go through this. Faster, higher, stronger .... that's about it.

I'm old enough to remember their being just few images of women athletes. I'm glad especially for younger women and girls that if they want to be just strong, just really strong like Semenya they have that image, if they want the image of speed and ultra style like Flo Jo they have that too, just a couple of examples.
+1

Hopefully whatever the outcome for this 18 yr. old athletic star, she will have unconditional support from her loved ones who have known her the longest..for years ahead.

Of course, her upper body fit physicality and perceived flat-chest ....I am willing to bet you that quite a number of women with small or near-non-existent developed mature breasts don't wear the crop tight track tanktops precisely because it flattens them out. Those things do great things to me in the change room....I look like a 11 yr. old up top, not 50 yr. Same effect for a one piece swimming suit.

I'm hoping all this negative hoorah from competition judges...may be wrong. Maybe we'll see more women just wear it for comfort/speed, etc. instead of being concerned about looking masculine/butch.

Alot of women's faces if they cut their hair very short or have it all pulled back from face...would make them look quite masculine..plus forgetting to pluck/bleach facial hair.

Chanelluv: By the way, with your new avatar pic, you look totally different without the helmet and sunglasses. I had a different image of you altogether.

How wrong we can be!