Image by Getty Images via @daylifeEvery Women's World Cup brings out the naked sexism in the world of sports.: "Congrats to the U.S. women's soccer team for today's 3-1 win over France in the semi-finals of the World Cup. The game felt like a nice, easy trot to victory, especially after Sunday's nail-biter of a game against Brazil. (Which produced one of the most fun sports fan videos I've ever seen.) As both a fan of women and World Cup, I'm always happy to see the U.S. women's team do well and increase American enthusiasm for women's soccer. Plus, star players Abby Wambach and Hope Solo, the goalkeeper, are fun personalities to root for, with Solo having what is probably the greatest name ever for a professional athlete to sweeten the deal.However, we are talking about women's sports and nothing can ever be simple when it comes to women using their bodies to do things other than sexually entice men and bear children. While it would be nice if we could just conduct a single women's World Cup without sexual objectification, lesbian panic, and claims that women's sports don't count as real sports, I don't imagine that will be happening any time in my lifetime."
