hypersexualization
The Lingerie Football League exploited women
Peak Web March 29, 2023By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer Despite drawing in women from a variety of sports, the validity of the Lingerie Football League’s (LFL) conduct should be questioned. Prior to its 2009 launch in the US, lingerie football was something people could purchase to watch during the Super Bowl half-time show. As one of the sole professional sports leagues for women in Canada at the time, the league eventually expanded to include Canadian teams, like the BC Angles. In its sole season in Canada, each team played two away games with travel costs covered by the league. But that’s as many benefits…
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A guide to avoid hypersexualizing Black bodies
Peak Web February 4, 2019By: Youeal Abera, Staff writer As a young Black man who lives in Vancouver, a city where African-Canadians constitute 1.2% of its population, I discovered what it means to be “visually different” at a very young age. When I hit…
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