TheOnlyMook
Member
Oh my, slowclap.gif
Not sure how I feel about this. I kind of forgot this was a real thing
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Yukes acquires Lingerie Football league licence
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Oh my, slowclap.gif
Not sure how I feel about this. I kind of forgot this was a real thing
this thread has me craking up.
the best TD celebration EVER perhaps?
hahahaha.
the best TD celebration EVER perhaps?
hahahaha.
So I guess this means that the only sports video games with female teams now are Lingerie Football, Dead or Alive beach volleyball, and Rumble Roses?
Is it any wonder that the Amateur International Boxing Association had to be told that forcing female boxers to wear miniskirts is not acceptable; the All England Club and Wimbledon Play Committee admitted that, while they decide which court male pro tennis players get to play in based on seed rank, attractiveness is the only yardstick used for female pro tennis players and they are relegating top-seeding female athletes to peripheral courts to banish them away from the cameras; and the International Olympic Committee argued in the BC Supreme Court that they have the right to exclude women from the Olympics and the Charter's guarantees of women's rights and equality doesn't apply to them. Upon being pressed in court, they said that the same would apply to Black athletes if they wanted to exclude them. This drew gasps from the people in court. But no-one bats an eye when female athletes like in women's ski-jumping aren't allowed merely because they're female. The Supreme Court found that the IOC was indeed discriminating against women and violating their rights and freedoms as guaranteed under the Charter, but ruled that the IOC was perfectly entitled to do so.
Things like Lingerie Football and its success only help reinforce the idea that female athletic achievement is less valuable, worthless and uninteresting because the only thing that interests men in a woman is her body. It sends a great message to little girls everywhere that no matter how hard you work and how much you accomplish, you will always be reduced to your body. That's so cute how you want to be a pro athlete - now please bend over and shake your ass.
Is it any wonder that the Amateur International Boxing Association had to be told that forcing female boxers to wear miniskirts is not acceptable; the All England Club and Wimbledon Play Committee admitted that, while they decide which court male pro tennis players get to play in based on seed rank, attractiveness is the only yardstick used for female pro tennis players and they are relegating top-seeding female athletes to peripheral courts to banish them away from the cameras; and the International Olympic Committee argued in the BC Supreme Court that they have the right to exclude women from the Olympics and the Charter's guarantees of women's rights and equality doesn't apply to them. Upon being pressed in court, they said that the same would apply to Black athletes if they wanted to exclude them. This drew gasps from the people in court. But no-one bats an eye when female athletes like in women's ski-jumping aren't allowed merely because they're female. The Supreme Court found that the IOC was indeed discriminating against women and violating their rights and freedoms as guaranteed under the Charter, but ruled that the IOC was perfectly entitled to do so.
Things like Lingerie Football and its success only help reinforce the idea that female athletic achievement is less valuable, worthless and uninteresting because the only thing that interests men in a woman is her body. It sends a great message to little girls everywhere that no matter how hard you work and how much you accomplish, you will always be reduced to your body. That's so cute how you want to be a pro athlete - now please bend over and shake your ass.
Augemitbutter
Member
just missing the fake titties.
i wouldn't exactly call the LFL a sucess.
i didn't know about the wimbeldon thing though. i thought women's tennis was one of the few women's sports that was sucessful enough for such things not to be needed.
Mr Killemgood
Member
...Because female sports leagues which celebrate achievements in women's athletics are so very popular and are expanding every day, right?
Sports are for entertainment - regardless of the gender. Unfortunately, few people are entertained by female-driven sports (mostly), so other avenues are made and created to earn entertainment dollars.
The real female football leagues are atrocious. Quarterbacks can't complete more than 40% of their passes, and its arguably worse than most high school football teams. Its not marketable. LFL is in a very odd and sad way.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
But will there be late hits?
Whaddya talkin' about? This is real football.
SillyEskimo
Member
DLC my friend.
aparisi2274
Member
Money
well spent!
NOT
BRB, pre-ordering.
Mr. B Natural
Member
Take the concept behind this lingerie football crap and apply it to everything.
Congrats. You are now caught up with modern day culture.
Seraphinianus
Banned
I think you were being a bit disingenuous here man.
- You say that IOC argued they have the right to exclude women in the ski Jumping.
The real story is, IOC was not in the court case. VANOC was. And they have no authority to control what sports get included or not.
- You suggest that the ski jumping isn't allowed ONLY because they are women.
The real story is IOC ruled that Women Ski jumping cannot be added because the sport is not very developed for women jumpers as yet. In fact. IOC has a rule that mandates that any sports added after 1991 MUST contain a male and female portion. This has been shown that the Ski Cross sport was Added... DESPITE being less developed than Ski Jumping. The issue here is that Ski Jumping has been part of olympics for years before 1991.
There is no gender discrimination here.
To Recap - You suggest IOC excludes women. But they have shown that they have less developed women sports because of rules set in place in the early 90's (thats 20 years ago). What you are hearing with the women ski jumping thing, is just a couple people that are upset because the sport of their choice isn't included in the games.
IOC cannot have an Olympic game for EVERY Sport under the sun.
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
It took me until just now to realize in that gif that whatever team TAM is (Tampa Bay Buttccaneers?) is kicking the shit out of the other team.
Oddly enough I've been to an arena football game where the team here in San Diego played a Japanese All Star team.
Japan got owned
-Amon-
Member
From the majority of males it must be that way, yes. I guess it's natural, can be ugly but natural.
Women as a whole has some terrible traits when analyzed from a male point of view too.
But in the end, it looks like we stick together quite well, and not from yersteday too.
That is the fattest ref I have ever seen. I'm sure he's there because of his extensive list of qualifications.I don't know what this even is....
OH!
JJDinomite
Banned
Rooting for my home team!
Steve Youngblood
Member
If you had told me yesterday that someone would make a video game based on the Lingerie Football League license, I would have laughed in your face. But, here we are.
Bwahahaha
A friend of mine posted a promotional image for the game about a week ago -- I immediately assumed it was a Photoshop and ignored it
edit: Holy shit I can't believe this is real -- isn't this sort of dangerous considering the lack of protective gear? And we have a local Seattle team, woo woo
It's flag football.
Oh, OK. Sho Nuff likes his ladies undamaged
Takeda Kenshi
blew Staal
Will buy.
3 copies.
3 copies.
CaptainSchwann
Member
Awaiting the "Is Lingerie Football sexist?" thread.
shaowebb
Member
Why in the hell is a THQ company STILL buying new licenses? This is one of the biggest things that hurt them after awhile. Licenses aren't cheap and unlike back on the psx days when such things made them money they've been annually losing more on these sorts of licenses for awhile every year. WWE is one of the few exceptions they got and this isn't exactly WWE-tier licensing with Lingerie Football League. Most of us didn't even know about it existing.
Stop buying licenses THQ, and start being smart with your money. If you wanted a T&A game you could just as easily make one without a license.
Stop buying licenses THQ, and start being smart with your money. If you wanted a T&A game you could just as easily make one without a license.
Really? I would have believed that. THQ buying the license? I would have believed that. I have no expectations of logical thinking from THQ anymore.
Riposte
Member
I don't know what this even is....
OH!
This is so inappropriate it isn't even a little bit sexy just hilarious.
Pimpbaa
Member
Speak for yourself.
Well, they were the makers of
So I guess this is the proper sequel.
Ugh. I wish Yukes would go back to also making Eretzvaju (Evil Zone), Soukaigi, and Berserk: Guts Rage style games. There's just so much constant western-licensed stuff from them! If it's gotta be licensed, at least try out an eastern one every once in a while, or something like Eretzvaju, where it nearly was a collection of AIC / General Anime characters in a unique fighter.
I'm happy they seem to have some success, but it'd be nice to actually see them make a game I could be excited for again...
Yeah, "Trying too hard" generally isn't sexy... just desperate and ridiculous.
So I guess this is the proper sequel.
Ugh. I wish Yukes would go back to also making Eretzvaju (Evil Zone), Soukaigi, and Berserk: Guts Rage style games. There's just so much constant western-licensed stuff from them! If it's gotta be licensed, at least try out an eastern one every once in a while, or something like Eretzvaju, where it nearly was a collection of AIC / General Anime characters in a unique fighter.
I'm happy they seem to have some success, but it'd be nice to actually see them make a game I could be excited for again...
Yeah, "Trying too hard" generally isn't sexy... just desperate and ridiculous.