elmyra.livejournal.com ([identity profile] elmyra.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] la_marquise 2012-08-10 10:58 am (UTC)

The thing about the sprinters was really disturbing.

And yes, it does feel like we've seen more variety in female body shape on telly over the last couple of week than over the entire year before that. And yet, British weightlifter Zoe Smith was criticised on Twitter for being unfeminine, Judo silver medalist Gemma Gibbons was asked about her hair, and just this morning Taw Kwon Do Olympic champion Jade Jones was asked if she was "naturally aggressive". So stereotypes and gender policing are still around.

But overall yes, it's been great to see women achieving amazing things with their bodies, which they clearly feel comfortable in.

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