Women treated with shameful disregard in 2013
When pictures of the female players with full-forward breasts were splashed everywhere following Legends (aka Lingerie) Football League games in Sydney and Melbourne this month, it underscored what has been a losing year for women. Little publicity is given to women’s sport in general. Did you even know there are female gridiron teams, where players […]
‘I bloody hate u bitch’: more fan mail from the Brosphere
This message from a special fan landed in my public profile Facebook inbox this morning. I won’t include his name, as he would probably enjoy that too much. You are a dickhead. You fk’n leso feminist. I bloody hate u bitch. You always have something to say. I bet you think “Playgirl” with pictures of […]
Best On Show: LFL fans slobber over player’s bums on Facebook
Pick your favourite arse by number We continue to be sold a line by the promoters and profiteers of Legends Football League (better known as Lingerie Football League, the re-branding means little) that this is a legitimate sport. Let’s see what the fans think. Here’s a snag of their comments taken at 4.15pm today. Only […]
Opposed to Lingerie Football? You must be fat and ugly
Another example of the abuse women receive for speaking out By Caitlin Roper Last week, The Australian newspaper reported that Channel Seven’s 7mate would be broadcasting the Lingerie Football. To all those who are unfamiliar with this spectacle, yes, it is exactly what it sounds like. While many accomplished women’s sporting leagues in Australia are […]
A sad day for all women in sport: Deborah Malcolm reports on weekend’s Lingerie Football League game
Player loses underwear replayed on giant screens, sex doll shared, chosen men get to ‘tackle’ players, fans leer and jeer – and they call it sport Deborah Malcolm On Saturday night I was in the crowd at the Lingerie Football League game at All Phones Arena, Sydney Olympic Park. I’m a former athlete. I have […]
Abused, called pussy and told to “pancake the shit out of her”: my experience of Lingerie Football League try outs in Sydney last week
It wasn’t about playing football – it was about how aggressively we could act towards the other girls Tal Stone Last Thursday I found myself walking towards the bright lights of the Sydney’s All Phones Arena at Homebush. Turning the corner, I realised I was in the right place when I saw a line that […]