Two Approaches To Life
Ms Kelly’s outlook, seen below, seems rather fraught and a tad contrived.
And so, if a friend or colleague is trying to lose weight, which isn’t always easy, and this friend or colleague makes visible progress, then, naturally, you shouldn’t encourage them. Lest they press on and become happy. You see, according to Ms Kelly, our expert in such matters, “anti-fatness” – i.e., complimenting a friend or colleague for losing weight and achieving a goal – is “a perpetuation and enforcement of white supremacist beauty standards.” Sheer beastliness. If you must acknowledge the accomplishment at all, it seems you’re only allowed to do it in a curiously roundabout way – say, by talking about their shoes.
Other, perhaps more obvious approaches are of course available.
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Chameleons look like they’ve been snorting coke or sniffing glue.
Is there such a thing as Hunter Chameleons?
‘this weirdo staring at my tits when I’m trying to swim’
Judging from her photos, it didn’t take a lot to interest said weirdo.
Having done my share of swimming, it occurs to me to ask: unless this woman was the backstroke champ of the world how, exactly, was someone staring at her frontage at all? Because unless swimming has changed amazingly since I was last in the pool, you’re mostly face down and the only thing in your personal sight range is either the pool bottom or the lane ropes. Your frontal acreage is absolutely inaccessible to a spectator and you, yourself, must have the world’s most amazing vision if you can pick out a single person poolside and positively determine that he’s ogling you.
Unless, of course, she was talking about someone on the actual pool bottom staring up at the swimmers, which, in a competition (or just about anywhere, come to that) seems rather unlikely and certainly subject to complaint to the officials who don’t usually allow SCUBA equipment in racing venues.
I confess I am puzzled.
“Having done my share of swimming, it occurs to me to ask: unless this woman was the backstroke champ of the world how, exactly, was someone staring at her frontage at all?”
It’s after the swim, of course, when she’s out of the pool and talking to her manager, her body all wet and glistening and she starts to towel off and… Oh dear, I think I’m feeling faint.
her body all wet and glistening and she starts to towel off and…
[ Rummages under bar for spray bottle of hamster urine. ]
[ frantically rummages in pocketbook for business card of “human rights for pervs” lawyer ]
Checking the 2019 Swimming World Championship results I see no mention of her in any of the butterfly events nor even as an alternate (2 additional “alternates” are entered for a 4 person relay to make six total) on any of Oz’s free relay teams. At 26 years old, in a very competitive female sport where 16 year olds are setting world records, in probably the most competitive swimming country, both per capita and by media focus, in the world I can’t help but wonder if this isn’t a last gasp for attention.
I now see where former US champion Tracy Caulkins is heading some sort of “pervert” investigation in the US. I say we put them all in burkas. It’s the only real way to keep them safe.
I say we put them all in burkas.
There is a wide range of attitudes, from “don’t look at me at all” to “the more eyes the better and I’ll wear almost nothing to achieve that”.