I am slightly amused as the sponsors of this must not have read about the bad publicity from the whole Superbowl and Janet Jackson saga. Lawsuits were filed, the main sponsor asked for money back and over half a million Americans complained.

Triple M, Brisbane Entertainment. Telecafe, Seven Sports and Allphones Stadium – all I can say is bad marketing move!

People (or should I say mostly men) will sit there and attack any female who stands up and speaks out against this event. That’s right, they just think that this is their right to sit and get excited about women wearing little clothing let alone proper protection for their pure enjoyment. If it is truly about the sport, then let them cover up!

It is interesting we don’t see men playing sports without their tops and only in jocks – maybe that is because we would actually learn that half of the footballers aren’t as “big” as they lead everyone to believe when they send images from their mobile phones… just saying!

Give me a break! Haven’t we moved on from the sadistic ways of when humans watched the belittlement of others in a ring. Haven’t we moved forward as a society to respect one another?

We all sign petitions to stamp out poverty because poor people are the underdogs and need us to be their advocate. Well, here we have girls being used because it is the only way for them to play elite football. They are fined if they wear more than just lingerie and be ok to have the occasional nudity whilst playing a game they love and just want to play. Who will be their advocate? The actual players are not happy with the rules put upon them yet people still think it is ok. To me there is no difference between poverty and exploitation. Those with less are servant to those who have power and money.

So, to all the whiners out there who whinge about women standing up against this all I can say is that I hope you are totally ok with people lusting after your mother, wife, sister or even daughter because that is the culture you are creating in our society.

And to all the people out there who think this lingerie football is ridiculous and exploiting women for profit should be stopped then sign the petition Collective Shout have going. Tell your friends and let’s be a nation that has over half a million people stand up for women to be able to play sport without the sexualised saga.

Don’t delay, sign today!

http://www.change.org/petitions/stop-the-lingerie-football-league-in-australia

But I get it. Acknowledging that these women are being exploited would disrupt your selfish enjoyment of the ‘game’- and let’s face it, your getting off is more important than the treatment of these women.