not sure if you caught the opening ceremonies, but if you did you would have noticed, among the spectacular pageantry and cinematic triumph, a dearth of female participants. that was until the end, when 2008 scantily clad, highly made-up chinese women cheerleaders greeted the olympians. honestly, was there nothing else the organizers could come up with?
but, the objectification of women did not stop there. check out the one photo of chinese beach volleyball player tian jia from the official nbc site. or president bush seemingly admiring the gluts of misty may. these are world class athletes and we should be celebrating the fact that they kick ass and not their actual asses.
(the link will take you to the day 1 gallery. it won't be difficult to find the offending photos.)
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