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Does it? I think it's reasonable to say that the basic assumption is based upon the "male response" of the "shiny object" (women too). It almost strikes me more as a statement on our baser instincts. After all, even if she were dressed in an ultra conservative business suit, had no implants, and subtle makeup on, her facial beauty would still draw attention. Playing up sex appeal is not synonymous with diminishing intelligence. If that were the case, how would the very existence of this board or of our community reflect upon the women we are admiring were that the case?

Arguments could be launched in either direction; towards women (or men) playing up personal sex appeal as being unscrupulous, or towards their audience for reacting predictably.

I feel the issue here is that the objective is supposedly to teach and so that is where the emphasis should be minus the distractions of overt sexual suggestiveness. I was also thinking in the direction that such lessons would be of benefit to minors, yet are being presented in a manner that would be inappropriate for that age group; hence reducing the potential audience.

I see more gray areas here than I do black and white. It's why I felt this was interesting enough to post in the first place; I find myself pondering the boundaries of the gray.

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Actually, I was trying to say what you just said, but I was totally unsuccessful.  In addition, though, I do think that she is disrespecting her own intelligence by adopting classic, raunchy/slutty bimbo behaviour.  Her intelligence and attractiveness should be enough to attract the thinking guy, but she's going after the dunderheads with a raunchy image that seems to me to make the actual content of the videos into a secondary issue.

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The links seem to be down, all except the last one.   🙁  :-

Damn!  I'm sorry, guys, but I don't know when I'll have time to repost them.  I seriously recommend that you get an account with Yahoo! Groups (they're free), join the following group:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ElenaOanaHreapca

visit the Photos section, and look for the photosets "Ripped and Ready" and "Oiled-Up and Posing". 

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She sounds Swedish; not that it makes any difference.  I'm inclined to agree with the mood of your post- it's a bit silly and does rather diminish women of intelligence. >:(

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Like I said, I am far from being an expert, I just personally don't know of many females that view the program favorably.  I do sincerely hope that my assessment is off the mark.

I'm no expert either; just an optimist. ;D

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It is very possible that women that were working out saw this as an inspiration to work out a bit more and put on some muscle, I just don't know that it inspires the masses that aren't working out to get off the couch.  I could very easily be wrong but I just don't see it.

Now that you've clairifed your comment, I agree with you.  A couch potato is a couch potato; ut if it got some women off the cardio equipment and into the weight room. 😉

I was expecting a response on that comment, so here is my reply.  I am most definitely not above such behavior in spandex-clad muscular women, but that is partially my point – men like to watch that type of thing (Lingerie Bowl comes to mind ::) ) but I know that my fiancee is completely not into that type of thing and I would imagine that most women are not.  I have not done a study, nor am I an expert in the area of the typical female, but I have always gotten the impression that women tend to look at that type of behavior as caveman-ish.  How many times have you seen or heard women scoff at men when they start that behavior (chest bumping, flexing, roaring, or just boasting about their superiority?)  I have heard it several times which is what leads me to that conclusion.

Of course a straight woman will not enjoy it in the same way as us, but I don't think that women are as against it as you suspect.  Yes, two men slugging it out will provoke a reaction as it is a primitive, caveman-like sight, but women in organised battle?  I remember Lingster linking to one woman's blog where she recalled being a huge fan of the original series as a girl, and that she was loving the new series, not only for the buff guys, but also to admire and root for her favourite female Gladiator too.

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This particularly conceptual theme has gone far enough.

No disrespect to phenoms, but I'm inclined to agree.  When I said that I looked them up, I meant that I searched a well-known search engine for the term, because, naive chap that I am, I had no idea what phenoms was talking about.  I must confess I too would prefer to keep things on-topic.

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Happy birthday to Uhlmei-Rhen-Dyveira! 8)

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Well I'm sure to get my butt kicked for this post, but I just saw a great video of Cindy on You Tube. The trouble is, I couldn't help but to notice that she has something dangling from her booty. The video quality was simply not good enough for me to tell what it might be. I'm torn between thinking it's something innocent like part of an unseen posing suit versus allowing my sense of humor to reign and drag my mind down into the gutter. Well if you noticed my renaming of the post's title, you already know my sense of humor won.  ::)

Anyhow, look for yourselves…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgRroaYr7TU

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Well, I didn't know what they were, so I looked them up… :-[ 😮 ;D 😉
I'm sure it's a part of her suit, but it does look very like the picture I saw; and, I must say, the thought is one hell of a turn-on. 8)

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I guess if someone that is beautiful and muscular can use American Gladiators as a springboard to things such as being a trainer on Biggest Loser or some other medium by which she can get a positive message to other people about being healthy, then I guess his first point is a moot point, but if she simply believes that by her being on American Gladiators that people are going to flock to the gym to have the same body she does, then I believe she is sorely mistaken.  I'm sorry, but I don't believe that women flexing all the time and acting like barbarians is what drives women to the gym.  On the other hand, men flexing and acting like barbarians probably does get men to go to the gym.

Don't you think that the original American Gladiators coming just after the Cory Everson era of FBBing encouraged women to use weights?  I'm also a little disappointed in your "acting like Barbarians" comment – yes, the whole point of it is that it's combat-based, but your comment suggests that you find the experience of buff chicks in spandex battling each other a bit beneath you.

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The Beach Boys were right about those Mid-West farmers' daughters . . .  😉

Source: http://www.muscleangels.com/updates.html

Annie Rivieccio: Heavy Farmwork – She's strong as an Ox! 02/19/2008

I swear she's getting even HUGER! 😮 8)

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