The Bluestocking XXXIII: High bars, trans toffs and defending the bubble
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Evening - hope the Olympics is distracting you from the Labour party. It's mostly doing that for me. Helen Women's Gymnastics Deserves Better TV coverage One of the factors preventing Americans from appreciating just how difficult it is to do what an Olympic gymnast does is the fact that competitors are expected to perform their routines without betraying any evidence of effort. Watching LeBron James drive into the lane, bounce off multiple defenders, and then rise above them seems so impressive in part because James grimaces along the way. Serena Williams growls with every shot. The effort is obvious. A gymnast, meanwhile, is expected to risk life and limb with a smile on her face. “You’re never supposed to show that it’s difficult,” O’Beirne said. She pointed out that there is no such requirement for male gymnasts.
The Bluestocking XXXIII: High bars, trans toffs and defending the bubble
The Bluestocking XXXIII: High bars, trans…
The Bluestocking XXXIII: High bars, trans toffs and defending the bubble
Evening - hope the Olympics is distracting you from the Labour party. It's mostly doing that for me. Helen Women's Gymnastics Deserves Better TV coverage One of the factors preventing Americans from appreciating just how difficult it is to do what an Olympic gymnast does is the fact that competitors are expected to perform their routines without betraying any evidence of effort. Watching LeBron James drive into the lane, bounce off multiple defenders, and then rise above them seems so impressive in part because James grimaces along the way. Serena Williams growls with every shot. The effort is obvious. A gymnast, meanwhile, is expected to risk life and limb with a smile on her face. “You’re never supposed to show that it’s difficult,” O’Beirne said. She pointed out that there is no such requirement for male gymnasts.