I totally believe in the Rush Limbaugh School of defining Feminism as a movement to give ugly woman a seat at the table. Having said that, the Nags (feminists) are beside themselves over LBL (Lingerie Basketball League) that began play in L.A. I think it’s a good idea if they want to attract male fans to the sport.
Let’s face it, does anybody give a rip about the WNBA except Lesbians?
Daily Mail
Dressed in skimpy neon outfits, these are the scantily-clad female players being used to draw more interest to women's basketball.
Teams playing in the Lingerie Basketball League have to strip to their bras and panties for the games, which are proving popular with male fans. Four teams – the Beauties, Divas, Glam and Starlets – compete each week in the games being played in LA.
But the revealing matches have been criticised for setting back women's sports. Sports publicist Angie Meyer defended the lingerie league and said it is a serious contest.
“On paper, it looks and sounds derogatory towards women,” she told Fox News. “However, when you sit down and watch the intense athleticism of these women, you learn the league is much more than a pretty powder-puff team.”
Tickets for the Friday night games, which are only open to over 18 year olds, cost between $20 and $40.
The scantily-dressed women are being used to bring a new crowd to the sport. “It does seem as though the popularity of a particular women's sport is often unfortunately tied to how attractive its stars are,' said Larry Tobin, former Vice President of Fox Sports Interactive. “Mostly though, women's sports suffer from the same problems that most of the non-big four men's sports do,' he told Fox News.
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