Pillow fighting? A pillow fighting league? Seriously?
February 9, 2007 at 2:15 pm | In random | 4 CommentsWhat the hell is the world coming to? So far this year, my friends and peers have joined an ultimate frisbee league, a dodgeball league, and now I’m hearing rumors of a pillow fighting league. (The first two “leagues,” I can understand — sort of, as my position on joining things is fairly well-stated — but the third one is bewildering.)
Let me say that again — a pillow fighting league. Who needs a league for this shit? First of all, the person who came up with the idea is clearly in possession of twigs and berries, and only started it as a way of fulfilling some weird adolescent fantasy fueled by too many cheesy ’80s movies in which girls at slumber parties take off their nightgowns and pillow fight topless. Some might say that his idea was brilliant, but I’m gonna call bullshit on it. What are women going to be tricked into next, joining the KY Jelly Wrestling League? I mean, just because you think it’s ironic and hip doesn’t mean that’s not actually degrading and idiotic.
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um, i’ll join and i’ll kick your blond butt too
whose idea was it? mikemacred -> cus that sounds his style.
Comment by akd — February 9, 2007 #
So, this is probably a fairly dangerous topic to weigh in on, but so what. My take on this is that no one is forcing these girls to join and participate in the PFL. Certainly the money (if any initially) could not be good, and if they enjoy doing it, how is that some sort of man inspired trick?
Did someone tell you it was a guy who came up with the league or did you just assume? If I am not mistaken, I believe it was actually a woman who started it so perhaps you may need to rethink your assumptions.
Comment by Court — February 10, 2007 #
But the whole point of Tasha’s post was that these women seem to have misplaced the idea that there are things that do degrade women, and that, we still need to think before we act.
Like, say, pillow fighting while boys cheer on and enjoy their stupid panties/sleep over fantasies. There is no way to not look like an idiot doing that.
Comment by alli — February 10, 2007 #
It also seems like a total waste of time. I doubt it’s good exercise. The other stuff seems like it would provide some level of cardio at least. Don’t you have to run around and stuff for dodgeball?
Comment by EEK — February 15, 2007 #