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    Blueberry26: Let's talk about the employees you've boinked lately, Dave. more »
    PennyFarthing: Is there some reason celebrities deny their relationships? Everyone knows. What's the deal? It can't be privacy since they have none anyways. more »
    BytheSea: A lot of male athletes are portrayed in this 'glam' light. I think the article is mixing issues. If you want women's sports to exist at the level of m... more »
    Apollonia: This site is for recruiting. It looks like the team is trying to present the idea that they're all friends, support each other and have a great time w... more »
    fulanita: They are trying to sell tickets, promote the program. The men's team isn't hurting for spectators, but that isn't the case for the women (see also: ... more »
    whynotshesaid: I'm not surprised by these images. I don't call them indicators of homophobia as much as I see them as attempts at reinforcing strict gender identity... more »
    Flackette Goes Retro: I don't see this as homophobic, just hard-core marketing - and that is my problem with Division 1 college athletics; student athletes are marketed as ... more »
    History Major: Hmm someone has brought this link to my attention: [www.seminoles.com] Apparently the women have an athletic centered page as well? more »
    J.D.Regent: I also think that male athletes are positioned as sex gods, so in the context of pro sports sexualizing female athletes -- whether it's for a straight... more »
    Raised-byHeathens: This might be an unpopular stance, but here goes. In the long long ago, male sports had a chance to cultivate fans of the sport, out of which 'superst... more »
    andyburn: Alright, so I never made it to the collegiate level but I was a really good high school player and my basketball team won the state championship my se... more »
    ronniedobbs: I don't think it's useful to compare the men and women's sites to each other, because it positions the men's team as the Serious Standard Bearer. It a... more »
    katie.scarlett.o'hara: Isn't women's basketball kind of notoriously unpopular in ticket sales and stuff? I think they are doing this purely to garner attention and brand th... more »
    shoroko: While I can see the homophobia argument, I think if you're going to get into potential issues with those kinds of images, the unnecessary sexualizatio... more »
    amy_b: You know what's offensive? Public universities spending a crapload of money on athletics while academic programs suffer. more »
    FroderickFronkensteen: I understand your argument, Katy, and I agree that there is an uneven emphasis on female athletes to appear beautiful, it seems, despite their careers... more »
    J.D.Regent: I guess I don't understand why wearing a satin dress makes you look less gay. more »
    mcpm: Even if it's not about homosexuality, why on earth do these women have to be sexy/glamorous? It's never enough for women to be good at what they do is... more »
    Tippi Hedren: I don't think this is offensive at all. I looked at the website, as well as the players' photo galleries, and while the women look attractive in the p... more »
    morninggloria: You'd think that if they wanted to attract more male fans, they'd embrace the "lesbians" thing. It worked for Tila Tequila and it works in college b... more »
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