Well, you have to admit, she does look a bit mannish. I suspect to most of you guys, any female athlete who's not a twirl gurl would look "a bit mannish", and apparently studies support this. A MTF transgendered person once told me that there's research showing that it takes three or four "female" cues -- high voice, wearing clothing associated with women, etc. -- to make up for one male/neutral "cue" and cause someone to identify a person as female rather than male. In other words, we tend to see people as male until proven otherwise. So much for looking "a bit mannish"; to paraphrase Simone de Beauvoir, when women look like human beings, we see them as looking like men.
She's a athalete! Whaddya want? They can't all look like Mary Kate Olsen, thank god. Not and drive 285 off the tee. I remember how shy Annika used to be, even after she reached the top of her sport, and I think it's very cool how she's come out of her shell and is able to do things like bring stunt-skirts to skins games and be so accessible to casual fans while still winning every other tournament she plays. That's really cool, and not at all required of a champion in any sport.
Also, what miz bat said.
I think the male cue on Annika is her massive biceps. She's huge. Michelle Wie is not mannish, but still crushes the ball. Proof that the golf swing is more timing and technique than brute force.
It's been my observation over the years that the guys who dis female athletes tend to be the weaker, introverted non-achievers. Real men tend to take it all in stride and can give credit where credit's due.
Yeah okay, drevl... Your observation is wishful thinking at best...
I suspect to most of you guys, any female athlete who's not a twirl gurl would look "a bit mannish", and apparently studies support this. Sorry, LBB, cannot agree with this. When the USA Women's soccer team was coming to mainstream media prominence in the late '90s I found quite a few of the players hot. And Katerina Witt, lots of top-level volleyball players, more than a few from the WNBA, plenty of swimmers, a bunch of tennis players.
Oh, how I long for the days of the East German lady athletes.
l_b_b, it was a line from Austin Powers. Nothing more. Sheesh.
TBH, gotcha -- sorry, didn't get the reference. I saw about half of the first movie and that was it. I liked Dr. Evil though. (considering myself sheeshed)
Annika pretty good for a girl I think she is pretty good period.
What about Aunt Flo?
"I hear their periods attract bears."
See, that was it...I forgot to use quotation marks.
