Shishkabloggin' (II) by Edwin Allen Henry Blackwood (II)

. thanks to DPChallenge for the picture of the post.

controversy...? etc.

Saturday, August 28, 2004

Well, guys, I have a confession to make -
that really actually was me who posted the "Arabic" post. I actually found the writing on some person's blog! See, I kinda just wanted an excuse so I didn't hafta update for a few days. And, seemingly, it worked!

Well, I am going to be highly opinionated in this post, so ha.te me for it if you must, but I'll try and back up my reasons... Oh, and please, someone read this whole thing - 'twill prolly be fairly long by the time I'm done!

First off, about the whole Beach Volleyball and etc. thing:
I personally think that their dress is quite inappropriate - not to say that I don't think that any other athletes dress is inapropriate, on the contrary,runners, and even the ladies of the shotput (among others) aren't dressed too modestly, either. However, I'd venture to say that the beach volleyball players are the least modestly dressed women of the Olypics. I would, and could post pictures to back me up here, but I will not, as this could we guys astray, which I don't want to do, but if any of you gi.rls (stupid computer) really want, I could send you a link to an article I found, which certainly shows why there is so much controversy and hype about Beach V-ball (and mainly the attire of beach v-ball).
Here are some examples of reasons why beach volleyball players are too scantily clad, a few quotes from ESPN: 1. (Comparing indoor v-ball to beach v-ball)Close, but no cigar ... Also, no halftime show with scantily clad women either. 2. When it comes to watching, beach volleyball wins hands, thighs and everything else down. 3. ...the unofficial motto of Olympic beach volleyball is "Show us some skin!" 4. beach volleyball provides everything a fan could want in a sport... (yadda yadda) and, of course, beautiful women in bik.inis. 5. Not to imply that the athletes are scantily clad or anything, but even the bar manager at s would refuse to serve them. 6. ...the women wear little bik.ini bottoms and jog bras. 7. And yet, all that skin still isn't enough for beach volleyball. Oh, no. Just so that you can't possibly get bored, there is also the dance team, which runs onto the sand to huge applause during every break in the action. They make the Laker gi.rls look like an Amish quilting circuit.

Gotta go - more later!
Allen

song of the post:
[warrior's loss] ~shableep

quote of the post:
["Modesty is something that I strive for in my life, and I thought I would share a few thoughts on the subject. While I think that we need to be modest through our dress, actions, and speech, I feel that sometimes, as a reaction to the world who goes too far in one direction, some women take it too far in the opposite, covering themselves to the extreme or wearing clothing that hides the body God gave them. There are times that women dress sloppily in the name of "modesty"; I believe women can be modest without appearing dumpy. I have become convicted on this issue by the Holy Spirit; I am Christ's hands and feet here on earth; I am His representative, and I want to glorify Him in all I do, including my dress and manners, so I strive to take care of myself and dress nicely because to the outside world, I may be the only representative of Christ they see. Plus I want to be as beautiful and as strong as God made me to be; my femininity is not something to hide or be ashamed of. In a world of feminism, I wish to fight the current tide and proclaim my joy in being the woman God created me to be by dressing femininely.."]
~Christy Patterson

verse of the post:
["In the same way also, I desire that women adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and sensibleness..."] ~1 Timothy 2:9a

allen left to contemplate other things at 12:42 AM

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