I cannot watch "women's gymnastics" with a straight face. ..

[DinahMoeHum]

Two things that killed it for me:

1) Over 25 years ago, I heard National Lampoon's parody of a competition titled "Gymnasty". At that time (1977-78) Nadia Comenici was the world and Olympic champion. Comics Brian Doyle-Murray and Rhonda Coullet did the "play-by-play" of a floor exercise routine.

Link: (track 9)
http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:APwRs6wEuVIJ:www.musicoutfitter.com/store/706442385421.html%3Fid%3DVyiDUVbp+national%2Blampoon%2Bgymnasty&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

(snip)
(Rhonda): Don, did you see how Nadia's nipples stood out? Absolute perfection!

(Brian): Boy, I'd love to f**k her!

(Rhonda): Well, Don, I'm no lezzie, but...
(snip)


2) At least 10 years ago, Washington Post and sports columnist Tony Kornheiser commented on women's gymnastic routines, expecially done by the pre-teen "pixies", calling the hip-swings and head-tosses "soft-core kiddie porn".

Since then, it's been a losing battle with me. Those two elements ring through my brain like an ear-worm. Can't get it out of my head.


:evilgrin::evilgrin::evilgrin:

[ClintonTyree]

1. Most of those girls........................

are 4'5" tall and weigh 75#. Women's volleyball, NOW THERE are women. I love those Amazonian warrior women. I never miss a womens' volleyball game, no matter what time of year.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

8. BEACHVOLLEYBALLBEACHVOLLEYBALLBEACHVOLLEYBALLBEACHVOLLEYBALL

[Swamp Rat]

10. Oh yes baby!

I went to a few games in Brasil, from Rio to Fortaleza! Eu adoro o vollyball, especialmente no Brasil!

[MallRat]

18. My wife blew a gasket over beach volleyball yesterday.

"I mean, do they HAVE to wear a thong and those skimpy little tops when they play? Is that really necessary? And they're showing it at 7pm?!?! There are KIDS watching, for heaven's sake! What kind of role models are they being for little girls across America? Is it suddenly OK to objectify women in the name of Olympic sport? And why the hell are you watching this??? Don't you know that..."

"Honey, there is also a MEN'S beach volleyball division as well."

"Oh. When is it on?"

:evilgrin:

-MR

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

2. I can't watch it with my pants on.

I prefer my tub-cam.

[tridim]

3. Most of them wear WAAAAY too much makeup

Especially the Americans. Why do they do that?

[Bluebear]

4. Why do they all sound like they inhaled helium?

You hear them being interviewed and they sound like little cartoons.

[LastKnight]

5. cant really call it "women's" either...

i feel dirty and old watching it... and im only 18...

most of the athletes are 14-16...

it cant be healthy to peak that early in your life. i hope to god they dont get the child actor syndrome where after all the attention for awhile they go through withdrawl and have all the money at their disposal (from endorsments, i guess) and turn to drugs/whatnot.

-LK

[tridim]

6. I think they're all 16 and up now

It's a fairly new rule, and a good rule IMO. Although some of those Chinese girls look like they're 8.

[JohnKleeb]

11. but still

now those volleyball girls, hello ladies :D.

[LastKnight]

14. the one they featured on the chinese team last night was 14...

the little girl on the uneaven bars... she got a good score though... its still scary when people the age of my little sister are going to the olympics.

-LK

[tridim]

15. Here's the rule..

..the International Gymnastics Federation decreed that, beginning with the 2000 Sydney Games, girl gymnasts must turn 16 in the Olympic year to qualify.

Looks like they have to be at least 15 years and 8 months old to compete.

[LastKnight]

16. hmm i swore it said she was 14, who knows its nbc...

and they *Have* been wrong in the past lol.

-LK

[JohnKleeb]

7. its scary to watch

[spooky3]

9. MAD TV had a fun parody a few years ago also.

[Caution]

12. Just remember. They could grow up and practice GYMKATA!!!!

:evilgrin:

[tridim]

17. That's my favorite MST3K running joke.. GYMKATA!!!

and the worst Kurt Thomas movie ever.. Wait, was there a good Kurt Thomas movie? Off to IMDB. :)

[Pert_UK]

13. Did you know that.....

you could fit the entire female Chinese gymnastics squad into just ONE of Ian Thorpe's shoes.

That's true that is.

P.