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Originally Posted by Fasterthanyou
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Originally Posted by PBodyGT87
yeah but on her interviews she is also very cocky about her looks and how she says they helped her get to where she is now. i would admire her if she was modest, but she isnt. and she's not 21, shes 23, to correct the age that someone posted. anyway, her posing in FHM in some of those shots kind of sucks, because that isnt really breaking any gender barriers, she is still just create the "women as playthings" image. her modeling shoots dont make her look like a badass, but more like a wannabe. yeah she can drive. but she would be cooler if thats all she did.
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If her modeling was effecting her driving I'd agree with you. But it hasn't, so I disagree that her posing made her look like a wannabe and it's certainly not made her look like a "plaything." Her posing in the magazine was a publicity stunt that has HELPED her break the gender barrier. She got noticed and sponsorships that are needed to compete at that level. If anything I found her posing to be a strong statement FOR feminism. She's showing off her attractive body in a tactful mannor (a lot less revealing that some bathing suits) AND driving around all these guys. It's like talking trash and backing it up... very powerful woman demanding equality. Also, personally, I don't think any guy that's posed topless in a magazine has ever been looked down upon so she's breaking that gender barrier. Now if she goes and marries some celeb and retires before she breaks another record then yeah, she'd be a dult, but only the future will tell.
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I never once said that her modeling was affecting her driving. All I am saying is why is it so necessary to pose in the FHM shots, provacatively, in the way that she does? I just want to say that she shouldn't have to play up to an image to get sponsors, just being an awesome female driver should be enough. but i guess if you saw the interview before the 500 started, this would make more sense. I don't blame her for being cocky about her skill, but half the interview was her being cocky about her looks. Having to play off her body image doesn't break a barrier, that just continues the same idea that women are just there to look at. Females shouldn't have to pose in a magazine in that way just to get publicity for a predominately male sport. she should be able to just do it on skills alone. If she is cocky about her looks, it doesn't stand out for feminism, it makes other women feel like ****, because all they are going to do is compare themselves to her. All I wanted to say was that it sucks that a woman would have to pose like that to "help break a gender barrier". Breaking a barrier without having to show off your body, now that's a barrier broken, but that hasn't happened yet, and thats a shame for women. please try to understand my posts better before you try to make me look and feel like an idiot. thanks.