I’d never link to that kind of trashy gossip, … unless it was about the guys. 🙂
Uncle Tim Talks Men’s Gym
Let me introduce you to our panel of commentators:
Lauren Hopkins of The Couch Gymnast
Spanny Tampson of Spanny’s Big Fake Smile
Dvora Meyers of Unorthodox Gymnastics and the author of Heresy on the High Beam
and Uncle Tim, who might as well be one of the ladies. …Dvora would like to kick things off with a preface:
Before I get started, I want to thank Uncle Tim for the opportunity to pick apart the male gymnasts’ appearances. Usually, the only commentary we get to hear is about the women. In an ideal world, we’d leave everyone’s looks alone and snark only about the stupid things people say. Alas, I think the invention of the Internet has killed that dream. (Thanks, Al Gore!) But I’ll settle for getting to analyze the men’s style. Equal opportunity objectification, folks! …
On Louis Smith:
Dvora: I know it’s fairly unoriginal to observe this, but there is something downright Faustian about his facial hair. If indeed it is part of some deal-with-the-devil bargain, I think Smith should file for breach of contract for coming out on the wrong side of that tiebreaker. …
read more – Best in Hair: London 2012
Uchimura and his teammates must be pencilled in for Part 2.
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