Yellow Journalism - part 02
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sailorkittyNext up: Nazis are funny, taking a look at 'effective propaganda techniques' and resistance fighters fighting tooth and claw.
But before that, let's drool over a female athlete.
Today, class, we're going to look at women's sports. Also, a BABE.
Look at that and tell me she wasn't a total babe.
Babe Didrikson was born in Texas. (Disclaimer: Though her parents originally emigrated from Norway, speaking as a Scandinavian: Babe is not a Scandinavian name. Her real name was Mildred Ella. Can you see why she'd rather be called 'babe'?) She wasn't that good at school, but she loved sports. She would bust the asses of the boys and the girls, and finally exclaimed: "I want to be the greaest athelete!"
Unfortunately, she was born in 1911, and was soon clued in on the fact that girls weren't really supposed to be playing sports, unless they were doing it on the side while working in a company with a team. Meh. Babe dropped out and went to work for 'Employers Casualty Insurance' doing something or whatever, so that she could get on with her real career playing basketball for the company team, 'The Golden Cyclones'. Later, she took up track and field. After around 18 months of this, her employers realised that her talent was wasted in the office, and decided to send her to Chicago to try out for the Olympics.
Usually, they'd send a team of around 12 of their best girls with different strengths and weaknesses. But her employers sent her alone, figuring that a) Publicity, which would be really good for her career(and their wallets), and b) Who the fuck was going to beat that brawn, come on.
Babe won the broad jump. Then, the baseball throw. Then, the shot put. Then, the javelin. Finally, the 80-metre hurdle, all down within 3 hours and would you look at that, she'd won the national championship. Oh, and she was now ready to jump the 80-metre hurdles, the high jump, and throw the javelin at the Olympics.
And that's how she went on to set four world records at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, winning two gold medals, and one silver (Originally gold, downgraded after ruled to be using improper technique while setting the world record in the high jump).
She also liked baseball, because who doesn't love baseball!? She holds the world record for farthest female baseball throw to this day.
In 1935, she set her sights to golf, for which she is best known (Because that way, nobody could be accused of enjoying her sports outfit in any improper ways, unless they had a fetish for conservative golfwear). She was denied amateur states, so she had to go to the Los Angeles open tournament and compete against the guys, 60 years before that ever happened in that tournament again. Her teammate was a boxer, George Zaharias. Since they both liked beating the shit out of willing opponents, music ensued and they were married eleven months later.
Since she was now finally conservatively dressed enough to make America's grandmothers happy, Didrikson went on to became America's first female golf celebrity. To gain amateur status, Babe had to give up all other sports for 3 years. Despite this great sacrifice, she excelled and gained entrance in 1942. In 1948, she qualified for the U. S. Open, but was denied by the untagged unlubricated nonconsenual bumfucks at the USGA, because apparently this was a 'men's only' tournament.
In 1950, she had troubles with her husband and met a nice girl named Betty, who described Babe as 'Fabulous' and gave us the following quote on her: "I loved her. I would have done anything for her." They toured together, and eventually Betty moved in with Babe and George. Apparently they were either an OT3 or f/f with understanding husband. Or alternatively just really, really smarmy romantic friends of the kind found in old novels.
In 1953, Babe had the unfortunate news of colon cancer. Surgery happened, she came back in 1954 one month after surgery, while wearing a colostomy bag(Do not google 'colostomy bag'). Unfortunately, it returned in 1955, and had to cut her golfing career short. She used her fame to be a spokesman of the American Cancer Society, which was remarkable in a time when the subject was very much considered a taboo.
In 1956, Babe ascended to the great stadium in the sky, with all likelyhood because the Norse gods were entering the divine Olympics, and they really fucking needed someone who could match Diana from the Greeks.
But before that, let's drool over a female athlete.
Today, class, we're going to look at women's sports. Also, a BABE.
Look at that and tell me she wasn't a total babe.
Babe Didrikson was born in Texas. (Disclaimer: Though her parents originally emigrated from Norway, speaking as a Scandinavian: Babe is not a Scandinavian name. Her real name was Mildred Ella. Can you see why she'd rather be called 'babe'?) She wasn't that good at school, but she loved sports. She would bust the asses of the boys and the girls, and finally exclaimed: "I want to be the greaest athelete!"
Unfortunately, she was born in 1911, and was soon clued in on the fact that girls weren't really supposed to be playing sports, unless they were doing it on the side while working in a company with a team. Meh. Babe dropped out and went to work for 'Employers Casualty Insurance' doing something or whatever, so that she could get on with her real career playing basketball for the company team, 'The Golden Cyclones'. Later, she took up track and field. After around 18 months of this, her employers realised that her talent was wasted in the office, and decided to send her to Chicago to try out for the Olympics.
Usually, they'd send a team of around 12 of their best girls with different strengths and weaknesses. But her employers sent her alone, figuring that a) Publicity, which would be really good for her career(and their wallets), and b) Who the fuck was going to beat that brawn, come on.
Babe won the broad jump. Then, the baseball throw. Then, the shot put. Then, the javelin. Finally, the 80-metre hurdle, all down within 3 hours and would you look at that, she'd won the national championship. Oh, and she was now ready to jump the 80-metre hurdles, the high jump, and throw the javelin at the Olympics.
And that's how she went on to set four world records at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, winning two gold medals, and one silver (Originally gold, downgraded after ruled to be using improper technique while setting the world record in the high jump).
She also liked baseball, because who doesn't love baseball!? She holds the world record for farthest female baseball throw to this day.
In 1935, she set her sights to golf, for which she is best known (Because that way, nobody could be accused of enjoying her sports outfit in any improper ways, unless they had a fetish for conservative golfwear). She was denied amateur states, so she had to go to the Los Angeles open tournament and compete against the guys, 60 years before that ever happened in that tournament again. Her teammate was a boxer, George Zaharias. Since they both liked beating the shit out of willing opponents, music ensued and they were married eleven months later.
Since she was now finally conservatively dressed enough to make America's grandmothers happy, Didrikson went on to became America's first female golf celebrity. To gain amateur status, Babe had to give up all other sports for 3 years. Despite this great sacrifice, she excelled and gained entrance in 1942. In 1948, she qualified for the U. S. Open, but was denied by the untagged unlubricated nonconsenual bumfucks at the USGA, because apparently this was a 'men's only' tournament.
In 1950, she had troubles with her husband and met a nice girl named Betty, who described Babe as 'Fabulous' and gave us the following quote on her: "I loved her. I would have done anything for her." They toured together, and eventually Betty moved in with Babe and George. Apparently they were either an OT3 or f/f with understanding husband. Or alternatively just really, really smarmy romantic friends of the kind found in old novels.
In 1953, Babe had the unfortunate news of colon cancer. Surgery happened, she came back in 1954 one month after surgery, while wearing a colostomy bag(Do not google 'colostomy bag'). Unfortunately, it returned in 1955, and had to cut her golfing career short. She used her fame to be a spokesman of the American Cancer Society, which was remarkable in a time when the subject was very much considered a taboo.
In 1956, Babe ascended to the great stadium in the sky, with all likelyhood because the Norse gods were entering the divine Olympics, and they really fucking needed someone who could match Diana from the Greeks.
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Date: 2020-04-12 10:16 am (UTC)