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• Is This The Kind Of Equality Gloria Steinem Was Fighting For?

  The image of the geisha catering to the every whim of her male clients is a longstanding Japanese stereotype.  But now, the modern ladies of Tokyo are lining up for some pampering of their own, courtesy of the increasingly popular "geisha guys" - male escorts that earn up to $50,000 for an evening of "companionship."   Read More... Posted Apr 07 2008, 03:03 PM by Amy S.F. Lutz with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Prostitution, Japan, Gender roles, clubs, geishas, geisha guys

• Nine-Year-Old Banned For Tennis Grunting

  Well, the details aren't totally confirmed, but it looks like an Australian tennis club banned a nine-year-old girl from competing in tennis because she grunts when she plays. Tennis fans will immediately invoke fellow grunter Maria Sharapova, and the mother of all tennis grunters, Monica Seles (whose signature vocalizations were mentioned almost every time she was) but despite the noble tradition, Lauren Edwards was told to knock off the noise. Here's how the tennis club made a little girl cry on the court... Read More... Posted Mar 03 2008, 05:02 PM by Kelly Mills with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: children, kids, sports, australia, rules, noise, tennis, monica seles, sportsmanship, lauren edwards, clubs, tennis club, good sport