Lifecycle edition 3 Autumn 2016 v1

If I were a man, I would think it's as hot as hell to
witness a woman crushing it in athletics and
thriving while doing what she loves.
The second topic that came to mind was: Does a
curvy woman dressed in tight lycra cycling gear
constitute the use of derogatory labelling and
sexist remarks? I started to question if this man
judged my results based off the way I look, on
top of being a female, or if it was just my
athleticism that he found threatening. Maybe
that wasn't the case for him, but it has been the
case among a certain, small, demographic of
people who I've dealt with throughout my life
and who I continue to deal with. In my
experience I have found, on the opposite end of
the spectrum, that it's very difficult for women to
support each other if they feel threatened by
another woman's physical appearance.
I identify as both a tomboy and a glam girl. My
identity has always caused a bit of a divide,
when I would try and fit the mould with women
who are either one or the other. In my
experience, neither one of these energies is
accepting of the other.
elf wanting to blend both parts of my identity by looking good at
ugh there is a stigma attached to women in sports; that we have
ergy to be accepted as an athlete. It's a shame that society has
s is; God forbid if someone challenges those norms and isn't the
rds.