Roller Derby - Insult sent to Derby Luv Myspace by those to get no press because I refuse to name them
On Oct 25th, I received the below hate mail on my myspace - I just got it. The person that did this has no presence on myspace or anywhere else so far, but I wanted to share it in case they have spammed you too, and let you know my thoughts.
Anyone that can believe this has never been through a grueling 3 hour derby practice training, pushed themselves to meet minimum skill requirements as a rookie, or nursed the bruises and injuries we've all gotten from our sport. They don't know the hours we put in to learn how to play, to improve our play, and the dedication it takes to keep skating and training with bleeding sores from skates, and blisters and shin splints. Don't forget the sprained shoulders, hematomas, knee injuries, broken bones, dislocated ankles, busted faces... the times when you play a game on 10 or less players and skate every 2 minute jam for a period...
And frankly, it is feministic and empowering too... becoming an athlete, getting in shape, knowing I can take hits and give them... being sure of myself, and also becoming comfortable enough in my skin to wear a short skirt and fishnets in public? Roller Derby is the best thing to happen to me, and I know there wouldn't be so many leagues operating, and so many fans if it weren't true for others. I'm ashamed I wasted time to even respond.
"Dearest Derby Luv - I'd like you to take a moment and just realize how ridiculous and anti-feminist roller derby is for the modern female. If roller derby is primarily about playing with sexual norms and doing some kind of Suicide Girls type performance with a little bit of violence added in for spice, then we should stop pretending it's feminist and empowering...and let us not forget the about cankle ratio per roller girl. "
Anyone that can believe this has never been through a grueling 3 hour derby practice training, pushed themselves to meet minimum skill requirements as a rookie, or nursed the bruises and injuries we've all gotten from our sport. They don't know the hours we put in to learn how to play, to improve our play, and the dedication it takes to keep skating and training with bleeding sores from skates, and blisters and shin splints. Don't forget the sprained shoulders, hematomas, knee injuries, broken bones, dislocated ankles, busted faces... the times when you play a game on 10 or less players and skate every 2 minute jam for a period...
And frankly, it is feministic and empowering too... becoming an athlete, getting in shape, knowing I can take hits and give them... being sure of myself, and also becoming comfortable enough in my skin to wear a short skirt and fishnets in public? Roller Derby is the best thing to happen to me, and I know there wouldn't be so many leagues operating, and so many fans if it weren't true for others. I'm ashamed I wasted time to even respond.
Labels: roller derby, roller derby insulted
posted by Nia Capps at
3:35 PM
3 Comments:
If they'd just stuck to the old "roller derby isn't feminist" bullsh*t, I could see trying to argue with this anonymous asshat.
They lost their right to argue against roller derby with the mention of the "cankle ratio", which, if you ask me, is a lame, sizist and absolutely un-feminist comment.
And for the record, obviously they haven't seen roller derby recently & they can keep their comments to themselves.
xo from NYC,
zeebah (http://zeebahtronic.org)
one of the grrls on my team also got that message. this writer apparently experiences feminism as a set of rules describing what is and is not appropriate behavior for women. funny, i thought that was exactly what feminism was against...
funny, isn't feminism about empowering women?
oh right, derby has NOTHING to do with that.
we don't create our own league so that we can perform in an evironment that we dictate, where we feel confident, strong and powerful.
roller derby is obviously the complete opposite of feminism! big thanks to that insightful insulter.
Post a Comment
:: Home