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Scout

(8,624 posts)
22. you can WANT to 'pet' women all you want to....
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 05:30 PM
Aug 2012

we just don't have to know about it, see? just keep it to yourself.

we don't care what you want, and it's not a compliment for you to say you want to pet us. skeevy creep.

just keep your mouth shut and enjoy the view, can't you? no, that's too simple, you just HAVE to tell us about it. it doesn't make our day, it's not a compliment.

grow the fuck up, you're not all that.

why are the above images considered gross? ret5hd Aug 2012 #1
The point is that they're off topic TrogL Aug 2012 #2
Well, it's quite obvious isn't it? demosincebirth Aug 2012 #76
yes. it is obvious. from conception, beach volleyball was about sexualizing the women in the sport seabeyond Aug 2012 #80
loking at some of the shit on the net about the beach volley ball gals. "interesting" = seabeyond Aug 2012 #3
The ellipsis represents omitted material... redqueen Aug 2012 #4
i was reading an article today about this and it says that much more has been done with the shots seabeyond Aug 2012 #6
I read an article (sadly, it was written by a woman) redqueen Aug 2012 #7
yes. it was probably the same article. nt seabeyond Aug 2012 #13
They've all been decapitated. BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2012 #63
this is what happens when they purposely sexualize the women to get viewership. the olympic seabeyond Aug 2012 #5
Wrong ... aggiesal Aug 2012 #59
nothing you say contradicts my post proving me wrong. olympic committee seabeyond Aug 2012 #61
But this year . . . aggiesal Aug 2012 #64
you will not find that i have said the women are not participating seabeyond Aug 2012 #67
This is my final posting on this topic, . . . aggiesal Aug 2012 #70
ah, the fact tht womens volleyball was set up initially to sexualize these athletes seabeyond Aug 2012 #71
I am going with Steve on this one .... Bok_Tukalo Aug 2012 #8
"that's what being a bloke is"... LMAO! redqueen Aug 2012 #9
damn, this is just stupid shit. and boys think it is cute, but it is so insulting to men. nt seabeyond Aug 2012 #14
Don't like Steve? How about Vonnegut ... Bok_Tukalo Aug 2012 #20
you can WANT to 'pet' women all you want to.... Scout Aug 2012 #22
"keep your mouth shut and enjoy the view, can't you?" where would ownership and dominance seabeyond Aug 2012 #24
....... sufrommich Aug 2012 #74
Ahhh, Scout. MadrasT Aug 2012 #75
It doesn't matter who says it. redqueen Aug 2012 #23
he would be one of the men that would tweet.... you are not pretty enough for me seabeyond Aug 2012 #26
I think many people just don't understand that it is demeaning. redqueen Aug 2012 #30
i think in many respects. i do not believe it for a minute in this posters intent. seabeyond Aug 2012 #33
Ah, yes... MadrasT Aug 2012 #35
Precisely! nt redqueen Aug 2012 #40
yes. it is clear the game you play. using "pet" ownership cause we all know that especially seabeyond Aug 2012 #25
Sounds like a personal problem. n/t MadrasT Aug 2012 #28
BOK! What the hell are you doing here? Texasgal Aug 2012 #73
Right. MadrasT Aug 2012 #15
you da man wendylaroux Aug 2012 #50
posted to for home viewing 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2012 #10
Dammitt ismnotwasm Aug 2012 #11
Objectification isn't simply the shared image of a fit person's body. redqueen Aug 2012 #12
Yeah, cropping the photo to cut off the head kinda sends a signal. AtheistCrusader Aug 2012 #18
it was about 3 olympic agos, ... i was all excited to watched. boys were young. i watched every one seabeyond Aug 2012 #19
They got rid of the volleyball cheerleaders. . . . aggiesal Aug 2012 #72
No they didn't. AtheistCrusader Aug 2012 #77
Thanks for the link. nt redqueen Aug 2012 #78
Beach volleyball has... MadrasT Aug 2012 #79
ya, but they have one man. wait.... he leads seabeyond Aug 2012 #81
Oh I know ismnotwasm Aug 2012 #21
this is why i am so bothered. we work with our girls to tell them.... it is what you do, not what seabeyond Aug 2012 #27
Yes, a work of art... redqueen Aug 2012 #29
seeing the power and grace in the human body is one thing. cut off head shots ect.... is odd. seabeyond Aug 2012 #16
Needs a group of women holding up scores One_Life_To_Give Aug 2012 #17
This equal reporting would probably enhance the viewership of other sports as well... midnight Aug 2012 #31
Truly, but I still love women's beach volleyball. Deep13 Aug 2012 #32
you talk about the actual sport and what they have to do to succeed. i think it is awesome skill seabeyond Aug 2012 #34
Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #43
your problem? is this a manner of discussion? cause i am not seeing it seabeyond Aug 2012 #44
How come no one's asking why the woman's 2 piece bottoms are so skimpy? pnwmom Aug 2012 #36
just put them in a thong and get it over with. then it will stay in the crack where it belongs seabeyond Aug 2012 #37
Really -- it looks so uncomfortable. n/t pnwmom Aug 2012 #38
Ask the athletes and they will tell you hifiguy Aug 2012 #49
I saw that too and it made sense to me. MadrasT Aug 2012 #53
Well said. hifiguy Aug 2012 #55
I guess men evolved to enjoy the feeling of sand and being itchy? redqueen Aug 2012 #60
Their words, not mine. hifiguy Aug 2012 #65
And all I did was draw attention to the oddness of those quotes. nt redqueen Aug 2012 #69
i am glad you agree. number 1 and 2 is pretty much what this Op is about. not sex symbols, seabeyond Aug 2012 #62
No problem. hifiguy Aug 2012 #68
Maybe the men don't get photographed that way because their uniforms pnwmom Aug 2012 #39
look at the women in any other sport. swimming.... on the blocks. track with the same outfit seabeyond Aug 2012 #41
I don't think you have a worry... zorro1 Aug 2012 #42
what a nothing post. nt seabeyond Aug 2012 #45
I need to appologize to you... zorro1 Aug 2012 #46
This message was self-deleted by its author seabeyond Aug 2012 #47
This message was self-deleted by its author seabeyond Aug 2012 #48
So what exactly are we supposed to be comparing these pictures to? nt Lucky Luciano Aug 2012 #51
Picture of athletes that show them as whole human beings with their heads attached. n/t MadrasT Aug 2012 #66
The olympics is a celebration of the human body. I like all the pics. tridim Aug 2012 #52
They should all be nude save where injury may occur. Kurovski Aug 2012 #54
You know, ismnotwasm Aug 2012 #56
the parallel bars might be a bit challenging for the men, more drag in swimming than seabeyond Aug 2012 #58
Finally, a view of the "other side." VPStoltz Aug 2012 #57
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