The English women footballers are not 'lionessess'. They are just some females who like kicking a ball around.
There is a lot of hysteria about the female world cup right now. I will not get into the person life choices that culminated in a gaggle of women who [i]like to wear comfortable shoes[/i] and perhaps not pay much attention to their hair adhere to such a novelty hobby.
And I am not saying that young ladies should be prohibited from engaging in non productive, silly and traditionally masculine hobbies.
However, I do think the media should be careful about how they promote females in sports. Young ladies growing up these days have a hard enough time because there are so many negative influences about. I think it is ok to promote the female world cup, but only if they ramp up the novelty/freak show aspect of it, because ultimately, watching females playing football is akin to watching down syndrome people compete in chess competitions. Then the proceedings will be a cautionary lesson to all malleable young ladies who are watching.
And I am not saying that young ladies should be prohibited from engaging in non productive, silly and traditionally masculine hobbies.
However, I do think the media should be careful about how they promote females in sports. Young ladies growing up these days have a hard enough time because there are so many negative influences about. I think it is ok to promote the female world cup, but only if they ramp up the novelty/freak show aspect of it, because ultimately, watching females playing football is akin to watching down syndrome people compete in chess competitions. Then the proceedings will be a cautionary lesson to all malleable young ladies who are watching.
