[NOTE: This is my first time submitting, so please be gentle. A few halfway rational people have snuck through to comment on the Boundless.org blogs, but most are just proving that, among other things, fundies really need to stop watching and commenting on the Olympics!]

...being a woman, i'm not personally bothered by the women's beach volleyball attire. but that's just because i'm a girl. just the same, i don't think it's right, either. if i had a brother, i would NOT have let him watch their games.

the thing i personally had a BIG problem with was the men's diving duos. now THAT i had a hard time with. we women don't typically have the visual problems like men do - i sure don't - and i'm not opposed to a guy with his shirt off or anything, but a speedo? why can't they wear the suits that the swimmers do? or at least streamlined swim shorts? for one, speedos show WAY too much skin. two, did anyone notice where every guy's hands flew once the camera showed them under the surface of the water? and it's not just under the water... they're CONSTANTLY checking to make sure the thing is in place. now THAT is hard for me to take.

oh, and while i'm at it... did anyone hear the brief interviews of the two american guys? how gay did THEY sound... SO. DARN. GROSS.

for me, michael phelps is INFINITELY more interesting to watch. he's classy, gracious, doesn't talk like a fruitcake, and if the whole thing comes down to attractiveness for nbc... if you ask me, as a woman, michael phelps is absolutely irresistible because he's kind and is properly covered.

and he WINS!!!!!!!!!