Feb
24
“The Olympics are supposed to be a time for people to come together, for the world to bond over healthy, friendly competition. They shouldn’t be yet another time when the world gets together to reinforce outdated, conservative ideas of what men and women are and can be. The ideal that sports are supposed to bring us is that we can all be more than we think, and team sports (and even country-specific teams) tell us that we do that by working together. These are progressive goals—it’s time for some progressive thought on gender in the Olympics.”
Vancouver Games & gender: Lindsay Vonn to Johnny Weir (via champagnecandy, robot-heart-politics) (via bringmethathorizon) (via notemily)
