Sad, Bad Sport

Lingerie football is not cute. Women with sport talent do not belong here. Well, maybe if they are masochists. Why would young women with evident interest in any sport want to be seen trotting about in their underwear to amuse males and/or others who aren't looking to score on the field but somewhere else? This kind of exhibitionism is something that sets back the cause of women who want to be taken seriously as athletes and have dedicated much of their young lives to this interest. Of late, a young woman who has great talent in her field, rugby, has chosen to don a lacy push up bra and skimpy underdrawers to perform in an arena to the cheers of people who obviously are not there to watch football but a travesty that ridicules both the game and women - all women. It saddens me that someone who has sacrificed countless hours of practice, enduring the rigors of a game she excels in, wastes her time, running around making a fool of herself. The question is, why? Is it a joke? Is it a dare? Is it temporary relief of bordom? What? Since I don't know the answer, I will try to remain non-judgemental for the moment, but beyond me, her reasons to spoil her self-respect in this way are a mystery. I hope, for her, this is a passing phase. So-called football of this nature is work for strippers and clowns, not  women with serious sport achievement in mind. Or perhaps they have simply gone mad.