Some female-related things that had me excited or annoyed but ultimately don't matter much

1. The Belmont Stakes, which was yesterday, is the third and final race of the Triple Crown. I have no idea how I caught the race itself, but Rags to Riches became the first filly to win the Belmont since 1905, and the first one ever to win at the mile-and-a-half length. Go her!
   
2. For complicated reasons, earlier this week I caught a glimpse of an all-animated Kangaroo Jack movie, in which Jack was in a boxing ring and then started rapping "Mama Said Knock You Out" at which point the movie turned into a mini-video. Which, fine, whatever, except that suddenly three (human) women, clad only in tank tops and boxing shorts and gloves, with those hyperfeminized curvy bodies, were shaking their asses in the camera. Now, in no other way was this an "authentic" hip hop video, nor did it need to be as it was silly straight-to-cable children's movie, and these girls weren't even like, the ring girls that wear swimsuits and hold the "Round 1" cards over their heads. So why were they there? Must we indoctrinate this early that women are for display?
   
3. Re FHM: Where's my ridiculous countdown of hot men? Where's my magazine for cutie pie pix of minor male celebs? I mean, if every woman on television has to appear in FHM in a two-piece, like Kari from Mythbusters, where's my pin up of Grant? Because I would so put that in my locker at school. (No, really. I have a locker, in the department at grad school.) Of course, what I'd rather is like, not objectifying anyone, but given the capitalist imperative, it might be more realistic to get equal opportunity objectification.

Phoenix Rising: Panels. Also a poll

For the benefit of Miss mistful there will be a post tonight on panels.

( Many panels on Saturday and Sunday. The Friday ones didn't grab me. )

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