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Oracle of DelphiThe unusual art of female bodybuilding
June 1st 2006 12:43
After criticism of my Mr Olympia Ronnie Coleman post, on the grounds that I was not affording this 'sportsman' sufficient respect for what is apparently a very demanding discipline, I thought I'd rehabilitate the bodybuilding theme in today's post, looking this time at female bodybuilding.
To be honest I don't know any female bodybuilders. On the rare occasion that I 'hit the plates' it's usually the guys on the squat cage whilst the women do cardiovasular stuff, each sex striving after its respective ideal of beauty.
In getting jacked female body builders certainly buck this trend, and the result is an unusual melding of biological 'femaleness' with a masculine aesthetic. As a result, female bodybuilders complicate gender, perhaps illustrating the extent to which whether one is deemed 'male' or 'female' depends not only on biology but also on the performance of certain gendered behaviours and 'looks'.
For a case in point check out this video, the female bodybuilder featured wearing a delicate and feminine pink bikini to ensure no confusion arises as to her gender.
To be honest I don't know any female bodybuilders. On the rare occasion that I 'hit the plates' it's usually the guys on the squat cage whilst the women do cardiovasular stuff, each sex striving after its respective ideal of beauty.
In getting jacked female body builders certainly buck this trend, and the result is an unusual melding of biological 'femaleness' with a masculine aesthetic. As a result, female bodybuilders complicate gender, perhaps illustrating the extent to which whether one is deemed 'male' or 'female' depends not only on biology but also on the performance of certain gendered behaviours and 'looks'.
For a case in point check out this video, the female bodybuilder featured wearing a delicate and feminine pink bikini to ensure no confusion arises as to her gender.
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