Virginia Madsen is defying gravity. Variety reports the actress is getting involved with a new documentary called Fighting Gravity. The project focuses on women ski jumpers, and their battle to get the right to compete in the 2010 Winter Olympics. Specifically, it'll follow 15 female athletes who have challenged the Intl. Olympic Committee's decision to bar them from the games -- making it the only men-only sport in the Games. Sometimes it's hard to believe we're in 2009.
The same always at-the-ready excuse was brought out once again..."there aren't enough women interested." Which of course, is bullshit. This is the excuse I was given for why girl's can't play baseball, for example, and why there were only two paintings by female artists hanging in the Getty Museum. There, I was told, it was because there weren't any female artists before the 19th century! Really? Who knew?
Oh, and by the way...women's baseball is starting to come on strong! Including Little League teams! I can't tell you how happy this makes me! Ooo, I really hope there is a senior league some day!
This is good for all of us...men and women, boys and girls. The more we all stand on an equal footing, the more we can all begin to respect each other as such, and hopefully, respect ourselves even more.
So, good luck to the ski jumpers. I hope they get their Olympic dream. Another small step. And hurray to Virginia Madsen...she's a cool chick, a good egg. Putting her name on this has already garnered publicity...so, right on Virginia!
1 comment:
Madsen looks good in her commercial for Botox cosmetic...
As a whole, the Getty has a pretty mediocre painting collection. Their holdings of great female photographers is world-class.
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