Comments on: The LFL Comes to MSP! http://www.nicolemlavoi.com/the-lfl-comes-to-msp Nicole M. LaVoi, Ph.D. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:20:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: kathy http://www.nicolemlavoi.com/the-lfl-comes-to-msp#comment-1879 kathy Tue, 29 Mar 2011 02:17:02 +0000 http://www.nicolemlavoi.com/?p=2627#comment-1879 and what happened to the Minnesota Vixens WPFL team from years back? it might be interesting, if that or some other women's pro football team still exists in Minn, to study that and the LFL team - - if they would be honest about what they are producing and selling, rather than, again relying on the desire to believe that sport liberates women, this could be a very different discussion. i'd like to know also if there is any homoerotic production value in their website as well as their actual games, given how often a particular heterosexual gaze upon lesbian sexuality is mass produced (film, tv, ads, etc.) . . .again, thanks for your blog - interesting posts - - kathy and what happened to the Minnesota Vixens WPFL team from years back? it might be interesting, if that or some other women’s pro football team still exists in Minn, to study that and the LFL team – - if they would be honest about what they are producing and selling, rather than, again relying on the desire to believe that sport liberates women, this could be a very different discussion. i’d like to know also if there is any homoerotic production value in their website as well as their actual games, given how often a particular heterosexual gaze upon lesbian sexuality is mass produced (film, tv, ads, etc.) . . .again, thanks for your blog – interesting posts – - kathy

]]> By: Ethan Johnson http://www.nicolemlavoi.com/the-lfl-comes-to-msp#comment-1850 Ethan Johnson Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:21:48 +0000 http://www.nicolemlavoi.com/?p=2627#comment-1850 Some points: 1. The WNBA has 12 teams, not 10. 2. Lingerie Football is indeed a sport, just one that you admittedly disdain. (Disclosure: So do I.) You handed the argument back to proponents of the LFL when you expressed an interest in who "plays" for the LFL. 3. Yes, the LFL sells sex. So...? I don't think any of the LFL players have been sold in to slavery. Best of luck with your research. Some points:

1. The WNBA has 12 teams, not 10.

2. Lingerie Football is indeed a sport, just one that you admittedly disdain. (Disclosure: So do I.) You handed the argument back to proponents of the LFL when you expressed an interest in who “plays” for the LFL.

3. Yes, the LFL sells sex. So…? I don’t think any of the LFL players have been sold in to slavery.

Best of luck with your research.

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