Pink Names: 'Hot,' 'Skilled,' or 'Hot and Skilled?'

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Insane

Pretty interesting, short article by Molly Baker about the image of female athletes in the action sports industry. Definitely worth a read. Not going to say I agree with all of her statements -
but on a larger scale I think she is spot on, and the guidance she offers is awesome.

http://www.outdoorresearch.com/blog/stories/are-you-hot-skilled-or-hot-and-skilled-2

Nov 26 2013 8:02PM

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loganimlach

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No Life

Did she threaten you with a large axe as well?

Nov 27 2013 4:50PM

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FroesenSkeeze

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Ridiculous

lmao.

But on another note, it's really not a skiing career that is being advanced when women try to use their bodies to get ahead but rather a body-marketing career. If a chick actually is good at a sport, she will be known for it. (It's not very hard to be a decent female freeskier either.)

If a girl is doing better/harder tricks in competition, she is going to win. The judges aren't just going to say "Hey, this girl is prettier than the others. Even though she was absolute butt on all the features while this other chick was tossing doubles, she wins."

Look at Kelly Sildaru. As a kid, I'm pretty sure that she isn't concerned about her appearance; her talent isn't judged on her looks. Her career is based solely on skiing, and because she concentrates her energy ON skiing, she is a great skier.

TL;DR if you're a girl, you're hot, but you're a pussy, go into modelling itself and not skiing. You're not doing women's freeskiing any favours by being a hot, shitty skier. Market yourself for your skiing and not your appearance and maybe people will stop turning off the TV as soon an men's slopestyle is over.

Nov 27 2013 4:50PM

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